Monmouth Historic Inn

Mississippi


Your first thought when entering your room? This place is haunted. With its plush canopied beds, prominent fireplaces and antique portraits of pale children, rooms in the main house double as portals to the 1830s. But they are comfy, with all modern amenities. A morning stroll ends at a cottage where a superb breakfast awaits. Cocktails nightly in the study.

The home, a National Historic Landmark, was once owned by John A Quitman, a renowned general in the Mexican–American war and one-time acting governor of Mississippi. Tours offered at 10am and 2pm.


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