Monticello

Monticello is a town of 1,500 people (2019) on the Pearl River in Lawrence County, south Mississippi. Monticello is home to several beautiful historic buildings on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Do: 3
Eat: 6
Drink: 5
Buy: 4

21 places

Atwood Water Park

Atwood Water Park has a 1.5-mile paved walking trail, tennis courts, and playgrounds. It also has boatramp that is open to anyone who has a boat. There is a campground at the park as well.

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Catfish One

Catfish One serves an array of fried seafood specializing in Mississippi farm-raised catfish. With the fried fish, one can get hush puppies, fries and other sides.

Thu-Sat 11AM-8PM

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China Wok

Offering takeout, China Wok provides a selection of Chinese dishes all served with fried rice.

Mon-Thu 10:30AM-9:30PM; Fri Sat 10:30AM-10:30PM; Sun 12:30-8:30PM

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Cooper's Ferry Park

Cooper's Ferry Park features a scenic boardwalk that overlooks the Pearl River, along with a water wheel from the old gristmill. Though the water is now pumped, the water wheel still turns.

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Lawrence County Regional History Museum

A regional history museum that explores the history of Territorial Lawrence County. It highlights the St. Stephens Road, which connected Fort St. Stephens on the Tombigbee River, north of Mobile with the Territorial Capital of Natchez on the Mississippi River.

Mon Tue Fri 9AM-4PM, Wed Thu 9AM-2PMFree

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Longino House

Historic home of A.H. Longino (1854-1952), the governor of Mississippi from 1900-1904. This home offers several public events throughout the year.

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Miss K's

Miss K's is local fast food place with a couple locations in south Mississippi. It specializes in hamburgers and hotdogs with chili during the day. In the morning it offers a southern breakfast.

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Monticello Pawn and Outdoors

Monticello Pawn and Outdoors sells used items of all types, specializing in outdoor sports equipment.

Tue-Fri 9AM-6PM; Sat 9AM-2PM

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Pizza Inn

Pizza for delivery and carryout. Pizza Inn also has an all-you-can-eat lunch buffet every day. A specialty at Pizza Inn is the chocolate chip "Pizzart", a sweet spin on a pizza.

Sun-Thu 11AM-10PM; Fri Sat 11AM-11PM

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River Bend House of Brews

River Bend House of Brews offers a selection of gourmet coffees and teas along with beer and a few mixed drinks. Some of the teas are locally sourced from the Great Mississippi Tea Company about 15 miles to the west. There is usually live entertainment on the weekends.

Mon–Wed 10AM-6PM, Thu 10AM-7PM, Fri 10AM-11PM, Sat 3PM-11PM$3-10; $7 cover when there is live entertainment

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Village Antiques

This antiques shop has a wide selection of goods from furniture to housewares. Many of them are quite nice.

Wed-Fri 10AM-5PM; Sat 10AM-2PM

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Atwood Musical Festival

On Memorial Day Weekend in late May, Monticello hosts the Atwood Music Festival, the longest running festival of its kind in Mississippi. The Atwood Music Festival typically headlines one or more country artists, often local to Mississippi. If you want to stay at Atwood Water Park for the festival, please note that all camping locations for the weekend typically are reserved a year in advance.

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Lake Mary Crawford

Lake Mary Crawford provides fishing opportunities for those inclined towards outdoor sports. It is managed by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries and Parks.

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