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TUPELO BUFFALO PARK & ZOO

The Tupelo Buffalo Park & Zoo is dedicated to preserving each individual animal in our care, in both health and enrichment, and educating the public through access to species scarcely found or non-existent elsewhere in Mississippi. The Tupelo Buffalo Park & Zoo is home to over 260 animals.

Admission: $11
Seniors (65+): $9
Children under 1 year: Free
Military: 10% off Admission Year Round & Free Admission on Veterans' Day
Other Activities
Bison Tour Ride: $3
Zipline: $2
Pillow Jumper: $5

Hours: Monday - Thursday 9 am - 4 pm
Friday - Saturday 9 am - 5 pm
Sunday 11 am - 4 pm

Address: 2272 North Coley Road, Tupelo, MS 38803

Phone: (662) 844-8709

Photo courtesy of Tupelo Buffalo Park

THE OREN DUNN CITY MUSEUM

The Oren Dunn City Museum is housed in a converted dairy barn, which was a part of the internationally known Forest Lake Farms. The museum weaves a beautiful tapestry of what makes Tupelo great from its humble birth to present day. Re-live the rich history of this awarded “All America City” through an eclectic village and its original dogtrot cabin, one-room church and school! Find out more about Tupelo through permanent exhibits including a model of the 1940’s railroad, tornado history, Hospital on the Hill history, Chickasaw cultural history, and the northeast Mississippi fossils! The museum is also located inside Ballard Park where having access to playgrounds, picnic areas, and a lakeside walking trail makes for a great day for any visitors and tour groups. Each year the museum hosts the Dudie Burger Festival and the Dogtrot Rockabilly Festival.

Admission:

Hours:
Monday—Friday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday: Closed except for special programs, festivals and scheduled events.

Address: 689 Rutherford Rd. at Ballard Park Tupelo, MS

Phone: (662) 841-6438

photo by Kid-Friendly Mississippi

TUPELO AQUATIC CENTER

“The Tupelo Aquatic Center is proud to offer the community of Tupelo and surrounding area a state of the art aquatics facility. Our goal is to promote health to our community through fun and fitness programs. The facilities contain a variety of exciting activities including recreational swimming, diving boards, climbing wall, and obstacle course when space allows. We also provide swim lessons, safety classes, sport activities, and organized fitness programming for all age groups and experience levels. Finally, the center offers opportunities for rentals including a multipurpose room for hosting birthday parties, celebrations, or meetings.

The Tupelo Aquatics Center provides several highly recognized competitive swimming programs for local residents to become a part of. These programs provide physical, interpersonal, and team building skills for individuals of different ages in the community. It is also home to Tupelo Shockwave, Tupelo High School Swim Team, and Tupelo Christian Preparatory School Swim Team (TCPS).

We are also excited to announce with it’s 43,665 total square feet and seating for 1,000 spectators, the Tupelo Aquatic Center has been named the host city of the 2014 MS Swimming Inc. Short Course Championship, 2014 MS Swimming Inc. Long Course Championship, 2014 Dixie Zone Masters Long Course Championship, and the 2015 Southern Zone Age Group Championship.”

Hours: FUN & FAMILY RECREATIONAL SWIM HOURS: Saturdays @ 12-5 pm and Sundays @ 1-5 pm.

Admission: $3.00/person

Address: 692 North Veterans Blvd, Tupelo, MS 38804

Phone: 662-840-3768

photo courtesy of Tupelo Aquatic Center

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