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Practicalities
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Greyhound
buses
arrive at 201 S Jefferson St, while Amtrak is at 300 W Capitol St. JATRAN runs a reasonable in-town bus service until 6pm (75A? flat fare). The main
visitor center
is at 921 N President St (Mon-Fri 8.30am-5pm; tel 601/960-1891 or 1-800/354-7695,
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There are central
rooms
a few blocks west of the State Capitol at the
Holiday Inn Express
, 310 Greymont Ave (tel 601/948-4466, fax 601/352-9368; $75-100), or the
Hampton Inn
, 320 Greymont Ave (tel 601/352-1700; $100-130). Downtown Jackson more or less closes down at 6pm, with the exception of
Hal & Mal's Restaurant & Brewery
, at 200 S Commerce St (closed Sun; tel 601/948-0888), which specializes in New Orleans cuisine and puts on live bands throughout the week. Out in the suburbs,
Poet's
, 1855 Lakeland Drive (closed Sun; tel 601/982-9711), does great things with redfish and has live music as well. Other useful information
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