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The drive from New Orleans to Vicksburg National Military Park takes about 3 hr 23 min (north of New Orleans), by real roads from ZIP 70112. Along the way we found 46 stops within a short detour: 9 coffee shops, 1 bakeries, 6 ice cream and treats and 22 places to eat.
The list below is the best few of each kind, in driving order, with how far into the drive you reach each one (counted from New Orleans) and the detour it adds. Stops marked Our pick are chosen by us; the rest come from OpenStreetMap listings, so confirm hours before you count on them.
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National park
16-mile tour road past the siege lines, monuments and the ironclad USS Cairo.
Heads-up: Allow several hours. Pets on leash only.
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About 3 hr 23 min by road, heading north from the middle of ZIP 70112. Traffic and weather change that.
Good ones to start with: Wild Louisiana Kayak Swamp Tour Launch (Ruddock), Middendorf's Seafood Restaurant (Akers), Middendorf's Seafood Restaurant (Akers), Toula Donuts (Ponchatoula) and Louisiana Quilt Trail (Ponchatoula). The page lists 25 in all, in driving order.
PJ's Coffee in Hammond, PJ's Coffee of New Orleans in Amite City, Starbucks in McComb and 7 Brew Coffee in Brookhaven. Check hours first; they come from OpenStreetMap listings.
Middendorf's Seafood Restaurant in Akers, Middendorf's Seafood Restaurant in Akers, Juicy Seafood in Oakland and Bowie Barbecue & Catfish in Brookhaven.
Wild Louisiana Kayak Swamp Tour Launch in Ruddock, Louisiana Quilt Trail in Ponchatoula, Kentwood Historical and Cultural Arts Museum in Kentwood and Hazlehurst in Hazlehurst.
Drive times are by road on a typical day from ZIP <class 'zip'> (OpenStreetMap data with the OSRM route planner). Stops come from our own picks and OpenStreetMap listings; hours and detours change, so check before you go. We do not store anyone's location.