Neilson's Department Store, Oxford

National GeographicJul 16

A Southern road trip through one of the world's best literary landscapes

This literary pilgrimage through Oxford, Jackson, and Natchez reveals the homes, bookstores, and landscapes that shaped generations of American authors.

oldest department store in the South, founded in 1839

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The PowerhouseSightcommunity arts center hosted author event
Square BooksMarketindependent bookstore helped transform Oxford into literary destination
Neilson's Department StoreHoteloldest department store in the South, founded in 1839
Rowan OakSightFaulkner's former home, a Greek Revival house
Square Books Jr.Market
Rare Square BooksMarket
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Eudora Welty House and GardenSightJackson, United Statespreserved home of writer Eudora Welty
Lemuria BooksMarketJackson, United Statesindependent bookstore serves as gathering place for literary community
Mississippi Writers TrailTrailMississippi, United Statesconnects homes, museums, bookstores, archives, and communities

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A Southern road trip through one of the world's best literary landscapes