University of Mississippi, Oxford

Name: University of Mississippi
Address: Oxford, United States

#15 among attractions in Oxford

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The University of Mississippi, commonly known as Ole Miss, is a public research university adjacent to Oxford, Mississippi with a medical center in Jackson. The University of Mississippi is the state's oldest public university, and is the second largest university by enrollment in Mississippi. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1848 (176 years ago)Coordinates: 34°21'49"N, 89°32'30"W

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University of Mississippi – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Rowan Oak, Statue of James Meredith, Barnard Observatory.

0.4 miE
Arenas and stadiums, Football, Sport venue
Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford
12 min walk • Vaught–Hemingway Stadium at Hollingsworth Field is an outdoor athletic stadium located in University, Mississippi, United States. The stadium serves as the home for the University of Mississippi Rebels college football team. The stadium is named after Johnny Vaught and Judge William Hemingway.
1 miE
William Faulkner, Museum, Historical place
Rowan Oak, Oxford
26 min walk • Rowan Oak is William Faulkner's former home in Oxford, Mississippi. It is a primitive Greek Revival house built in the 1840s by Colonel Robert Sheegog, an Irish immigrant planter from Tennessee.
~1630 ftE
Memorial
Statue of James Meredith, Oxford
8 min walk • A statue of James Meredith stands on the campus of the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi, United States. The statue honors Meredith, a civil rights activist who integrated the university in 1962. The statue was dedicated in 2006 and is located near a portal, which collectively make up the Civil Rights Monument.
0.4 miE
Museum, Observatories and planetariums, Greek Revival architecture
Barnard Observatory, Oxford
12 min walk • Barnard Observatory is an academic building at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi. Completed as an observatory in 1859, it was part of the astronomy focus that chancellor Frederick A.P. Barnard had for the school.
0.9 miE
Museum, Specialty museum, Art museum
University of Mississippi Museum, Oxford
24 min walk • The University of Mississippi Museum and Historic Houses is a museum and two historic houses owned and operated by the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi. The museum is designed to appeal to both a popular and scholarly audience, with a collection that emphasizes objects of regional interest.
1.2 miE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Oxford
31 min walk • St. Peter's Episcopal Church is a parish of the Episcopal Church in Oxford, Mississippi. It is noted for its historic Gothic Revival church building at 113 S. 9th Street, which once served as the pro-cathedral for what is now the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi.
~1610 ftE
Observatories and planetariums
Kennon Observatory, Oxford
8 min walk • Kennon Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the University of Mississippi. Built in 1939 and located on the university's campus in Oxford, Mississippi, it was named after Dr.
0.5 miNE
Museum, History museum
Center for the Study of Southern Culture, Oxford
14 min walk • The Center for the Study of Southern Culture, located in Barnard Observatory on the University of Mississippi campus in Oxford, Mississippi, is an academic organization dedicated to the investigation, documentation, interpretation and teaching of the Southern United States, including its culture.
1.2 miE
Concerts and shows, Theater
The Lyric Oxford, Oxford
32 min walk • The Lyric is a historical theater located in Oxford, Mississippi at 1006 Van Buren Avenue. It is one of North Mississippi's premiere live music venues, hosting a wide variety of acts.
1.1 miE
34°22'2"N • 89°31'23"W
Burns-Belfry Museum & Multicultural Center, Oxford
28 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum
~880 ftSE
Basketball, Sport venue, Sport
Tad Smith Coliseum, Oxford
5 min walk • C. M. "Tad" Smith Coliseum is an 8,867-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of the University of Mississippi.

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Which popular attractions are close to University of Mississippi?

Nearby attractions include Kennon Observatory, Oxford (8 min walk), Statue of James Meredith, Oxford (8 min walk), Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford (12 min walk), Barnard Observatory, Oxford (12 min walk).