The Dr. John Bowman Banks Museum honors Natchez’s first Black physician and the home’s role in the Civil Rights Movement. A must-visit for history and inspiration.
FALL PILGRIMAGE 2026
September 17-19, 24-26, and October 1-3
All-Inclusive Private Home Tours Packages and Special Events
All houses listed will be open September 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26 and October 1, 2, 3
Tours begin at 9:00 a.m. with LAST MORNING TOUR at 11:00 a.m., and REOPEN at 1:30 p.m. with LAST AFTERNOON TOUR at 3:30 p.m.
Your ticket is valid for all Fall Pilgrimage dates.
Fall Pilgrimage Private Home Package: $130
A single $130 ticket grants entry to all 8 private tour homes and may be used on any scheduled Fall Pilgrimage tour day.
This $130 ticket DOES NOT include the Museum Homes: Stanton Hall, Longwood, Rosalie, and Monmouth.
The Museum Homes may be purchased separately or as a Museum Home package.
Mount Repose is a historic Federal-style home built in 1824 for William Bisland. Recognized for its bold architecture and listed since 1979.
- Home Tours and Overnight Accommodations!
Step into America’s history through stories of the family who still live in this home built by their great-great-grandparents in 1853, on land first occupied by family members since the 1780s. Mid-nineteenth-century Zuber wallpaper adorns the parlor with its intricate designs and delicate colors. Gorgeous treasured family heirlooms are displayed throughout the home, including a children’s playhouse with antique doll furnishings and a miniature wood-burning stove. Hear how “King” David Hunt’s daughter, Charlotte, confronted Union Soldiers who broke into the home in 1865.
Stately Greek Revival Mansion surrounded by historic gardens, Green Leaves is one of the great Natchez houses where succeeding generations of a single family have carefully preserved the original furnishings and extensive family memorabilia that dates to the mid 1800s. Step back in time and experience over 170 years of Natchez history!
- Overnight Accommodations!
The grandest building of the Natchez Colonial period, Concord Quarters is the only freestanding slave dwelling in the state of Mississippi that’s listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- Overnight Accommodations! Call 601-442-1344
The Burn is one of Natchez’s earliest examples of the Greek Revival style. Built by John Walworth, this three-story home is known for its semi-spiral staircase in the central hall.
Tours are given at 4:00 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.
- Overnight Accommodations!
Built by Nathaniel L. Carpenter beginning in 1844 and completed in 1851 when purchased by steamboat captain, Thomas P. Leathers. The home showcases a large period-appropriate collection of Empire and Victorian furnishings within the walls of its spacious rooms.
Saturdays at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
White Wings began as a simple Federal cottage in the 1830s. Expanded by banker Charles Meeks, it now showcases a unique blend of 19th-century styles.
SPECIAL EVENTS
- Saturday, September 19
Gather with friends, enjoy Southern hospitality, and experience an afternoon where history, heritage, and storytelling are served alongside tea.
Lansdowne Tea Society: Tea, Treats, and Tales – Where every cup holds a story and every story becomes a treasured memory.
Saturday, September 19 at 2:00 p.m.
- Friday, September 25
Enjoy a Southern progressive dinner in Natchez across three historic homes: cocktails and appetizers at Myrtle Terrace, a chef-prepared Southern entrée at Stanton Hall, and dessert with live blues and jazz at The Big Muddy Inn. Includes house tours, local history, and a walkable one-block experience.
Friday, September 25, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.
Begin at Myrtle Terrace, 310 N. Pearl Street, Natchez, Mississippi.
Itinerary:
- 6:00 p.m. – Myrtle Terrace – Appetizers and Cocktails
- 7:00 p.m. – Stanton Hall – Salad, Entrée, Cocktails
- 8:00 p.m. – The Big Muddy Inn – Dessert, Cocktails, Live Music
- Saturday, September 26, 2026
Saturday, September 26, 2026 ONLY
Subject and Speakers to be announced at a later date. Light refreshments included.
- Saturday, October 3, 2026
Step back to 1857 at Stanton Hall and enjoy an enchanting evening with Mint Juleps, Southern appetizers, live music, and a graceful 19th-century dance performed by local children, followed by a Bourbon tasting on the back porch.
Saturday, October 3, 2026, at 5:30 p.m.
- September 17 - October 31
Experience an immersive nighttime experience through one of America’s most hauntingly beautiful homes. Located in historic Natchez, Mississippi, Longwood—also known as “Nutt’s Folly”—is a towering octagonal mansion left eerily unfinished since 1861.
Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 7:00 p.m.
September 17 – October 31
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