15 Awesome Things You Can Do In Mississippi When It’s Raining

The weather outside may be gloomy but that doesn’t mean you have to be. From museums to indoor rock climbing, here are 15 awesome things to do on a rainy day in Mississippi. (Aside from napping, of course.)

1. Spend the day with Kermit and the gang at Leland’s Kermit the Frog Exhibit.

2. Enjoy a slugburger at the state’s longest operating drug store and soda fountain.

3. Lose yourself in a great piece of literature at one of the top bookstores in the nation, Oxford’s Square Books.

4. Peruse one of the largest privately owned collections of rare vehicles at Tupelo’s Automobile Museum.

5. Take a cooking class from the professionals at the Viking Cooking School in Greenwood.

6. Take a tour, samples included, of Ocean Springs’ Crooked Letter Brewing Company.

7. Visit one of the state’s only children’s museum, the Lynn Meadows Discovery Center in Gulfport.

8. Visit Jackson’s Russell C. Davis Planetarium and experience the universe in one of the South's largest and best equipped planetariums.

9. Get your craft on at the Craftsmen’s Guild of Mississippi in Ridgeland.

10. Try some of the best fried chicken around at Lorman’s Old Country Store restaurant.

11. Take in world-class entertainment at the MSU Riley Center in Meridian.

12. Find your fortune at one of the Gulf Coast’s many renowned casinos.

13. Immerse yourself in the world of athletics at the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in Jackson.

14. Get some target practice at Pass Christian’s indoor shooting range, Gun Ho.

15. Check out the famous Natchez Trace Parkway from the comfort of your (dry) vehicle.

What are some other activities that are perfect for a rainy day? Tell us in the comments section below.