Starkville 2-Day Itinerary: Come for Football, Stay for the Experience

2-Day Itinerary for Starkville, Mississippi

Bulldog Nation knows Starkville is Mississippi’s College Town. But it is also a historic town. An arts and music town. A shopping and dining town. An outdoor adventure town. Come to town for a great Southeastern Conference game. Stay for the Starkville experience.

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Enjoy These Starkville Attractions and More:

Dudy Noble Field
Mitchell Memorial Library
John Grisham Room
Historic Downtown Starkville
MSU Cheese Store
and more!

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Starkville DAY-TO-DAY ITINERARY

Day 1: First Things To Do in Starkville, MS

The perfect place to begin your day is the Mississippi State University Welcome Center. Make sure you are on time, because the lobby features a display of more than 400 clocks and watches dating back to the 1700s.

Next stop is MSU’s Mitchell Memorial Library where history springs to life through exhibits at three free museums. Begin at the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library which is one of only six Presidential Libraries located on a college campus. Don’t miss the Charles H. Templeton Sr. Music Museum and the John Grisham Room, also located at the Mitchell Memorial Library.

You’ve earned some nourishment. Grab lunch at one of our many locally owned restaurants.

It’s time to check out the Carnegie Hall of college baseball! Head over to MSU’s campus to get a selfie at Dudy Noble Field at Polk-Dement Stadium, home of the 2021 National Champion Diamond Dogs! Football more your speed? Check out the second oldest on-campus football stadium in the nation at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field.

What trip is complete without a little retail therapy? Historic Downtown Starkville is walkable with a number of unique boutiques. Not up for shopping? Take a stroll while you check out Starkville’s fantastic public art offerings.

Time to check in to one of Starkville’s many hotel options.

There are so many options to choose from for dinner. You won’t go home hungry.

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Day 2: More Starkville Attractions for Groups

Breakfast on your own at your hotel.

Get the day started by strolling through the Historic Cotton District. The Camp family’s award-winning redevelopment of this historic neighborhood, with what would eventually become known as “New-Urbanism”, has served as a model for other cities to emulate. The architectural elements of Greek Revival with Classical and Victorian architecture are a feast for the eyes.

No trip to Starkville would be complete without a stop at the MSU Cheese Store, which is operated by the University and serves as a teaching tool for food science and marketing students. The Edam cheese cannonball is the most popular purchase, but locals know that the Vallagret cheese and muscadine jelly are the best kept secrets – and the most delicious.

It’s time to depart! But before you go, consider adding on another one of MSU’s many museums, or a drive through the beautiful Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge.