By the Numbers: VCVB September stats

Published 11:08 am Thursday, October 31, 2024

At the Oct. 26, board meeting of the Vicksburg Convention and Visitors Bureau (VCVB), visitor reports for September 2024 were released and are as follows: 

  • 10 non-riverboat group tour buses.
  • 23 car tours, 57 passengers.
  • 10 regular bus/vans, 530 passengers.
  • 8 riverboat buses, 384 passengers.
  • 500 visitors assisted.
  • 2,958 visitors were welcomed at the Visitor Information Center.
  • The top state visiting was Mississippi, with 993 visitors. Louisiana was second with 119.
  • Total number of international visitors was 148.
  • Top country was United Kingdom, with 26 visitors. Germany was second with 24.
  • 901 visitors at Vicksburg Information Center.
  • 28,688 visitors at the Vicksburg National Military Park.
  • 1,557 visitors at the Lower Mississippi River Museum.
  • 350 visitors at the Southern Heritage Air Museum.
  • 500 visitors at the Old Court House Museum.
  • 392 visitors at the Catfish Row Museum.
  • 4,841 visitors at the Vicksburg Civil War Museum.
  • 434 visitors at the Old Depot Museum.