The 31st anniversary of the Union County Historical Society and Heritage Museum is being celebrated in 2022. First located in a former church sanctuary, the museum is now housed in a modern facility with six galleries, a library, a gift shop, The Inn and more. Exhibits in “Frenchman’s Bend”, an outdoor exhibit area, give the visitor interactive experiences and a feel for Mississippi’s rural culture with the William Faulkner Literary Garden, the Storyteller’s Chair, Varner’s Country Store, a caboose, an early 20th century doctor’s office, a black smith shop, a 1950s auto body shop, agricultural exhibits and great public art plus an art house with a pottery studio and more. The Crossing on the Green Railroad Park adjacent to the BNSF rail line offers a Rail Viewing Deck and picnic area. Visit and bring the kids to watch the trains pass through town. The museum complex occupies two city blocks in New Albany one block from the birthplace of Nobel Prize winning writer William Faulkner where The Inn is located at the writer’s birth site. Visit the museum, the park and The Inn, stay a while.