Things To Do

 

Though the national monument is a new national park unit with limited services, there are still many things to do in and around the park to more fully experience Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley's story.

Learn More Virtually

Visit the Emmett Till Memory Project. An app developed by the Emmett Till Memory project takes users to sites related to Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley's story in Mississippi and Illinois.

 

Graball Landing in Glendora, MS.

NPS / Jay D. Johnson

Visit the Mississippi Unit

• Visit the National Monument’s Mississippi locations at the Tallahatchie County Courthouse and Emmett Till Interpretive Center, an official nonprofit partner of Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument, in Sumner, Mississippi. Also visit Graball Landing in Glendora, Mississippi. Find directions to these sites.
• For a more general idea of when the national monument is open for visitors, visit our Operating Hours and Seasons page.
• A Passport to Your National Parks® cancellation stamp for the Mississippi unit is available at the Emmett Till Interpretive Center in Sumner.
• Visit locations related to Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley not in the monument. These include the Emmett Till Historic Intrepid Center in Glendora, Mississippi, the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Jackson, Mississippi, and the Mississippi Civil Rights Collection at Tougaloo College.
• Travel to and view the exteriors of sites integral to the Emmett Till story with no visitor services, including Tutwiler Funeral Home in Tutwiler, Mississippi and East Money Church of God in Christ Cemetery, Bryant’s Grocery, and Ben Roy’s Service Station in Money, Mississippi. Please respect private property.
• Visit the Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area throughout 18 counties in Mississippi, including Tallahatchie County.
• Visit Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument, a nearby unit of the National Park Service in Jackson, Mississippi.

 

Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ in Chicago’s South Side.

Battiest Photography / National Trust for Historic Preservation

Visit the Illinois Unit

• Visit Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ in Chicago’s South Side. There are currently no visitor services and only the exterior of the Church of God in Christ is open for visitors. Please respect the private property of the church. Find directions to Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ. Visitor information is located at Pullman National Historical Park 11 miles to the south.
• For a more general idea of when the national monument is open for visitors, read up on our Operating Hours and Seasons page.
• A Passport to Your National Parks® cancellation stamp for the Illinois unit is available at the Pullman National Historical Park Administration Clock Tower Building Visitor Center.
• Visit locations related to Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley not in the monument. These include two homes where Emmett and Mamie Till-Mobley lived, Argo Corn Products, and the Burr Oak Cemetery. Some of these locations are not open to the public. Please respect private property. Find the full Chicago tour on the Emmett Till Memory Project.
• Visit the Bronzeville-Black Metropolis National Heritage Area, which was established in December 2022. This newly designated area serves to recognize, preserve, and share this historic community of African American achievement. It includes properties related to arts and culture, civil rights, business, and industry. Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ is within the area.
• Visit nearby units of the National Park Service. These include Pullman National Historical Park and Indiana Dunes National Park.