{"id":12034,"date":"2015-12-07T11:36:02","date_gmt":"2015-12-07T11:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"\/inspire\/?p=12034"},"modified":"2017-12-11T23:18:47","modified_gmt":"2017-12-11T23:18:47","slug":"ole-miss-grove","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/inspire\/ole-miss-grove\/","title":{"rendered":"Ole Miss: The Grove"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>Who doesn&#8217;t love a good college town tradition? We&#8217;ve partnered with lifestyle blogger (and mom of three) Greta Perry from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kissmygumbo.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kiss My Gumbo<\/a> to discover one of her favorite places to enjoy a Saturday football game.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Since my son is in his second year at Ole Miss, Oxford has become one of my new favorite destinations. It is consistently ranked as one of the most beautiful college campuses, year after year. 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