As retirement destinations go, Meridian might be one of the South’s best-kept secrets – a place where $2,000 a month isn’t just getting by, it’s living well.

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This Mississippi treasure – the state’s first public art museum – offers free admission to collections that include works by Mary Cassatt, Winslow Homer, and other artists whose paintings usually ...