This itinerary is ideal for a traveler in search of an authentic music vacation. Visit Delta blues favorites such as the Delta Blues museum in Clarksdale, the Robert Johnson Crossroads in Greenwood, or the Ground Zero Blues Club in Clarksdale for live music and French cuisine with Mediterranean flair!
Tunica |
| 9 - 11 am | Blues Legends Hall of Fame Museum*
Take a trip down memory lane browsing collections of vintage photos, album covers, instruments, equipment and other memorabilia. Learn about some of the influential stars of this incredible era that were born in the Mississippi Delta. Open 24 hours. Located inside Horseshoe Casino.
888-488-6422 • www.tunicamiss.com
* CLOSED TEMPORARILY FOR RENOVATION
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| 11 - 11:30 am | Drive to Clarksdale |
Clarksdale |
| 11:30 am - 1 pm | Lunch at Ground Zero Blues Club
Co-owned by actor Morgan Freeman, the Ground Zero Blues Club is open for lunch Monday thru Friday, and is open for dinner Wednesday thru Saturday. Hear live music on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday nights. Also co-owned by Freeman is Madidi Restaurant, offering French cuisine with a Mediterranean flair.
662-621-9009 • www.groundzerobluesclub.com • www.madidires.com
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| 1 - 3 pm | Delta Blues Museum
The internationally-acclaimed museum showcases the history and significance of the Blues and features exhibits, video, audio and photo collections, and a life-size figure of Blues legend Muddy Waters.
662-627-6820 • www.deltabluesmuseum.org
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| 3 - 3:30 pm | Drive to Cleveland |
Cleveland |
| 3:30 - 5 pm | Dockery Plantation
Feel the spirit of the Blues at Dockery Plantation. According to B.B. King, this is where the Blues began. The Plantation was also home to famous Bluesman Charley Patton.
800-295-7473 • www.visitclevelandms.com
The Peavine Railroad
A line that ran from Dockery Plantation to the Mississippi River which provided transportation for Bluesmen to meet and play. It meant a broader audience could experience the Blues, and musicians could more easily combine their talents.
800-295-7473 • www.visitclevelandms.com
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| 5 - 6 pm | Dinner/Lodging in Cleveland |
Day 2
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Greenville |
| 9 - 9:30 am | Drive to Greenville/Leland |
| 9:30 - 10:30 am |
Highway 61 Blues Museum (Leland)
Experience the history of the Blues in the Delta with displays and photos throughout the museum that honor famous Bluesmen. Open 10-5 Tuesday thru Saturday.
662-686-2063 • www.highway61blues.com
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| 10:30 - 11 am | Leland Blues Murals
Drive through downtown Leland and see the famous Blues murals that honor the Delta Blues musicians.
800-467-3582 • www.highway61blues.com
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| 11 - 11:30 am | Drive to Indianola |
Indianola
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| 11:30 am - Noon | B.B. King Mississippi Blues Trail marker
Located on the corner of Second & Church Streets, the highway marker notes the site where B.B. King played on Saturday nights during his formative years. His signature, handprints and footprints are also embedded on the sidewalk.
662-887-3009 • www.indianolams.org
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| Noon - 1 pm |
Lunch at The Crown Restaurant
Known for gourmet catfish lunches and Mississippi food products and gifts, The Crown Restaurant serves food fit for a "King" (the King actually!)
662-887-4522 • www.tasteofgourmet.com/index.cfm?PageID=62
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| 1 - 1:30 pm | Holly Ridge Plantation cemetery
Visit the burial sites of Charley Patton, Willie Foster and other famous Bluesmen.
662-887-4776 • www.indianolams.org
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| 1:30 - 2 pm | Drive to Greenwood
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Greenwood |
| 2 - 3 pm | Greenwood Blues Heritage Museum and Gallery
Displays in the museum highlight famous Bluesmen from the area, such as Robert Johnson, Mississippi John Hurt, B.B. King and Charley Patton.
662-451-7800 • www.greenwoodms.org
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| 3 - 4 pm | Robert Johnson Gravesites
Visit the three claimed gravesites of Bluesman Robert Johnson.
800-748-9064 • www.greenwoodms.org
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| 4 - 5 pm | John Hurt Gravesite & Museum
Visit the gravesite of Bluesman John Hurt, and learn about his life at a museum in his honor. Located about 12 miles from Greenwood.
800-748-9064 • www.greenwoodms.org
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| | Dinner/Lodging in Greenwood |
