Trip Ideas

When was the last time you followed a road just to see where it would take you? If you're ready to take a detour from the ordinary, press the play button on the video and explore the highways and byways of the Mississippi Delta. Check out all 10!

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The trip ideas below offer a sneak peak of what the Delta has in store for you.  Request a Visitors Guide and start planning your own adventure!


Where the Music meets the Soul

The B.B. King and Delta Blues museums. Live music in juke joints and nightclubs. The famed Crossroads of the Blues and The Delta Blues Trail. Time honored festivals and famous birthplaces and hang outs.

Delta Mystique: Arts, Literature and History

Once a place of vast forests, mastodons, panthers and mound builders, the rich land of the Delta and the Mighty Mississippi River have the mystical power to awaken creativity and imagination in human kind.

Playin in the Delta

Whether you want to spend time with family or friends, plan a girlfriend getaway, throw a bachelor party or take off on a week-end getaway, you will be telling stories about your Playin’ in the Delta road trip for the rest of your life. That’s because a Delta road trip adventure is as deep as it is wide.

The Story of Robert Johnson

The story of Robert Johnson doesn’t start or stop with his instrumental talents. The lore behind this Delta musician runs much deeper than that -- down a road of mystery, lore, mythology, and some say, reality. From the famous Crossroads where Johnson allegedly sold his soul to the devil, to the purported poisoning that ended his life, to his multiple tombstone locations, maybe no other Mississippi Delta musician offers as much intrigue as Robert Leroy Johnson.

The Land of Cotton and Culture

Cotton fields, fish farms, bonsai tree factories, working plantations and abundant wildlife preserves provide up-close-and-personal experiences with nature. Our complete collection of unique museums offers a look into the many faces and phases of Delta lore and legend. No matter where you travel, you’ll find the rich lands of the Mississippi Delta spread out before you – inviting you to create your own Delta moments.

Road Trip Through the Delta

Come enjoy the fall colors along the Natchez Trace Scenic Byway. Whether you want to enjoy the vivid colors of fall in a blur as you rumble down the road or in peace as the sun comes up over the wetlands, these driving adventures in the Delta will show you the natural side of Mississippi.

Hunting for a Good Time in the Delta

With one of the largest flyways in the world, the Mississippi River Delta is a sportsman’s paradise. There are hundreds of thousands of acres of public and private hunting land in the region with hunting guides and resorts that will make your trip a success.