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.

And, the land of the Delta continues to grow fresh crops of visionaries with each new generation it touches. As Kermit the Frog says, “
(Visit his birthplace and museum)

Shop in artisan’s studios, tour the sites where perseverance and hope helped mold America into the country it is today, visit the hometowns of literary greats, explore one-of-a-kind museums, art galleries and book shops. Most of all - Talk to the locals.

Day 1

DeSoto County

Lunch in DeSoto County

DeSoto County Museum
From Hernando DeSoto’s discovery of the area through modern day information on all of DeSoto County’s communities, this museum tells the complete story.
662-393-8770 www.sodesoto.com

Historic Hernando Courthouse
Built in 1942, the courthouse displays newly restored paintings depicting Hernando DeSoto’s voyage to discover the Mississippi River.
662-393-8770 www.sodesoto.com

Joseph Eckles Stoneware
Studio displaying custom created, hand-thrown and wheel-thrown decorative pieces.
662-429-1621 www.josephecklesstoneware.com

Dinner/Lodging in DeSoto County

 

Day 2

 

DeSoto to Tunica - 25 miles. Use I-69 West

Tunica to Clarksdale - 35 miles. Use Hwy 61 South

Clarksdale to Greenville - 64 miles. Use Hwy 61 South to Hwy 82 West

Tunica

Lunch in DeSoto County

Tunica Museum
Relive how Native Americans settled in the Delta and how the Mississippi has changed courses through the years. The museum documents the history of Tunica County, including the importance of agriculture to this area.
888-488-6422 www.tunicamiss.com

Lunch in Tunica

Drive to Clarksdale

Clarksdale

Moon Lake
Appearing in a number of Tennessee Williams’s dramas, Moon lake has a literary history, too. Williams knew it well: Not only was the club property owned by a cousin, but as a boy he had been a frequent guest, accompanying his grandfather, the Reverend Dakin on parish calls throughout the county.
800-383-2233 www.clarksdaletourism.com

Drive to Cleveland

The Delta Center for Culture and Learning
Located on the campus of Delta State University, the Center’s mission is to promote the understanding of the history and culture of the Mississippi Delta and its significance to the rest of the world. A display of masks called “A Cast of Blues” is a collection of sculptural life masks including more than 50 blues performers cast by blind sculptor Sharon McConnell.
662-846-4312 www.blueshighway.org

Drive to Greenville

Dinner/Lodging in Greenville

 

Day 3

 

Greenville to Greenwood - 51 miles. Use Hwy 82 East.

Greenville

Greenville Writer's Exhibit / The Flood of 1927 Museum
Explore the fascinating story of literary geniuses who called Greenville home. Over 100 published authors are featured in the exhibit.

Visit the museum presenting the history of one of the greatest natural disasters this country has ever known. View actual flood artifacts and photographs illustrating the flood’s impact on life and death during the four months Greenville and the Mississippi Delta was inundated.
662-335-2331 www.visitgreenville.org

Birthplace of Kermit the Frog (Leland)
Discover the birthplace of Kermit the Frog and learn about its creator, Jim Henson. The exhibit features Muppet memorabilia, photographs from the Henson Family Album, a tableau honoring Kermit the Frog's birth on Deer Creek and much more. Open Monday thru Saturday.
800-467-3582 www.lelandms.org

Drive to Indianola

Lunch in Indianola

Drive to Greenwood

Greenwood

Cottonlandia Museum
While it chronicles the history of Leflore County and the Mississippi Delta with an emphasis on cotton agriculture, Greenwood’s COTTONLANDIA MUSEUM also houses an eclectic collection of items that weave a fascinating history of the area’s past. The museum focuses on the five a’s: art, archaeology, agriculture, antiques and anmimals.
662-453-0925 www.cottonlandia.org

Dinner/Lodging in Greenwood

 

Day 3

 

Greenwood to Yazoo City - 48 miles. Use Hwy 49 South

Yazoo City

Drive to Yazoo City

Triangle Cultural Center
Considered by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History to be one of the finest examples of a turn-of-the-Twentieth Century School left in the state.
800-381-0662 www.yazoo.org

Glenwood Cemetery
Visit the legendary "Witch's Grave" and famous author Willie Morris' gravesite.
800-381-0662 www.yazoo.org

Lunch in Yazoo City

Oakes African American Cultural Center
This historic home has been restored to showcase the skills, craftsmanship and unyielding determination of one African- American family.
800-381-0662 www.yazoo.org

Travel to Vicksburg

Vicksburg National Military Park
Vicksburg National Military Park commemorates the campaign, siege and defense of Vicksburg. The Vicksburg battlefield includes 1,330 monuments and markers, a 16 mile tour road, a restored Union gunboat and a National Cemetery.
601-636-0583 www.nps.gov/vick

Vicksburg Water Front Murals and the Children’s Art Park at Catfish Row
Larger than life depictions of the development of the City of Vicksburg by renowned artist Robert Dafford
800-221-3536 www.visitvicksburg.com

Dinner/Lodging in Vicksburg 

 

 

Day 4

 

Vicksburg

Biedenharn Museum of Coca-Cola® Memorabilia
Restored 1890 building where Coca-Cola® was first bottled anywhere in the world in 1894. Museum contains reproduction bottling works, Coca-Cola®memorabilia,1900 soda fountain and restored 1890 candy store. Fountain Cokes, ice cream floats, Mississippi-made Ford's dipped ice cream and over 100 Coca- Cola® items for sale in the museum's gift shop.
601-638-6514 www.biedenharncoca-colamuseum.com

Tour of Homes
Visit one of Vicksburg’s magnificent tour homes dating from the late 1790’s to the early 1900’s.
601-636-5010 www.preservevicksburg.org

Lunch 

Old Courthouse Museum
Vicksburg's most historic building, which was constructed by slaves in 1858, has hosted such great Americans as Jefferson Davis, Theodore Roosevelt, John Breckinridge, Booker T. Washington, William McKinley and U.S. Grant. It was here that the U.S. flag was raised and the Confederate lowered on July 4, 1863. Artifacts help tell Vicksburg's story.
601-636-0741 www.oldcourthouse.org