The Mississippi Delta: The Land of Kings
By Tunica Convention and Visitors Bureau
05/28/2009
You don’t have to travel to a foreign country to trace the steps of Kings. This tour begins in Tunica, Mississippi, the South Casino Capital and allows you to explore the rich history of the Mississippi Delta. Add daytrips to Elvis the King of Rock ‘n Roll’s Graceland, travel to Indianola to BB Kings Museum and interpretive Center or to downtown Memphis, and the Civil Rights Museum and site of Dr Martin Luthers King’s assassination.
Contact Information:
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- Accommodations, dining and casino gaming in Tunica.
- Graceland, Sun Records and Beale Street in Memphis.
- Clarksdale’s Delta Blues Museum and Ground Zero Blues Club.
- B.B. King Museum in Indianola.
- National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis.
Tour Dates:
Number of Days: 3
Day 1: Tunica
Check into your luxurious Tunica Casino Resort Hotel. Your group may
enjoy any of the nine casino resorts with 24/7 gaming action in the South’s
Casino Capital. Dinner recommendations: Paula Deen’s Buffet at Harrah’s
Casino Resort (Y’all hungry?) or the Holywood Cafe, made famous in the
song “Walking in Memphis” and home of the fried dill pickle.
Day 2: Tunica and Memphis Options
Tunica:
Tunica RiverPark Museum. Aquariums, interactive exhibits and dioramas
reveal the legends and life of the Mississippi River. Voted the Southeast
Travel Attraction of the Year.
Tunica Queen Riverboat. Sightseeing cruises on the Mississippi River.
Tunica Museum. Don’t miss Dr. Dick’s humorous and entertaining presentation
on the history of Tunica and “King Cotton,” the crop that made the
Mississippi Delta famous.
Memphis:
Graceland. Experience life as Elvis did at his estate, Graceland, with an
audio guided tour. Located just north of Tunica.
Lunch – many choices
Sightseeing Tour of Memphis may include:
Sun Studio. Guided tour through the Birthplace of Rock ′n Roll. Hear outtakes
from sessions, touch Elvis′ first microphone and hear the history of
the studio that launched Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl
Perkins, B.B. King and many more.
Peabody Hotel. Witness the tradition of the famous Peabody Marching
Ducks. Every day at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m., a red carpet is unrolled and the
ducks march through crowds of admiring spectators to the tune of John
Philip Sousa's King Cotton March.
National Civil Rights Museum. Located at the Lorraine Motel, the
assassination site of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the museum chronicles the
legacy of the American civil rights movevement.
Return to Tunica for the evening, enjoy dinner at a casino resort or one of
the local favorites. End the night with some fast-paced casino gaming.
Day 3: Tunica – Clarksdale - Indianola
Enjoy breakfast at one of the spectacular casino buffets or the Blue and
White Cafe, a mainstay on Hwy. 61 since 1937. Head south down historic
Highway 61 to Clarksdale and on to Indianola. From the cotton fields,
street corners and juke joints of the Mississippi Delta came a new kind of
music – the blues. Considered by many to be the only truly indigenous
American music, this form that has influenced musicians worldwide is
deeply rooted in Delta soil. In Clarksdale, visit the internationally acclaimed
Delta Blues Museum or Hopson Plantation. The Delta Blues Museum
is dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of the blues. Displays
include one of B.B. King's "Lucille" guitars, harmonicas once owned by
Sonny Boy Williams II and the log cabin that Muddy Waters lived in at the
Stovall Plantation. This is blues heaven. Enjoy lunch at the Ground Zero
Restaurant, co-owned by actor Morgan Freeman.
Depart Clarksdale, continuing down Highway 61 and over to Indianola,
birthplace of B.B. King and home of the new B.B. King Museum and
Interpretive Center. The museum explores King’s 60-plus-year career
through objects from his life and work.
Return to Tunica for dinner.
