Clarksdale's Delta Blues Museum traces the history and influence of this unique music genre. But fans of rock'n' roll music know north Mississippi best for Tupelo, the birthplace of Elvis Presley. Visitors can walk through his humble two-room childhood home as well as the adjacent museum and memorial chapel. Just 30 minutes south of Memphis, Tennessee, lie the Mississippi River towns of Tunica and Robinsonville. But the area has also produced some incomparable sites of interest.
Greenwood is a major agricultural center.
Further down the road is Jackson, the state capital and cultural center. Every four years, Jackson serves as the only United States city to host the International Ballet Competition. You can also visit the Old Capitol Museum, which holds the nation's first permanent Civil Rights Movement exhibit. Two 20th-century cultural icons hail from central Mississippi as well. Playwright Tennessee Williams comes from Columbus, and you can tour his Victorian birthplace while you're there.