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Stop 8 · Days 331–333
The Mississippi Delta & Clarksdale
The Mississippi Delta & Clarksdale, MSThe flat, cotton-rich Delta where the blues was born — the crossroads, a great blues museum, and juke joints still going strong.
Where to stay
The Shack Up Inn, Clarksdale
Sleep in a restored sharecropper shack on a cotton plantation.
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You gotta eat this
Delta hot tamales & fried catfish
The Delta's own tamale tradition, plus catfish.
The days here
Each day opens its own hour-by-hour page
What this stop is made of
- Museums & History
- Concerts & Venues