Go Funway

Menu

Let's Go!

Birthplace of America's Music

Step into the heart of America’s musical and cultural soul with a captivating music and history tour through Mississippi. Known as the birthplace of the blues and a cornerstone of rock, gospel, and country music, Mississippi offers a powerful journey through sound, spirit, and story.

From the Delta’s cotton fields to the vibrant streets of Jackson, you’ll explore the roots of American music and the people who shaped its legacy — including B.B. King, Elvis Presley, Robert Johnson, and Muddy Waters. Visit legendary sites like the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale, the B.B. King Museum in Indianola, and Elvis’s childhood home in Tupelo. This tour is more than a getaway — it’s an immersive experience that connects you to the enduring sounds and stories that changed the world. Mississippi invites you to feel the rhythm of the past while celebrating the voices that continue to inspire generations. Come discover where history and harmony meet.

  • Birthplace of Elvis Presley
  • B.B. King Museum
  • Delta Blues museum
  • Mississippi GRAMMY Museum
  • Mississippi Arts & Entertainment Experience
  • Museum of Mississippi History

 

Once you cross the state line into the Birthplace of America’s Music, you make your way to Tupelo where you will explore the hometown of the King of Rock n’ Roll, Elvis Presley.  Start the day at the all-encompassing Elvis Presley Center, which includes the humble, two-room house where Elvis was born, Elvis Presley Park and the Elvis Presley Museum and Memorial Chapel. 

A short drive downtown takes you to visit the hardware store where Elvis’ mother Gladys purchased his first guitar.  Stand where Elvis stood when he first held it!  A couple of blocks from Main Street is the Fairpark District where you can find the larger-than-life statue of Elvis based on his 1956 Homecoming Concert at the Tupelo Fairgrounds.

Less than an hour from Tupelo lies Oxford, a charming college town immortalized in the writings of William Faulkner.  You will begin your visit with a stroll around the town square, where you can peruse literature at the quaint local bookstore, Square Books, or the musical offerings at the End of All Music record store.  Before you leave, don’t forget to grab a photo with Faulkner – the town has a bronze statue of the world-famous author on a bench in front of City Hall.

A short stroll from City Hall will take you to Rowan Oak, William Faulkner’s home.  Originally built in 1844 and sitting on more than 29 acres of land, this is where the great literary mind wrote a few of his masterpieces – there is even an outline of his novel, A Fable, scribbled on the study wall. 

From Rowan Oak you visit the University of Mississippi campus, better known as “Ole Miss.”  Tour the Center for the study of Southern Culture, a research center for Southerner Music, literature and folklore, then visit the University of Mississippi Blues Archive, the only research facility in the country dedicated to the study of the blues.  The archive houses artifacts, photographs, recordings and the personal collections of blues legend and Mississippi native, B.B. King.

Tonight, you overnight in Clarksdale where Blues was born!

Once home to blues greats like Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, W.C. Handy, Charlie Patton, Robert Johnson and Howlin’ Wolf, Clarksdale is a mecca for modern day fans.  Start the day by heading over to the Delta Blues Museum where you will learn more about these musicians’ beginnings and careers.  The museum also houses the actual cabin which served as Muddy Waters’ home as a child.

After your museum visit, you will make your way to Cleveland stopping along the way at Dockery Farms, an historic plantation listed as the possible birthplace of the blues.  Seemingly trapped in time, Dockery Farms offers an authentic look at a full functioning late 19th century farm operation. 

From farm to city, you make your way into Cleveland proper and check out the state-of-the-art GRAMMY Museum – Mississippi.  Similar to its sister Museum, the GRAMMY Museum – L.A. LIVE, this Mississippi museum is dedicated to exploring the past, present and future of music while casting a spotlight on the deep musical roots of Mississippi.  Visitors can engage in a Mississippi-centric display introducing them to the impact of Mississippi’s songwriters, producers and musicians in the traditional and modern music landscape.

This morning you make a stop in Indianola at the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center where the life and music of the renowned musician is shared along with the rick cultural heritage of the Mississippi Delta. 

Next, you make your way to Jackson, the capital of Mississippi.  Along the way you pass through Greenwood and Yazoo City, each steeped in rich heritage of Blues and southern culture.  (Optional stop is the Blues Heritage Gallery in Greenwood.)   

Upon arrival in Jackson, you will step back in time to explore the history of the Magnolia State at the Museum of Mississippi History.  Dive into the cultures of Mississippi’s First Peoples and the explorations of Hernando De Soto, one of the first Europeans to the region.  Learn how Mississippi made its mark with its official statehood in 1817 and walk through the state’s history.  

This morning you begin the journey home but not before stopping off in Meridian, home of the recently opened, state-of-the-art Mississippi Arts & Entertainment Experience.  This 60,000 square foot facility is dedicated to the state’s musicians, actors, writers and other creative artists.  The MAX showcases the roots of Mississippi’s most famous contributors to the arts with state-of-the-art interactive exhibits.  From Tupelo’s Elvis to Indianola’s B. B. King, to Pascagoula’s Jimmy Buffett, to Meridian’s own “King of Country Music” Jimmie Rodgers, the stories and works of every artist from every region of the state can be explored at the MAX.

You will return home this afternoon.

There are currently no scheduled departures for this tour.  it can be fully customized to suit your group’s needs or try it as an individual package for your next getaway!

What’s Included:

  • Transportation 
  • 4 night’s accommodations
  • Admission to Center for Study of Southern Culture, Delta Blues Museum, Elvis Presley Center, Mississippi GRAMMY Museum, Rowan Oak, B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center, Museum of Mississippi History, and Mississippi Arts & Entertainment Experience
  • 4 breakfasts
  • Dinner allowance
  • Detailed driving instructions

Rates:

This is a customizable tour.  Please call or use the Book Now link for pricing.

Powered By EmbedPress

Please call for pricing and reservations.  (865) 398-6808.