Gateway to the Blues Visitors Center and Museum
Welcoming You to Tunica and the Mississippi Delta
Make your first stop in Tunica the all-new Gateway to the Blues Visitors Center, located at the entrance of the Tunica Resort area along U.S. Highway 61. This new center, housed in an original 1895 train depot, is your exclusive source for up-to-the-minute information about Tunica. Its friendly staff is ready to assist you with directions, hotel information, updated news about Tunica’s nine casino resorts or a personal recommendation for a good place to eat.
The center is the perfect start for your journey into the unique blues music heritage of the Mississippi Delta. Before you begin traveling, or on your way back home, find that perfect gift or memento at the center’s new gift shop. Full of Tunica specialty, Delta blues and Mississippi Delta items, the gift shop is a one-of-a-kind venue with something for everyone.
COMING IN 2013 – GATEWAY TO THE BLUES MUSEUM
The Visitors Center will be the proud home of a new 3,800-square-foot Gateway to the Blues Museum — still under construction but coming soon! The finished product will be the perfect attraction for tourists and music lovers entering the Mississippi Delta along the world-famous Blues Highway 61.