Travel through Mississippi River Country and you’re traveling through the history of American music. The blues was born in the Mississippi Delta—this region is home to luminaries like B.B. King and Muddy Waters. Jazz music took shape in New Orleans, and farther north in Tennessee and Arkansas, you’ll meet unforgettable figures like Elvis and Johnny Cash. And let’s not forget Mississippi River Country’s other superstars like Dolly Parton, Bob Dylan and Prince, just to name a few.
Discover can’t-miss destinations for blues music, country music, and more as you travel to Chicago, Nashville, Memphis, the Delta, and New Orleans.
Picture yourself in the movies as you visit these iconic attractions featured in these classic romantic comedies filmed in the Windy City.
There’s plenty to see at these can’t-miss museums, from stunning works of art to the world’s biggest T. rex.
Legendary musicians like Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, Buddy Guy and Lurrie Bell found their sound in the city that’s still singing the blues.
See where the music of America was born, from blues clubs on Beale Street to buskers in the French Quarter to Nashville's honkytonks.
Explore Elvis’s Memphis home, travel to the Mississippi Delta and savor the musical mixing pot of the French Quarter in New Orleans.
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