Food destinations within easy reach of Jackson. worth the train, the rental car or the early start.

Worth the trip

Vicksburg, Mississippi ★ 4.3

45 minutes west on I-20I-20 west from Jackson to Vicksburg; self-drive

Famous for: Delta hot tamales at Solly's Hot Tamales, riverfront Southern dining, and Civil War history with food

Vicksburg sits 45 minutes west on the Mississippi River bluffs, anchoring the south end of the Delta Hot Tamale Trail at Solly's Hot Tamales since 1939.

Vicksburg, Mississippi

Natchez, Mississippi ★ 4.2

2 hours southwest on US-61US-61 south from Jackson to Natchez; the Natchez Trace Parkway is a scenic alternative

Famous for: Antebellum dining at Monmouth Historic Inn, Fat Mama's Tamales, and the Natchez Brewing Company

Natchez, America's oldest Mississippi River city, pairs plantation-era dining rooms with Fat Mama's Tamales, riverside cafes, plus Natchez Brewing Company.

Natchez, Mississippi

Mississippi Delta Hot Tamale Trail ★ 4.7

90 minutes north to Greenville via VicksburgI-20 west to Vicksburg, then US-61 north through the Delta to Greenville

Famous for: Hot tamales at Solly's (Vicksburg), Scott's Hot Tamales, Doe's Eat Place, and Delta blues country

The 350-mile Mississippi Delta Hot Tamale Trail is the state's most singular food road trip, connecting 50+ tamale stands from Jackson north through.

Mississippi Delta Hot Tamale Trail

Clarksdale, Mississippi (Blues and Tamales) ★ 4.4

2.5 hours north via US-61US-61 north through the Delta from Jackson, the legendary Blues Highway

Famous for: Hick's World Famous Hot Tamales, Abe's Bar-B-Q, Ground Zero Blues Club, and the birthplace of the blues

Clarksdale is the Delta's cultural capital, home to Hick's World Famous Hot Tamales on the tamale trail and Abe's Bar-B-Q - one of the Delta's oldest.

Clarksdale, Mississippi (Blues and Tamales)

Greenville, Mississippi (Tamale Capital) ★ 4.5

2 hours north on US-61 and US-82US-61 north from Jackson through the Delta, then US-82 west to Greenville

Famous for: Scott's Hot Tamales, Doe's Eat Place, Delta Hot Tamale Festival in October

Greenville calls itself the Hot Tamale Capital of the World, backed by Doe's Eat Place (a James Beard America's Classics winner) and Scott's Hot Tamales.

Greenville, Mississippi (Tamale Capital)
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