Clarksdale, Mississippi (Blues and Tamales)
- ★ 4.4
- 2.5 hours north via US-61
- Day trip from Jackson
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.
Checked by Elliot Marsh against its source.
The trip
- Famous for
- Hick's World Famous Hot Tamales, Abe's Bar-B-Q, Ground Zero Blues Club, and the birthplace of the blues
- Getting there
- US-61 north through the Delta from Jackson, the legendary Blues Highway
- Distance
- 2.5 hours north via US-61 of Jackson
Make a night of it
Hotels in Clarksdale
Stay over and eat there twice
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