May 19 - Gold Strike Casino
May 18 through May 20 - Tunica Arena & Exposition Center
May 19 through May 20 - Sam's Town Casino
Are you looking for something different to experience on your next trip to Tunica? The Blues Belt Café and Marketplace, Museum de Sankofa, and The Lounge are all located near The Fitz Casino and offer full afternoon and night worth of dining, touring, shopping, and entertainment. (more…)
2010 marks the 75th anniversary of Elvis’ birthday and Travel Tunica thought what better time to experience Graceland. With Tunica being just 30 minutes away, we headed up Hwy. 61 to first have lunch at one of Elvis’ favorites, Arcade Restaurant.
Elvis’ booth at The Arcade.Founded in 1919, the Arcade is Memphis’ oldest café, and Elvis frequented so often that a booth is dedicated to him. Not only is the food great . . . The Downtowner pizza is a must try, but the atmosphere and design is what moviemakers hope to find in a location. Click here for the complete story on the Arcade.
Next we headed to Graceland and were amazed at the number of people we saw on a Wednesday afternoon. There was a steady flow of tour buses driving through the Graceland gates. (more…)
It’s summer in Tunica. While you may enjoy the cool air conditioning breeze inside Tunica’s nine casinos, sometime on your trip, you’ll want to get out and explore. I wanted to fill you in about one of my favorite places to get away from everything and really see Tunica at the most beautiful place to see the Mississippi River—the Tunica RiverPark Ecotrail. (more…)
You may have come to Tunica a dozen times to our nine casinos, but if you’re looking for a way to experience the culture of the area and Mississippi River while you’re here, we have the answer. Travel Tunica’s Chrissy, Lisa, and I boarded the Tunica Queen for a Tom Sawyer adventure. (more…)
You may not recognize her name, but this Tunica native is a bestselling author, and you can meet her soon. Charlaine Harris, the author of the Sookie Stackhouse vampire series, a group of books that the HBO show “True Blood” is based, will be in Tunica July 11, 2010, at the Tunica Museum. Mark your calendars now to come meet Harris to get your book signed or to purchase a signed book by this excellent author. Here is an exclusive* Q & A with Charlaine about her upcoming projects and why she loves calling Tunica her home. (more…)
The best places to stop in America when taking a road trip have been named, and the Tunica RiverPark came out on top. Rand McNally, America’s most trusted source for maps, directions and travel content, has chosen Tunica over millions of locations as a unique travel destination for the prestigious Best of the Road® award program.
Rand McNally’s travel experts scoured the country for outstanding trips and stops, representing in the 2011 edition the best America has to offer. Of the many submissions, Rand McNally editors drove new road trips and shared their findings in the annual Road Atlas. (more…)
It’s time to pack your bag and hit the road! Just down the road, Tunica is the place to get away from everything this summer.
The best place to start your planning is www.tunicatravel.com. Use the Road Trip icon to add places to your trip as you go through the site. Then you can go to My Trip Planner to see all of the places you’ll see on your Tunica vacation. (more…)
Do you come to Tunica to relax and get away because you are wound up from your daily life? Since most of Tunica’s entertainment can be enjoyed at night, a perfect daytime activity is tucked away just a few minutes from your favorite casino.
The Tunica RiverPark, located on the Mississippi River, has an award-winning interactive museum with aquariums and eco-trial as well the Tunica Queen, a 300 passenger riverboat that cruises Tuesday-Sunday with sightseeing and dinner cruises.
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