Sight Downtown, Clarksdale
Delta Blues Museum
A sight in Downtown, Clarksdale, budget-friendly ($) and worth about 1.5 hours. Best time to go: Afternoon.
Why go
Museum in the 1918 freight depot holding Muddy Waters' rebuilt cabin and blues artifacts.
It is one of 7 curated places we feature in Clarksdale, alongside 2 sights, 1 activity and 1 place for a drink. 2 more of our picks sit within about half a mile in a straight line, so it pairs easily with Ground Zero Blues Club and Cat Head Delta Blues & Folk Art.
- Type
- Sight · Culture
- Neighborhood
- Downtown
- Price
- $
- Time needed
- 1.5 hr
- Best time
- Afternoon
Nearby
The 5 closest curated picks in Clarksdale, measured as straight-line distance.
- 1Ground Zero Blues Club
Morgan Freeman co-owned juke joint with live blues and Southern food.
Drinks · 0.1 mi straight-line - 2Cat Head Delta Blues & Folk Art
Blues record store and folk art shop; the owner knows who's playing where tonight.
Shopping · 0.1 mi straight-line - 3Abe's Bar-B-Q
Barbecue at the Crossroads since 1924; known for pork sandwiches and hot tamales.
Food · 0.7 mi straight-line - 4The Crossroads
Guitar sign marking Highways 61 and 49, tied to the Robert Johnson legend.
Sight · 2.7 mi straight-line - 5Shack Up Inn
Sharecropper shacks turned lodging on the Hopson Plantation, with music in the commissary.
Activity · 3.2 mi straight-line
On these curated routes
Delta Blues Museum is a stop on our Arkansas Delta Blues & Bites route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.
More sights to see in Clarksdale
Another curated sight in Clarksdale. See the full Clarksdale guide.
When to go
Average daily highs in Clarksdale run from 51°F in January to 93°F in August; December is usually the wettest month. For Delta Blues Museum itself, we suggest: Afternoon.
Modelled monthly averages for Clarksdale from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Clarksdale weather by month.
Getting there
Map links open a live search for Delta Blues Museum, so hours and directions come straight from the map app.
- Address
- 1 Blues Alley, Clarksdale, MS 38614, USA
- Coordinates
- 34.20024, -90.57327
- Destination
- Clarksdale, Mississippi
- Website
- deltabluesmuseum.org
Delta Blues Museum: quick answers
How much time do you need at Delta Blues Museum?
Plan on about 1.5 hours at Delta Blues Museum. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.
When is the best time to visit Delta Blues Museum?
Our pick: Afternoon.
Where is Delta Blues Museum?
Delta Blues Museum is at 1 Blues Alley, Clarksdale, MS 38614, USA, in Downtown. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.
Which TripsCircle routes include Delta Blues Museum?
Delta Blues Museum appears on Arkansas Delta Blues & Bites, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.
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Lists & regions
Curated recommendation, not live listing data. Confirm hours, prices, bookings and access before you go.