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Mississippi has been historically significant in the development of the blues, especially the Delta region. Mississippi blues
greats include: Bo Carter, Son House, Robert Johnson, Charlie Patton, Muddy Waters, Skip James, Bukka White, Tommy Johnson,
Mississippi John Hurt, Willie Brown, Big Joe Williams, Willie Dixon, Howlin Wolf, Albert King, John Lee Hooker, Jimmy Reed,
Sonny Boy Williamson II, Big Bill Broonzy, Jimmy Rogers, Bo Diddley, Otis Rush, Otis Spann, and B.B. King. When you arrive
in Clarksdale, start at the crossroads - literally - the famed crossroads of Highways 49 and 61 where blues man Robert Johnson
sold his soul to the devil in order to master the guitar.
Mississippi has produced a number of notable and famous individuals. From actors Jim Henson, Oprah Winfrey, Morgan Freeman, James Earl Jones,
Gerald McRaney, Parker Posey and Sela Ward to National Football League greats Archie Manning, Brett Favre, Jerry Rice, Walter Payton, Deuce
McAllister, and Steve McNair to authors William Faulkner, Eudora Welty, Tennessee Williams, and John Grisham. And of course Elvis Presley was
a native of Tupelo, Mississippi.
Root beer was invented in Biloxi in 1898 by Edward Adolf Barq, the namesake of Barq's Root Beer.
In Biloxi, Mississippi, Drive down Highway 90 and gaze upon dozens of what was once beautiful live oaks, but have since died due to Hurricane
Katrina. Now you will see - Tree Trunks transformed into sculpted works of art!
Half-way between Biloxi, Mississippi and New Orleans, Louisiana is StenniSphere. NASA's Stennis Space Center's award winning visitors center,
offers exciting new exhibits and stage shows. Test a space shuttle main engine! Land the space shuttle! Go aboard the International Space
Station! Just let the signs guid you. It's easy to find.
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