The Five Best USA Road Trips
The Travel Pages recommends its five best USA road trips, including the Pacific Coast Highway, the Alaska Highway, and of course Route 66.
Mississippi
The USA’s Literary Landscapes
American authors have been inspired by the USA’s landscapes, and readers can visit places like Steinbeck’s California, Hemingway’s Key West, and Harper Lee’s Monroeville.
Making Minny’s Chocolate Pie in Mississippi
Mike Gerrard visits the Viking Cooking School in Greenwood, Mississippi, and learns how to make dishes from the movie The Help, including Minny’s Chocolate Pie.
The BB King Museum
A visit to the BB King Museum in Indianola, Mississippi, a tribute to the king of the delta blues.
Tupelo Automobile Museum
A visit to the Tupelo Automobile Museum, the largest private collection of cars east of the Mississippi.
Back to Tupelo
Mike Gerrard goes back to Tupelo to visit Tupelo Hardware, where Elvis bought his first guitar, and to the Elvis Presley Birthplace and Museum.
Birthplace of the Blues
Mike Gerrard visits Dockery Farms off Highway 61 in Mississippi which BB King described as the birthplace of the blues.
Seeing Stars in Mississippi
Mike Gerrard takes a tour of movie locations in Mississippi, and in Clarksdale meets a real live movie star.