Stroll our charming Main Street district and discover true southern hospitality. We are happy to make group arrangements for browsing, lunch and museum tours.
Enjoy shopping and dining in a relaxed and charming atmosphere. You’ll feel as if you’ve stepped back in time to an era with a slower pace as you browse our antique shops, gift shops and restaurants. From handmade crafts to extravagant necessities and period antiques, you can find it all in downtown Tunica.
Hungry? Enjoy southern cooking at its best by visiting the famous Blue and White Restaurant or perch on a stool at our downtown deli for a scoop of your favorite ice cream and a delicious sandwich. Cafe Marie offers delicious daily selections of catfish, chicken, steaks and salads in an elegant and relaxed atmosphere with a grand piano and opulent bar. From coffee shop to BBQ, there is a meal to fit everyone’s taste in historic downtown Tunica.
Antiques abound in downtown Tunica. From English antiques to American primitives, treasures of all sorts are all around. Antique clocks and expert clock restoration are also available.
Remember those who have served and sacrificed when you visit Tunica’s beautiful and lush Veteran’s Memorial Park. Flags and plaques commemorating each branch of our military encircle a magnificent bronze sculpture and pay tribute to our nation’s soldiers. Tunica’s Veteran’s Memorial is breathtaking by day or while fully illuminated at night. Thousands visit this memorial yearly. You don’t want to miss it!
Entertainment of all sorts can be found in Tunica. There’s Tunica’s spring Rivergate Barbeque Festival, an Independence Day parade, fall’s Delta Day Festival, and a winter Wild Game Cook-off. Battle Arena, on Highway 61, hosts events most weekends from rodeos and horse shows to National Kart Racing Championships and National Cheerleading Competitions.
History buffs will not be disappointed. Tunica Museum is home to a variety of artifacts and interesting stories from Tunica’s past. Downtown Tunica is home to the Tate Log House Museum, Tunica County’s oldest existing structure, built originally in 1840. Museum docents will happily don period costumes and perform re-enactments of time appropriate activities, upon advance request.
Located just off Highway 61,
only 10 ten minutes south of Tunica County’s resorts and casinos and only 30 minutes south of Memphis, Tunica’s beautiful and historic downtown offers lots of charm and southern hospitality. Tunica’s historic downtown district is lovely year round with lush parks, seasonal plantings and shopper friendly sidewalks with benches and crosswalks.
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