Beginning where rolling hills meet lush, flat lands,Greenwood is in the heart of the Mississippi Delta. Its history – as strikingas its landscape – continues to fascinate generations.

Greenwood has a special relationship with the blues – a music born of fieldhollers used in the days when cotton was picked by hand. The legend of Robert Johnson has been ingrained in Blues lore. Johnsonspent his early years drifting from Delta plantation to plantation, beinginfluenced by various blues musicians. However, because he lacked playing skills, Johnson returned home and married. Months later he emerged from Hazlehurst without his wife but with an amazing ability to play the guitar. Legend claims Johnson sold his soul to the Devil at the crossroads of Highways 61 and 49 so he could play the Delta blues. His talent took him all over the country and to Canada, but his recordings in 1936 and 1937 guaranteed his fame.

The Greenwood Blues Heritage Museum & Gallery is dedicated to the memory of Robert Johnson and houses the largest collection of Robert Johnson materials ever assembled. Otherdisplays include features on the Highway 82 bluesmen, BealeStreet bluesmen, B.B. King, Mississippi John Hurt and Furry Lewis.

Cottonlandia provides a walk through history for the entire family. The museumchronicles the history of Leflore County and the Mississippi Delta with an emphasis on cotton agriculture.  Cottonlandia ishome to the largest collection of Native American trade beads in the southernUnited States, a large agriculture room showing the evolution of farming,artifacts and furniture from Malmaison, the mansion of Choctaw Indian chief Greenwood Leflore, an excavated mastodon skeleton, and Civil War relics weave a fascinating history of the area’s past.

A life-size, walk-through diorama of a Mississippi swamp — complete with sound effects — and a natural science room provide hands-on learning experiences for younger visitors.

Viking Range Corporation has put Greenwood on the map as a culinary destination. Students at the Viking Cooking School enjoy hands-on lessons about everything from pizza to sushi from expert
instructors and notable chefs in a Viking kitchen.

Greenwood is a culinary destination for traditional Delta foods and newculinary adventures. From BBQ to grilled pompano Greenwood has excitingresturants to choose from.

The Alluvian is a  cosmopolitan boutique hotel deep in the Delta. Luxuryawaits every visitor. The Alluvian Spa is an event all its own with facials,body wraps, massages, pedicures and hot rocks at this full-service spa impartthe rejuvenating powers of the Mississippi Delta.

In recent years, Greenwood has developed a reputation as a great shopper’sdestination with specialty stores started by local business owners. Downtown Howard Street and Park Avenue offerMississippi-made gourmet foods, pottery and art, antique and estate jewelry, crystal and china, fine men and women’s clothing, home furnishings, shoes, custom framing, and more. Greenwood has over 200 merchants and an enticing variety of shopping opportunities from antiques to boutique items and one-of-a-kind gifts. 

For a more information, please visitwww.greenwoodms.org  or call us at 1-800-748-9064.