to burn.” Along the coast are

converted mansions such as

Oak Crest Mansion Inn in

Pass Christian. Shadowlawn

Bed & Breakfast in Columbus

offers accommodations in

seven suites. Like many

other antebellum mansions,

it features wireless Internet

access, plush linens and

gourmet breakfasts, combining

the best of both worlds.

Historic Shacks

Weathered two- and three-

room shacks once peppered

the Mississippi Delta, housing

families that worked the vast

farms. One place, Tallahatchie

Flats near Greenwood, offers

overnight accommodations

in shacks that have been

moved to the site and updated

with indoor plumbing. The

weathered “tenant houses”

sit near where bluesman

Robert Johnson died 74

years ago. Each of the six

small houses has a front

porch that’s perfect for

sitting and enjoying the

silence of the surrounding

farmland. Inside, rag rugs

dot the floors, and old chenille

bedspreads and colorful quilts

add to the nostalgia. Hope for

rain during your stay, because

its patter on the tin roof is one

of the most hauntingly beautiful

sounds this side of the blues.

Notable Hotel

Although hotels usually offer more

traditional accommodations, a stay

at The Alluvian, a boutique hotel in

Greenwood, comes with luxury in mind.

It has 45 rooms and five suites, with

elegantly designed furnishings, marble

baths, and soft-as-air bed and bath

linens. When you make reservations,

include an appointment at the hotel’s

spa for a “Sweet Tea Refresher” and

a custom massage, and plan to take

one of the cooking classes at the

Viking Cooking School, located right

across the street from the hotel.

More In-Town Treasures

D The Generals’ Quarters in Corinth has 10 rooms and suites in two

Victorian homes on a quiet residential

street. Innkeepers Luke and Charlotte

Doehner, both formerly employed by

the Marriott Corporation, know how to

make guests feel welcome.

D Delta Cotton Company Apartments sit above Ground Zero Blues Club

in what once was a cotton-grading

warehouse in Clarksdale. It tends to get

loud when bands play; this is, after all,

a juke joint. But the entertainment is

worth staying up late for.

D Magnolia Grove Bed & Breakfast in Hernando is an 1890 Greek Revival-

style home with four guest rooms.

Features include claw-foot tubs with

showers, crystal chandeliers and

antique furnishings.

For more information about Bed and

Breakfast accommodations in Mississippi,

visit www.missbab.com.

Monmouth Plantation, Natchez 1)

Cedar Grove, Vicksburg 2)

Tallahatchie Flats, Greenwood 3)

Anchuca, Vicksburg 4)

Ground Zero Blues Club, Clarksdale 5)

The Alluvian, Greenwood 6)

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