Things to do & places to visit in Tunica, Mississippi, United States

At the northern reaches of the Mississippi, Tunica is one of the South’s leading entertainment destinations. Just 20 minutes from Memphis, it’s home to nine casino resorts and three championship-level golf courses, as well as Tunica RiverPark, the Tunica Queen Riverboat and the soon-to-open Gateway to the Blues Museum. Tunica is a popular starting point for the Mississippi Blues Trail, a scenic highway that winds through Mississippi and takes you to historic blues markers and landmarks.

Tunica city in Mississippi, United States. Timezone: America/Chicago, current date and time: Saturday, May 04, 2024, 17:54.

Top things to do (10)

Top places to visit (23 attractions)

5.0 Blues and Legends Hall of Fame (6 reviews)
- GREAT Place to See a Concert
Speciality Museums
All seats are great but ask for the balcony; chairs better and free drinks in the Chairman's lounge!! See more..
4.5 Gateway To The Blues Visitor Center & Museum (132 reviews)
- Excellent museum and friendly staff
Visitor Centers

The visitor center and gift shop is your first point of contact. There are unique items for sale. If you are interested in the museum, it is $10 per person. We spent about 1 1/2 hours in the museum. It gives the history of the Mississippi Delta area and Blues. There are placards, TVs with recorded videos, a few hands on instruments, and a recording studio if you want to give a song a try. There are guitars, some autographed, displayed. There were more names we recognized than we thought we would. We enjoyed it and recommend visiting. See more..
4.5 Tunica Museum (51 reviews)
- Don't drive past thinking it's just a local tourist trap.
Speciality Museums

This museum examines life in Tunica before the casinos arrived. See more..
4.5 Tunica National Golf & Tennis (13 reviews)
- Great golf
Spent More than 3 hours Golf Courses

Absolutely the best golf course around. Perfect greens and fairways. Great staff. Strongly recommend to all. See more..
4.5 Tunica Arena and Expo Centre (8 reviews)
- Memphis Kennel Club AKC Confirmation Show
Sports Complexes

This year Feb 15-16 2020. The Memphis Kennel Club held their AKC confirmation dog show. The venue was ideal. Plenty of room and sectioned off for the grooming area and show rings. There was concessions upstairs along with other vendors selling breed specific jewelry, Bowsie Wowsie, leather collars & leads, pooper scooper services and a OFA vet Dr. doing eye exams. See more..
4.0 Horseshoe Casino (12.1k reviews)
- Beware the Resort Fee if using 3rd party reservation systems
Casinos

Try your luck and be entertained at this grand resort casino offering more than 1,596 slot machines, exciting table games plus many restaurants and entertainment venues. See more..
4.0 Gold Strike Casino (802 reviews)
- Nice place
Saturday: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM Casinos

With nearly 1,200 of your favorite video poker, reel, video and progressive machines, we're never short on energy or excitement. You name it, you can play it. Our casino floor has been voted "Best of Slots Tunica Region", "Best Reel Slots", and "Best Video Slots" 2 years in a row, and why wouldn't it. Our machines range in denomination from $.01 to $100 and we've got acres of favorites. Whether you're looking for traditional favorites like Wheel of Fortune, Blazing Sevens, Double Diamond and Mr. Cashman or the latest and greatest like Wizard of Oz, Buffalo Grand, Monopoly, Walking Dead 2 and 88 Fortune; Gold Strike Tunica will keep you spinning! See more..
4.0 Tunica Roadhouse Casino (591 reviews)
- Short trip
Casinos

We had fun gambling here and won. They had the cleanest best smelling restrooms out of all three we visited. The wait staff was very friendly and the casino host came and talked to us and told us about specials. He was very nice as well as all the staff we met there. Drinks were good and fast when ordered. See more..
4.0 Tunica RiverPark (171 reviews)
- Museum closed on Monday
Parks

This 168 acre park along the Mississippi features museums and nature trails. See more..
4.0 Sam's Gambling Hall (93 reviews)
- the breakfast spot in tunica
Casinos

Great place to go for your breakfast in Tunica we all enjoyed the food and the price was very fair the machines were paying out a bit not so bad See more..
4.0 Bluesville Performance Hall (32 reviews)
- Small Venue but the sound is great!
Theaters

Attended the Nashville in Concert show on July 29th and had a great time. Sat in the balcony which was great because the seats were padded and had cup holders. The seats in the lower section were just regular chairs. Was very surprised at how well the sound was. This was the first concert I've ever been to that I could clearly understand every word sang and spoken by the performers. Would definitely go back if they ever have another concert that I want to attend. See more..
4.0 Bellissimo Spa & Salon (13 reviews)
- Bellissimo Spa is Awesome
Spas
I had the Grand Escape Package available Mon-Fri that included facial, massage, mani, and pedi for $199. They were all great. My facial was the best part, Angelina did it, request her. The layout and design makes it very peaceful and relaxing. And of course, there are drinks and snacks provided. They have showers with shower gel, shampoo and conditioner-even a razor and shaving cream. Make sure to bring a bathing suit for the jacuzzis, steam room, and sauna in between treatments. See more..
3.5 Hollywood Casino Tunica (439 reviews)
- Overall, good.
Casinos

This popular casino has real movie props on display. See more..
3.5 Sam's Town Casino (353 reviews)
- Glad they had breakfast
Casinos

Although we never seem to win anything at this casino and were offered no comps even though it had been over 11 years since we had been there. We did enjoy breakfast in the cafe which was very reasonably priced and portioned to fit the cost. Unfortunately, their buffet always was our favorite while visiting on the bus tours but was not open when we were there this time. See more..
3.5 Casino at Fitzgeralds Hotel (272 reviews)
- A Shadow of its former self
Casinos

You can enjoy memorable sunsets and spectacular views of the Mississippi while trying your luck at the slots or action-packed table games. See more..
3.5 1st Jackpot Casino (233 reviews)
- Small Casino just like the others in the area.
Casinos

1st Jackpot Casino Tunica (formerly Bally’s) is a casino in Tunica Resorts, Mississippi. It is owned by Gaming & Leisure Properties and operated by Penn National Gaming. The casino has 46,535 square feet (4,323.2 m2) of gaming space, with 899 slot machines and 16 table games. See more..
3.5 River Bend Links (34 reviews)
- Solid Course
Golf Courses

The name alone conjures up images of wind swept treeless terrain, and that is exactly what River Bend Links is. Golf course architect Clyde Johnston describes his River Bend Links course as "a field of dunes". Clyde transformed this cotton field into a marvelous Scottish links style course. Built next to the Mississippi River where animals still inhabit the area, during the round you may see deer, fox, or wild turkey. See more..
3.5 Golden Reflections Spa (6 reviews)
- There is no real spa
Spas

My daughter in law was taking a course in one of the other resorts so I gambled and decided to have a massage facial package at the spa. It is not a spa by any means ,but price. It is a noisy room with treatments you could do as well at home. If you go there go ahead and gamble and eat ,butunless they upgrade the facility ,skip the spa. See more..
3.0 Casino at Resorts Tunica (29 reviews)
- Another casino..
Spent 1-2 hours Casinos

We always visit all 6 or 7 casinos they have in the area. We did win a bit at slots. Really didn't stay an extended time. See more..
3.0 Roxy's Live (3 reviews)
- Family trip
Theaters

Enjoy an up-close entertainment experience in Roxy’s Live, Sam’s Town’s entertainment lounge. Featuring regular performances by some of the best entertainers the region has to offer! See more..
The Funny Bone Comedy Club (0 review)
Comedy Clubs
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The Emporium (0 review)
Speciality & Gift Shops
The Emporium offers the best in distinctive Mississippi Art by the finest artist in the state. Aspen Bay candles, Bulova Clocks, custom made jewelry, pottery, books, baskets and of course great Sam's Town logo wear. See more..
River Palace Arena (0 review)
Theaters

The fabulous 1,600-seat River Palace Entertainment Center welcomes the world's greatest acts. It’s your first choice for chart-topping entertainment excitement in Tunica! See more..