Beale St

We had sunshine today and it was a little warmer. Sat. was cloudy, windy and chilly a good day to visit a couple of museums. Here in the casino complex, of which there are 9 casinos spread out over 5 miles or so along the Mississippi, there is a Riverpark and Museum. We toured it and learned all about the Mississippi and the men who tried to tame it. Then we visited the Tunica museum and learned about the history of Tunica. It is named after the Indians who lived here and the main crops are cotton, rice and catfish farms. Back in the 60's, I think, it made the TV news with the Sugar Ditch, about the blacks and the poor conditions they were living in.

Today we drove to Memphis and visited Beale St. We had BBQ pork sandwiches at The Pig on Beale and I had a slice of sweet potato pie, all was very good. This is the Peabody Hotel lobby, where the Peabody ducks reside, can you see them here. In 1933 a couple of hunters were enjoying a whiskey or two and released their live duck decoys and so the ducks became a tourist attraction.

This is our complex, the RV park is behind the casino making it a nice easy walk to the casino and we can walk next door to the Resort Casino too. (We haven't been there yet.) We noticed at the Harrah's RV park you needed to drive to or take a shuttle to the casino, Sam's looks like a long walk or a shuttle so we now know why this one is so popular. In front is a harvested cotton field, all the casinos are surrounded by cotton fields. We learned that Tunica is the third biggest gambling destination in the U.S.
More from Memphis tomorrow.