Itineraries
Romantic Getaways
A bottle of wine, a majestic delta sunset, the mighty Mississippi River just steps away, fun shopping, luxurious accommodations, and award-winning restaurants of all kinds make Cleveland, Mississippi your next unexpected romantic getaway. Check out the itinerary below for lots of great stops that include some of the most picturesque drives in Mississippi. If you like taking pictures of your road trips, the Delta is a great place for it! And with Cleveland as your basecamp for exploring the Delta, it makes for a lovely romantic weekend away.
Catch a Show at the Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC)
It’s hard to do “romantic” in a coliseum, and much easier to do a venue like the Bologna Performing Arts Center. Called one of the best indoor concert venues in Mississippi, and certainly the best in the Mississippi Delta, BPAC offers an array of wonderful nationally-touring productions that you can experience in a clean, comfortable and intimate environment. Located just minutes from Cleveland’s signature hotels and restaurants, a show at the BPAC offers a great anchor for a Mississippi romantic weekend getaway. Check out their website for a schedule of upcoming events.
Dinner at one of Cleveland’s Fine Restaurants
Some of the best restaurants in the delta are in and around Cleveland! You can start off with drinks and appetizers at one of Mississippi’s best rooftop bars at Bar Fontaine at the Cotton House hotel while perusing our list of restaurants and deciding if you want Italian, steak, seafood, or delta food, or something else, and close out the night with music or a stroll down our romantic downtown greenway. Be sure and check out our “where to eat in the delta” section for a list of local choices.
A Pottery Tour
The area around Cleveland is home to Mississippi’s best pottery houses, and they’re so easy to get to! Both are located just north of Cleveland on historic Highway 61. The first place is McCarty Pottery and Gardens in Merigold where you can browse pottery and have lunch in their beautiful, Asian inspired gardens. And just a little further up the road, in historic Mound Bayou, is Peter’s Pottery, one of the south’s fastest up-and-coming pottery houses. And pottery and antiquing goes hand in hand, so be sure and check out our “Delta Décor” itinerary for more ideas about where to find that perfect item.
McCarty's Pottery
101 St Mary St, Merigold, MS 38759
Peter's Pottery
301 Fortune Ave, Mound Bayou, MS 38762
The Baby Doll House
One of the prettiest and one of the few surviving antebellum homes in this part of the delta, The Baby Doll House was the location of the 1956 movie, Baby Doll, based on a Tennessee Williams story. You can check the website to see when it’s open to the public, but it’s a nice place to just drive to and photograph, too. Be sure and watch the movie before you come. It was a good one…nominated for four academy awards. And, if you’re planning a southern wedding or renewing your vows in Mississippi, is there really a prettier place?
A Sunset Picnic at Terrene Landing
If you don’t know it, the Mississippi Delta is one of the best places to see a sunset. There’s something about alluvial planes that make them a grand repository for light and one of the best places to see an otherworldly sunset. Situated on a low bluff on the Mississippi River in nearby Rosedale, with a view of the opposite bank unspoiled by buildings, this is a great place to bring a picnic and watch the boats steam by and listen to nature. With few lights around, the landing is great for stargazing as well. Don’t want to pack a picnic yourself, there are several places in Cleveland that will pack one up for you. Check out our dining section for more info.
Take a Mississippi Delta Photo Safari
If you like showing off your photos on Instagram or Facebook, there’s probably no place in Mississippi with as many interesting and beautiful sights as the Mississippi Delta! From old blues sites like Dockery Farms, to historical sites, to gorgeous river views and endless-sky delta vistas, to crumbling old delta towns full of character and patina, have your camera ready, because you’re going to find some incredible shots!
Have a Bespoke Delta Experience Created Just for You
Would you like to arrange a catered picnic on a sandbar? Kayak on the Mississippi River Bayous? Go skeet shooting or horseback riding? Camp in a cotton field? Delta Overland Adventures, a local experience provider, can help you create the perfect Mississippi Delta experience. Check out their website for more information.
Catch some Live Music at Deep Roots!
Held at the historic Ellis Theater in downtown Cleveland, Deep Roots hosts a monthly, sometimes weekly music series featuring Americana music. Americana can be anything from blues to jazz to country. This is a BYOB event, so you can bring a bottle of wine and kick back and listen to some of what makes American music the best music in the world.