What to See in Each Mississippi River State

Here's a “greatest hits” selection to help you plan your trip along the Great River Road.

Minnesota

• Itasca State Park, source of the Mississippi River
• Historic Fort Snelling, St. Paul
• National Eagle Center in Wabasha

Wisconsin

• Stonefield Historic Site and State Agricultural Museum, Cassville
• Potosi Brewing Company, Potosi
• Villa Louis, Prairie du Chien

Iowa

•  Effigy Mounds National Monument, Harpers Ferry
• National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium, Dubuque
• Putnam Museum of History & Natural Science, Davenport

Illnois

• Mississippi River Visitor Center, Rock Island
• Villa Katherine, Quincy
• Ulysses S. Grant Home, Galena

Missouri

• Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, St. Louis
• The historic community of Hannibal
• Anheuser Busch Brewery Tour, St. Louis

Kentucky

• Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site, Wickliffe
• Columbus-Belmont State Park, Columbus

Tennessee

• Reelfoot Lake State Park, Tiptonville
• Mississippi River Museum at Mud Island River Park, Memphis
• Graceland and Beale Street in Memphis

Arkansas

• Delta Cultural Center, Helena-West Helena
• Lakeport Plantation Museum, Lake Village
• White River National Wildlife Refuge, St. Charles

Mississippi

• Tunica RiverPark Museum, Tunica
• Delta Blues Museum, Clarksdale
• Vicksburg National Military Park, Vicksburg

Louisiana

• French Quarter, New Orleans
• Audubon Zoo, Aquarium and Insectarium, New Orleans
• Oak Alley Plantation, Vacherie

For more trip ideas, visit ExperienceMississippiRiver.com.