The Wynne House Inn and Hummingbird Cottage are located across the street from the Ida B. Wells Museum and a short walk to a Rust College and the Holly Springs Blues Trail Marker. We're within an hour's drive of Memphis, Oxford, Tupelo, Collierville, TN, and Elvis Presley's Graceland.
A place where southern hospitality and rich history dating back to the Civil War abound, Holly Springs is host to a number of tourist attractions including:
- The Audubon Hummingbird Migration Celebration
- Holly Springs Christmas Tour of Homes
- The Annual Holly Springs Pilgrimage in April
- Chalk of the Town in April
- International Food Festival in May
- The Annual Holly Springs Plein Air Painters in June
- July 5th Celebration
- HollyFest in October
- Light the Springs in December
- Happy Holly Days Parade
Local Attractions include:
- Rust College
- The Kirkwood Golf Course
- The Walter Place Estates & Gardens
- A great place to workout nearby is Life Zone Fitness
- For those who love food, we are home to the famous Phillips Burger at Phillips Grocery
- Many fantastic fishing and kayaking locations
- Holly Springs Farmers Market Saturdays 8 until 12 noon
Local Museums include:
- The Ida B. Wells Museum
- The Yellow Fever Martyrs Church & Museum
- The Marshall County Historical Museum: Thanks to a partnership with this museum, Wynne House guests are admitted free!
- The Kate Freeman Clark Art Gallery
About 30 minutes away, Collierville offers:
- Farmers Market on Thursdays from 8 until 12 noon
- The Sheffield Antique Mall and Tea Room in Collierville is just a gem.
Blues Events and Venues nearby include:
- The International Blues Challenge in January
- Grind City Music Fest in April
- The Soul Blues Mega Fest in May
- Riverbeat Music Festival in May
- The North Mississippi Hill Country Blues Picnic in June
- The Memphis Tri-State Blues Festival in August
- River City Jazz and Music Fest in September
- Oxford Blues Festival in September
- Mempho Music Festival in October
- Jazz Saturdays in Memphis every third Saturday
- Beale Street in Memphis every night!
- Elvis Presley Birthplace and Museum in Tupelo MS
- Elvis Presley's Graceland home in Memphis, TN
- Gateway to the Blues Museum in Tunica Resort MS
- Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale MS
- Red's in Clarksdale MS
- The Ground Zero Blues Club in Clarksdale MS
- Smoot's Grocery in Natchez MS
- The BB King Museum and Club Ebony in Indianola MS
- The Grammy Museum in Cleveland MS
- And so many more on the Mississippi Blues Trail
