It's easy to see why Cleveland has been named "one of the 100 best small towns in America." This city and Bolivar County as a whole portrays the uniqueness of the Delta’s past, as well as the modernisms of the Delta culture today. Crosstie Historic District
Cleveland’s thriving Crosstie Historic District is a surreal experience that wedges itself between classic and modern. But the offerings of Cr
osstie are anything but rustic. Follow its brick-paved sidewalks and you’ll soon discover everything from specialty dining to boutiques, antiques, salons and shops. Museums, Art, History and Blues
Museums such as the Martin & Sue King Railroad Heritage Museum preserve Cleveland’s history and culture. Also, GRAMMY Museum Mississippi, which opened early 2016, celebrates the best of American Music. The nearby Mississippi Dockery Plantation is the very site where it’s said the blues were born. Blues heritage peaks at Po Monkey's in Merigold, one of the last remaining cotton field juke joints. When you step out of the car here, you could be in any decade. You'll find historic sites in Mississippi such as Mound Bayou, the oldest town in America founded by former slaves, popular festivals such as, Octoberfest and Crosstie, and a thriving college right smack dab in the middle of it all, Delta State University, that provides the community with art, music, entertainment and that "college town" feel.
