Shack Up Inn
Shack Up Inn (Hopson Plantation)
A distinctive inn converted from the former sharecropper shacks and cotton gin of Hopson Plantation. Tin roofs, vintage furniture and instruments everywhere capture the spirit of the Delta.
Hopson Plantation is where the world's first mechanical cotton picker was successfully put into use in 1944, marking the end of the sharecropping system. Today the old sharecropper shacks, granary and cotton gin have been converted into the Shack Up Inn. The rooms keep their tin roofs, secondhand furniture and vintage record players. Inside the cotton gin is a performance space, the Juke Joint Chapel, which hosts blues shows irregularly. Visitors who are not staying overnight can come during the day to take photos and look around, but guests must book in advance. The inn is located along Highway 49, about 5 km south of downtown Clarksdale.
Opening hours
All day (front desk about 09:00–21:00)
Nearby sights
- The Crossroads
- Riverside Hotel
- Red's Lounge
- Delta Blues Museum
- Downtown Clarksdale
- Ground Zero Blues Club
- Delta Cultural Center
- Dockery Farms