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www.Visit Holly Springs.org

There's more 45 minutes south of Memphis than you think!"

About Me

Holly Springs, Mississippi is a charming small southern town with a rich and colorful past boasting 64 pre-Civil War homes and over 200 listings on the National Register of Historic Places! The New York Times has called us an “antebellum encyclopedia” and when you visit you’ll see why.We can arrange both driving and walking tours of the area and with advanced arrangements; we can help you plan corporate retreats, meetings, luncheons or dinners in an antebellum setting. For more information or to set up a tour, please call 888-687-4765 or visit www.visithollysprings.org. We look forward to seeing you!

My Interests

Antebellum Home and Church Tours- Get a first hand glimpse of early life in Holly Springs through our many homes and churches. Graceland Too!- Be amazed by the astonishing collection compiled by The Kings bigest fan. Strawberry Plains Audubon Center- Take a stroll through the butterfly gardens of this 2,500-acre estate after touring the magnificent mansion. Philips Grocery- Stop in this rustic country store that was once a saloon but is now home to world famous hamburgers according to USA Today and Gourmet! Magazine. Kirkwood National Golf Club & Cottages- Stay and play a round on one of the most natural golf courses in America. Fitch Farms Galena Plantation- Enjoy a day if trail riding on this 7000 acre game preserve before hitting the hay in one of their spaciouse cabins. Wall Doxey State Park- Camp out and play the frisbee golf course just 7 miles from Holly Springs but miles away from the everyday grind. Chewalla Lake- Get lost in the majestic trees or spend the afternoon swimming and fishing in the serine water. Kate Freeman Clark Art Gallery- Browse through over 1200 works painted by the Holly Springs native while studying in New York but returned home to never pick up a brush again. The Marshall County Historical Museum- Experience the true south through the largest collection of Civil War memorabilia in the state. The Ida B. Wells-Barnett Art Gallery- View the collection of African and African-American artists housed in the historic Spires-Boling house, where famed journalist and women’s rights activist Ida B. Wells was born. Rust College- See extensive art & memorabilia collections as well as an original slave auction site on this historic campus. Hillcrest Cemetery- Wander through the peaceful home to 13 Confederate generals and the first African American Senator.

I'd like to meet:

Lots of new friends!BECOME A PART OF BLUES HISTORY!!!

Music:

Local Artists: R.L. Burnside, Junior Kimbrough, Kenny Brown, The Johnson Brothers, The Myers Brothers, Rufus Thomas, Duwayne Burnside, Gary Burnside, David Kimbrough Jr.

Movies:

Filmed in Holly Springs:Cookies Fortune (1998), Heart of Dixie (1989) and Big Bad Love (2000)

Books:

Featured in: By Gerald W. Sweitzer & Kathy M. Fields by Jan Karon by Steve Cheseborough by Mary Carol Miller By Patricia Schultz Others: "It Happened Here" by Olga Reed Pruitt, "Images of America: Holly Springs" by Alice Long & Mark L. Ridge, "A Southern Tapestry" by Hubert H. McAlexander, "Shadow of a Mighty Rock" by Robert Milton Winter, "Our Pen Is Time: The Diary of Emma Finley", "The Class of 1912" by Inez Adams, and "Childhood in Holly Springs" by Chesley Thorne Smith.

My Blog

Tourism is a Business and a Science for Attracting Visitors- Aug 08

Tourism is a Science and a Business to Attract Visitors   Tourism helps a community become more attractive and prosperous - more attractive, because a community must be appealing to draw and sat...
Posted by www.Visit Holly Springs.org on Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:36:00 PST

Famous London Black Cabs Touting Mississippi- July 2008

FAMOUS LONDON BLACK CABS TOUTING TRAVEL TO MEMPHIS AND MISSISSIPPI The Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau along with the Tourism Division of the Mississippi Development Authority have recently la...
Posted by www.Visit Holly Springs.org on Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:00:00 PST

Blues Trail marker honoring RL Burnside & Junior Kimbrough- June 2008

Holly Springs Helps Honor Local Blues Legends Holly Springs is now adding yet another feature to our already impressive list of visitor attractions.  We will receive our first of four Mississippi...
Posted by www.Visit Holly Springs.org on Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:56:00 PST

Small Bureau of the Year!- May 2008

Holly Springs Tourism Bureau Receives Top Honors as Small Bureau of the Year We recently returned from the Governor's Conference on Tourism, which was held at the Jackson TelCom Centerwhere we receiv...
Posted by www.Visit Holly Springs.org on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:28:00 PST

Blues Traveling in Holly Springs- December 2007

Tourism Matters by Stephanie Movre, Executive Director, Holly Springs Tourism Bureau              December was a busy time at the tourism bureau....
Posted by www.Visit Holly Springs.org on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:47:00 PST

Shop Locally!- November 2007

Tourism Matters by Stephanie Movre, Executive Director, Holly Springs Tourism Bureau   Want to avoid the long lines this season? Shop locally!   Just looking at our charming town square, it ...
Posted by www.Visit Holly Springs.org on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:37:00 PST

Heritage Tourism- October 2007

Tourism Matters by Stephanie Movre, Executive Director, Holly Springs Tourism Bureau Did you know that Heritage tourism is the fastest growing sector of the global tourism enterprise? According to the...
Posted by www.Visit Holly Springs.org on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:36:00 PST

Invest In Your Community!- September 2007

Tourism Matters by Stephanie Movre, Executive Director, Holly Springs Tourism Bureau            Many of you already know the importance of investing a...
Posted by www.Visit Holly Springs.org on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:34:00 PST

Elvis and Graceland Too Still Has It!- August 2007

Tourism Matters by Stephanie Movre, Executive Director, Holly Springs Tourism Bureau Summertime means vacation time and despite the unrelenting heat travelers still turned up at our door throughout th...
Posted by www.Visit Holly Springs.org on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:32:00 PST

The Importance of Tourism- July 2007

Tourism Matters by Stephanie Movre, Executive Director, Holly Springs Tourism Bureau Many do not think about their role in tourism or the role tourism plays in their day to day life.  In fact, fe...
Posted by www.Visit Holly Springs.org on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:29:00 PST