Brownsville (Tennessee)

Brownsville is in Western Tennessee.

Understand

This community is one of many in the delta region that grew up around wealthy cotton-planting ventures requiring heavy slave labor and the subsequent mistreatment of African Americans thru disenfranchisement, including lynching, even after that way of life was upended. But now it is often correlated with Tina Turner who grew up here, and bar-b-que cooking.

See

• 1 West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center / Tina Turner Museum, 121 Sunny Hill Cove, ☏ +1 731-779-9000. Tu-Sa 9am-5pm, Su 1pm-5pm, M closed. This museum offers a vignette on the Western Tennessee delta region with exhibits on things like cotton, blues artists, turtles and other endemic species, and Tina Turner (grew up in this community of Brownsville). Free, $10 for guided tour. (updated Aug 2021)
• 2 Mindfield Cemetery, 344 W Main St. An abstract metal artwork creation that looks a bit like Watts Towers in LA. (updated Aug 2021)

Do

• 1 Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, 6772 TN-76, Stanton. Swamp and marshland area where you can explore walking trails, view wildlife and lily pads, and look at dioramas. (updated Aug 2021)

Eat

• 1 Helen's Bar BQ, 1016 N Washington Ave, ☏ +1 731 779-3255. Tu-Sa 10am-7pm. Highly regarded cuisine in these parts. (updated Aug 2021)

Sleep

• 1 Comfort Inn Brownsville I-40, 120 Sunny Hill Cove, ☏ +1 731 734-2676. Gym facility. (updated Aug 2021)