Oprah Winfrey's Birthplace

Oprah needs to sprinkle some cash here

Oprah’s huge star status warrants more investment into a replica of her home, better signage and road improvements. Maybe nobody has much interest in it. It was interesting to see where she came from....

Good if you are an Oprah fan!

I was excited to see Oprah's humble beginning. The small church where she gave her first speech and the sign in the brush indicating where her house once stood. The large green sign that says Oprah W...

Don't expect a lot of fanfare or display

There is not a lot of signage, so just go about 2 miles east of the town on Hwy 12 and look to your left for a green sign that says "Oprah Winfrey Road". (Our GPS would not recognize this road). You c...

Not much for Queen of All Media

If, and only if, you are in Kosciusko or very nearby on Natchez Trace, feel free to drive a couple of miles to Oprah Winfrey Road and see the “site” of Oprah’s childhood home and actual church where s...

Don’t blink

This place is grown up. The road is horrible leading to the birth place sign and church. The road has severe pot wholes in road. A low riding car will definitely bottom out.