Belzoni, Mississippi: Catfish Capital, Statue, and Museum (Closed)
The "Catfish Capital of the World" because of its industry of US farm-raised catfish. Museum tells the story of catfish, from "fingerling to frying pan." The world's largest catfish statue, King Cat, is 40+ ft. long.
Catfish Museum
- Directions:
- The museum is on the south side of town, on the east side of West St. between W. Jackson and South Sts. The big Catfish -- a mesh model -- floats above a pond next door.
- Hours:
- July 2016: museum reported closed. (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 662-247-4838
- Admission:
- Free.
- Status:
- Closed
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Museum closed. The fish's pond is dried up and his skin is gone.
[J Maynard, 07/25/2016]
I was all tingly with excitement about seeing the Catfish Museum, but I arrived at 12:20 PM and the museum is closed for lunch from noon to 1 PM. So all I got to do was peek through the museum windows like a peeping Tom.
As a consolation, I was able to snap a picture of "King Cat," a large catfish sculpture blowing water out of its chicken wire head. At over 40 feet long, King Cat is twice as long as a great white shark.
[John Takao Collier, 12/28/2013]Really great! Worth the stop. Don't forget to check out the catfish statues around town. There is a World Catfish Festival April 10.
[Chris Gemlo, 04/02/2010]Calls itself the "Catfish Capital of the World" because of its industry of US farm raised catfish. The visitors center/museum tells the story of the catfish, from "fingerling to frying pan." The world's largest catfish statue, King Cat, is a wire-frame fountain sculpture over 40-ft. long.
Museum extolling the virtues of farm-raised catfish: both as an economic benefit to the community and as a healthy food source for your family.
[Jennifer Coats, 06/18/2009]Humphreys County calls itself the Catfish Capital of the World.
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We're no experts, but we suspect that catfish really don't have blowholes like whales.