BEST IN MEMPHIS

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

THINGS TO DO RECONMENDED

Mud Island River Park - Mud Island River Park is the nation's premier tribute to the mighty Mississippi River. The beauty and majesty of the river is detailed in the Mississippi River Museum and the River Walk, a 5-block long outdoor replica of the river from Cairo, IL to New Orleans, LA with city plots, scale-model bridges and levees and 800,000 gallons of water flowing every minute.

Fire Museum of Memphis - If you've ever wanted to follow a fire truck or slide down a brass firehouse pole, if you agree that firefighters are a brave and dedicated band of public servants, and if you realize that deadly fires affect us all, then visit the finest Fire Museum in the nation in Memphis.

Casey Jones Village - This historic 1890s home belongs to America's most legendary railroad man. The museum features railroad artifacts, original steam locomotive engine and a 25-foot model railroad exhibit.

Art Museum of the University of Memphis - Located on the campus of The University of Memphis, AMUM offers visitors permanent displays of Egyptian antiquities and West African artifacts, and changing exhibitions of Contemporary Art.

Memphis Zoo - See African Lions and 2,800 other subjects representing 400 species of the animal kingdom. Features naturalistic state-of-the-art exhibits: Cat Country, Primate Canyon, Animals of the Night, Dragon's Lair, Once Upon a Farm and more.

National Ornamental Metal Museum - The National Ornamental Metal Museum is the only museum in the United States dedicated exclusively to the exhibition and preservation of fine metalwork.

The Dixon Gallery & Gardens - A specialized art museum on 17 acres of garden and woodlands focusing on Impressionist and decorative arts. Special exhibitions held throughout the year.

National Civil Rights Museum - The Museum offers the first and only comprehensive overview of the civil rights movement in exhibit form. It is an educational institution designed to help visitors understand the civil rights movement and how this movement impacted movements for social rights worldwide. The museum features a collection of Civil Rights artifacts including Dr. Martin Luther King's speeches and more.

Elvis Presley's Graceland - Visit Elvis' 14-acre estate which includes a mansion tour, The Elvis Presley Automobile Museum, Elvis' Custom Jets, and a museum featuring personal items reflecting the private side of the legend.

Sun Studio - Tour the most famous recording studio in the world. This studio launched the career of Elvis Presley, B.B. King, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash and many more!

C.H. Nash Museum Chucalissa - The C.H. Nash Museum at Chucalissa is a prehistoric American Indian archaeological site dating back to the 15th century. The site features a Mississippian mound complex, nature trail and arboretum, hands-on archaeology lab, and exhibits that explore the history and life-ways of Native Americans of the historic and prehistoric southeastern United States.

Pink Palace Family of Museums - The Pink Palace Family of Museums offers a wide-ranging collection of historic, educational, and technological attractions. Included are the Pink Palace Museum, the CTI IMAX Theater, the Sharpe Planetarium, the Lichterman Nature Center, Coon Creek Science Center, and the historic Mallory-Neely and Magevney Houses.

Children's Museum of Memphis - The Children's Museum of Memphis encourages the curiosity and imagination of children and their families through interactive exhibitions, programs and resources that help demystify the arts, sciences, humanities and technology.

 

 
 

 

Erling Jensen
Paulette's
Chez Philippe
Circa by John Bragg
Jim's Place
Folk's Folly
Charlie Vergos' Rendezvous
Corky's Bar-B-Q

 

 
 
 
Java Cabana
Otherlands Coffee Bar 
 
 

Memphis is legendary for it's rich heritage, certainly belongs to one of the places you must visit in your lifetime.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
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