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Memphis, Tennessee
List Sites to See at a Glance
Distance from Tunica Resorts Casinos: 17
miles to the Memphis City Limits. Take Highway 61 north.
Dining: Memphis offers a wide variety of
dining options from casual to fine dining, including French, Southern-Style,
Steakhouses, Cajun, Barbeque Asian, and Eclectic/Fusion
Attractions in Memphis, Tennessee :
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Graceland
No visit to the region is complete without a visit to Graceland, Elvis
Presley's beloved estate. Tours include Elvis' mansion, cars, planes,
jewelry, costumes and the "Meditation Garden," Elvis' final resting place.
More information at www.elvis.com
Beale
Street Entertainment District
offers a wide variety of musical options from country, to hip-hip to the
blues. Located in Downtown Memphis.
The
Peabody Hotel
One of the South's Grand Historic Hotels located in Downtown Memphis. Famous
for the "duck walk".
Peabody Ducks Parade through the Peabody's Grand Lobby twice daily, 11am
and 5pm.
Peabody
Place
is the place to go for dining and entertainment including Issac Hayes
Restaurant.
FedexForum
Home to the NBA Memphis Grizzlies, this new 805,850 square-foot arena is
located in downtown Memphis on Beale Street. Always open to the public, the
arena will hold concerts, hockey, and arena football. For more information
visit the Fedex Forum online at
www.fedexforum.com.
Rock
'n Soul Museum
The Rock 'n Soul museum features the Smithsonian Institution's Rock `n'
Soul: Social Crossroads exhibition, a chronology of rebellious hearts and
echoes that shaped "the Memphis Sound" in addition to various other
artifacts from Memphis music legends including Elvis Presley, Otis Redding,
B.B. King, Jerry Lee Lewis Smithsonian's Rock 'n Soul Museum is located in
the Fedex Forum and tickets are $9 for adults and 6 for youths. For more
information visit the Rock 'n Soul Museum online at
www.memphisrocknsoul.org.
Memphis
Zoo
From giraffe to pandas the Memphis zoo is packed full of animals from around
the world. The Memphis Zoo will soon add Polar Bears to their list of
animals when the construction of the Northwest Passage is complete in spring
of 2006. Tickets for the zoo are $13 for adults, $12 for seniors, $8 for
children (under 2 admitted free). For more information visit the Memphis Zoo
online at
www.memphiszoo.org
Ride
the Ducks
See Memphis by land AND
water aboard ONE amazing vehicle. Discover the history, humor, and heroes of
this legendary town and cruise the river too! Entertaining informative
captains narrate this fascinating and fun expedition. FREE Wacky QuackersTM
too! 60 minute Tours Depart Frequently 7 days a week. April thru November
From Third Street & Union Ave. For more
information on Ride the Ducks visit them online at
www.memphisducks.com
Lauderdale
Courts Elvis' Teenage Home
Lauderdale Courts opened its doors to the renovated apartment that Elvis and
his parents lived in from 1949-53. Built in 1938, Lauderdale Courts is on
the National Register of Historical places. For more information on
Lauderdale Courts visit them online at
www.lauderdalecourts.com.
Pink
Palace Museum, Planetarium & IMAX Theater
Originally the home of Clarence Saunders, inventor of self-service
grocery stores, the museum features culture and history exhibits unique to
the Mid-South as well as a Planetarium and IMAX Theater.
Memphis
Motorsports Park
Hosts NASCAR Busch Series and NASCAR Truck Series as well as NHRA
Powerade Drag Racing Series
The
Pyramid
A view of the Pyramid from Tom Lee Park. This 32-story, 22,500-seat,
multi-purpose arena is situated on the banks of the Mississippi River and
hosts assorted entertainment and sporting events. A tribute to the city's
Egyptian namesake in Egypt, it is the third largest pyramid in the world.
Memphis
Brooks Museum of Art
Set in the city's historic Overton Park, the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art is
the region's oldest and largest museum. Its collection of paintings, prints,
and sculptures spans the 13th through 20th centuries and represents cultures
from virtually every continent.
Downtown
Memphis Main Street Trolley
Restored antique trolley cars ramble along the Main Street Mall and scenic
Riverside Drive, connecting downtown area attractions, hotels, restaurants,
and shops.
National
Civil Rights Museum
Located at the Lorraine Motel, site of the 1968 assassination of Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr., the museum presents interactive audiovisual displays,
life-sized replicas, and actual artifacts to present an emotionally charged
history of the American civil rights movement. The $11M expansion opened in
September, 2002 which includes the renovation of the boarding house where
the fatal shot was fired. Exploring the Legacy brings the history that
followed King's assassination into the National Civil Rights Museum tour
experience.
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