General Memphis Information
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Birthplace of Rock and Roll and Home of the Blues, Memphis offers something for everybody! Known as the Bluff City or River City, while in the middle of a downtown renaissance, Memphis has quite a few neighborhoods of note as well as a thriving suburban life.
Downtown is slowly but surely getting more populated, but most activity is during the week and in the evenings. Mid-town is where it is hip and happening. The main suburbs are Germantown (the closest) and Bartlett. Please also see www.memphisguide.com for neighborhood information.
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No car? No worries! Check out MATA and the great trolley system to get you around.
The newspaper is the Commercial Appeal and the alternative paper is the Memphis Flyer. To see what is hip and happening while you are here, visit Memphis Mojo.
Memphis in May, all month long
The first weekend in May is the Beale Street Festival, part of Memphis in May
17th Annual Blues on the Bluff 7/23 and 8/2 weekends 2005
"In the Quest to identify the roots of American Music, all roads lead to Memphis." This quoted from the Smithsonian, thus the creation of the Rock 'n' Soul Museum
Where Elvis got his start (and many others too) others rumored to often visit include U2, etc. -- Sun Studio
Second only to Motown, the Stax Museum is one of the leading soul recording studios in history
Where Dr. Martin Luther King was shot and is honored today at the Nation Civil Rights Museum
Downtown shopping is right in the heart of the city.
Mall shopping is in the suburbs.
We have pandas and a tribute to Jeff Buckley (check out the tigers) at the Memphis Zoo Do not forget the Peabody Ducks! Entertainment for the whole family!
Also, check out the only interactive park to preserve and promote the natural and cultural history of the Mississippi River. Home of the only to-scale replica of the river: www.mudisland.com.
Just for kids - The Memphis Children's Museum
Tennessee apparently is famous for its hunting; please see some of the general sites above
The South's Casino Capitol, Tunica, Mississippi is only 20 minutes away.
WONDERS hosts rotating exhibits, usually among the finest in the country.
The Brooks Museum is the largest fine arts museum in Tennessee.
The only institution in the Americas devoted exclusively to the preservation and promotion of fine metalwork is the Metal Museum.
Visit the Dixon to view a small, but rare, collection of French and American Impressionist, as well as Post-Impressionist, artwork.
Not Rock and Roll or Blues, but all music in Memphis is great -- Memphis Symphony and Opera Memphis
For the theatrical at heart: www.theatrememphis.com
Ballet is also great: www.balletmemphis.org
All there is to know about the arts in Memphis
New in 2004, the FedEx Forum is home to the Memphis Grizzlies and Memphis Tigers
In the heart of downtown, do not miss Auto Zone Park, home of the Memphis Redbirds
Memphis is named after an Egyptian city, so it has to have a pyramid -- the Pyramid Arena. This venue hosts concerts, games, and art exhibits.
Looking for a little American History? It is not far away at local historical parks!