Museums
Pink Palace Museum odd name, great museum

Civil Rights Museum

Memphis Fire Museum one of the country's best

Lichterman Nature Center

Memphis Rock ’n Soul Museum as the name says

Chucalissa Archaeological Museum actual Choctaw archaeological site

Children’s Museum of Memphis

Memphis Cotton Museum cotton business history

Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art

Attractions
Graceland Home of the King

The Memphis Zoo celebrating 120 years

Mud Island Park really... that's the name

Center for Southern Folklore showcase of Southern culture

Elmwood Cemetery daily tours - fascinating, not ghoulish

Sun Studios birthplace of Rock ’n Roll

Memphis Peabody Hotel famed Peabody Ducks

Stax Museum American Soul Music

Seasonal Attractions
Memphis in May month-long international festival

World Championship BBQ Contest the entire world

Elvis Week 8-16 August 2026

FedEx Forum

Things To Do
Beale Street Home of the Blues

Memphis Riverboats cruise the Mississippi on a stern-wheeler

The Blues Foundation

Memphis Road Tours

Sports
University of Memphis Athletics

The Grizzlies Memphis' NBA team

The Redbirds Minor League Baseball team

Performing Arts
The Memphis Symphony ~ Orpheum Theater

Opera Memphis ~ Playhouse on the Square

Artsy Places
Memphis Botanic Garden 96 acres of horticultural wonder

The Brooks Museum of Art nationally recognized art museum

The Metal Museum dedicated to fine metalwork as an artform

Dixon Art Gallery since 1976, a premier art institution

Jay Etkin Art Gallery contemporary and ethnographic art

Memphis BBQ Eateries
Interstate BBQ ~ Corky’s BBQ ~ Pig-N-Whistle ~ The Rendezvous ~ Germantown Commissary ~ Marlowe’s

Casinos in nearby Tunica, MS
Fitzgerald’s Casino ~ Hollywood Casino
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