Shopping
Quirky FunBass Pro Shops at the Pyramid
No admission feeShop outdoor gear inside a 32-story pyramid with an indoor cypress swamp, aquariums and an elevator ride to a glass-floored deck.
Memphis, TNTransit: reachable by public transit
Area guide · Tennessee, USA
Things to do in Memphis
- Sightseeing
- Museums
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Three to see first in Memphis
Nightlife
IconicBeale Street
No admission feeWalk a historic downtown Memphis street lined with blues clubs, bars, restaurants and shops with live music.
Memphis, TNTransit: reachable by public transit
Sightseeing
IconicGraceland
$50+Tour Elvis Presley's Memphis mansion, step aboard his custom airplanes and visit his grave in the Meditation Garden.
Memphis, TNTransit: reachable by public transit
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In Memphis
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Shopping
Quirky FunBass Pro Shops at the Pyramid
No admission feeShop outdoor gear inside a 32-story pyramid with an indoor cypress swamp, aquariums and an elevator ride to a glass-floored deck.
Memphis, TNTransit: reachable by public transit
Nightlife
IconicBeale Street
No admission feeWalk a historic downtown Memphis street lined with blues clubs, bars, restaurants and shops with live music.
Memphis, TNTransit: reachable by public transit
Sightseeing
IconicGraceland
$50+Tour Elvis Presley's Memphis mansion, step aboard his custom airplanes and visit his grave in the Meditation Garden.
Memphis, TNTransit: reachable by public transit
Attractions
Family FavoriteMemphis Zoo
$25–$50See polar bears, hippos, Komodo dragons and thousands of other animals across themed zones at a zoo in Midtown Memphis.
Memphis, TNTransit: reachable by public transit
Museums
IconicNational Civil Rights Museum
$25–$50Walk through the story of the American civil rights movement at the Lorraine Motel, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed in 1968.
Memphis, TNTransit: reachable by public transit
Museums
History BuffStax Museum of American Soul Music
Under $25Explore soul music history on the site of Stax Records, with Isaac Hayes's gold-trimmed Cadillac and a recreated Studio A.
Memphis, TNTransit: reachable by public transit
Sightseeing
IconicSun Studio
Under $25Tour the small Memphis studio where Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis cut records in the 1950s.
Memphis, TNTransit: reachable by public transit
Stay
IconicThe Peabody Memphis
$50+Stay at a 1925 grand hotel or stop in the lobby to watch five mallard ducks march to the fountain.
Memphis, TNTransit: reachable by public transit
Museums
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art
Under $25Tennessee's oldest and largest art museum, a privately funded nonprofit in Memphis's Overton Park.
Memphis, TNTransit: reachable by public transit
Museums
Memphis Rock 'n' Soul Museum
Under $25A Beale Street museum covering the history of Memphis music, from early rural blues to the city's influence worldwide.
Memphis, TNTransit: reachable by public transit
Museums
Metal Museum
Under $25A Memphis museum devoted to metalwork exhibitions and programs featuring metalsmiths.
Memphis, TN
Museums
Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art
Under $25Memphis museum of Asian and Judaic art, known for its large jade collection and Qing Dynasty objects.
Memphis, TNTransit: reachable by public transit
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Museums in Memphis
- National Civil Rights Museum
- Stax Museum of American Soul Music
- Memphis Brooks Museum of Art
- Memphis Rock 'n' Soul Museum
- Metal Museum
- Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art
- The Cotton Museum
- Edge Motor Museum
- Children's Museum of Memphis
- Fire Museum of Memphis
- Blues Hall of Fame
- Art Museum of the University of Memphis
- Pink Palace Museum and Planetarium
- Hampson Archeological Museum State Park, Wilson
- Dixon Gallery and Gardens
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About Memphis
Memphis sits on the Mississippi River in southwest Tennessee and calls itself the home of blues, soul and rock 'n' roll. Visitors can tour Elvis Presley's Graceland, hear live blues on Beale Street, and see Sun Studio and the Stax Museum of American Soul Music. The city also has the National Civil Rights Museum, the marching ducks at the Peabody Memphis, Bass Pro Shops at the Pyramid and the Memphis Zoo.
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Nearest help
Hospital with an emergency room · 1.0 mi from the center
Memphis Mental Health Institute
951 Court Avenue, Memphis, TN 38103
Police · 0.5 mi from the center
MPD Crump Station
949 E EH Crump Blvd, Memphis, TN 38104
Fire station · 0.5 mi from the center
Memphis Fire Station 8
625 Mississippi Blvd, Memphis, TN 38126
In an emergency, call 911.