100 Places You Need to Go in Memphis
100 Places You Need to Go in Memphis
There are way more than 100 places to go in Memphis, but these are some of the best. Some of them are super familiar (like Graceland), but there are plenty that might be uncharted territory for you. How many of these places have you been? Which ones are next on your list?
1. Earnestine & Hazel's
2. Crystal Shrine Grotto
3. Central Station Hotel
4. Memphis Botanic Gardens
5. The bluff walk
6. Peabody Hotel Lobby (The people watching is excellent.)
7. Meeman-Shelby State Forest State Park (Stop by the general store, get a burger)
8. Shelby Farms Park
9. National Civil Rights Museum
10. Memphis Zoo
11. Woodruff-Fontaine House / Victorian Village
12. Big River Crossing
13. Chickasaw Heritage Park mounds + Metal Museum
14. Martyr's Park
15. Court Square (especially during lunchtime on Thursdays; there are food trucks)
16. Peabody Hotel Rooftop
17. FedExForum for a basketball game
18. Wolf River Greenway (any section)
19. Museum of Science and History
20. ARRIVE Hotel
21. Center for Southern Folklore
22. Levitt Shell (Most of the concerts and film screenings at the Shell are completely free.)
23. AutoZone Park
24. Beale Street (especially A. Schwab General Store and the I Love Memphis billboard by Wet Willy's)
25. Brooks Museum of Art
26. Handy Park on Beale Street for a concert
27. Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art
28. Cooper-Young Historic District, including the rainbow crosswalk and Johnny Cash statue
29. Paula & Raiford's Disco
30. Beck & Call Rooftop at the Hyatt Centric
31. Mud Island River Park
32. The Rendezvous alley
33. Tiger Lane
34. I AM A MAN Plaza
35. Overton Square
36. Sun Studio
37. Tom Lee Park
38. Graceland
39. South Main Arts District (Especially on the last Friday of every month for Trolley Tour.)
40. Lichterman Nature Center
41. Rock'n'Soul Museum (If you only have time for one Memphis music museum, make it this one - it's the best of all of them rolled into one.)
42. House of Mews
43. Clark Tower (Have a drink in the Tower Room on the 33rd floor.)
44. The Arcade Restaurant
45. Bass Pro Shops at the Pyramid
46. Wild Bill's
47. Alex's Tavern
48. Shelby Farms Greenline
49. Dixon Gallery and Gardens
50. Goner Records
51. Huey's
52. Shangri-la Records
53. Overton Park Greensward (aka, the huge field in the middle of the park.)
54. Elmwood Cemetery (The final resting place of all sorts of notorious Memphians.)
55. Old Dominick Distillery
56. Bettis Family Cemetery
57. Summer Drive-In Movie Theater
58. Stax Museum of American Soul Music
59. Amurica Photo Booth
60. Slave Haven Underground Railroad Museum
61. Fire Museum
62. Children's Museum of Memphis
63. The Memphis room in the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
64. Memphis Farmers Market and Cooper Young Community Farmers Market
65. Chucalissa
66. Ghost River Brewery
67. Jerry's Snow Cones
68. Metal Museum
69. Melrose High School football stadium
70. Joe's Liquors (Go at night to see the Sputnik in action.)
71. Slider Inn patio (for a Jameson slushie—either location)
72. Old Forest at Overton Park
73. Hi-Tone Cafe
74. Grind City Brewery Taproom (see the view of the pyramid and check out the murals)
75. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
76. University of Memphis Art Museum (especially their Ancient Egyptian collection)
77. Memphis Made Brewing Taproom / the Big Red I Love Memphis Mural
78. Rhodes College Library
79. The Memphian Hotel
80. Cozy Corner BBQ
81. River Garden at Mississippi River Park
82. The Cove Cocktail & Oyster Bar
83. The Four Way Restaurant
84. Gibson's Donuts (The earlier in the morning, the better.)
85. Playhouse on the Square
86. The Edge District
87. Chef Tam's
88. Orpheum Theatre
89. City of Memphis skate park
90. Sushi Gas Station
91. Five In One Social Club
92. Crosstown Concourse
93. Broad Ave. Arts District / Wiseacre Brewing Taproom
94. Public Earthquake Research Center
95. Muddy's Bake Shop
96. Memphis International Airport
97. The Warehouse (Also a part of a private residence, but the public parties and events there are some of the best in town.)
98. Al Green's Full Gospel Tabernacle
99. Burke's Books
100. Novel Bookstore in Laurelwood
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