100 Places You Need to Go in Memphis

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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
 

The Bluff Walk, Memphis, Tenn.
 

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.)


Memphis' Levitt Shell In Action

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.)
 

Clark Tower, Memphis, Tenn.
 

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.)

Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.

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.)

Joe's Liquors, Memphis, Tenn.

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

river garden

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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stelienka
I was so glad to find your list of unique places to see in Memphis! We loved the Crystal Shrine Grotto (so unique and so lovely) and Gibson's Donuts. Why can't I have those up North??
February 2, 2015 4:53am
maryann F
Where is the best place to stay in Memphis? I want a nice and safe place for my three granddaughters and I to enjoy the best of Memphis. We need a swimming pool too. What should we be sure to see? Which places are interesting for 9 year old girls? I looked at your list, but wondered what we should be sure to include considering their ages. We are going to Graceland and the Sun Records.
February 12, 2015 2:53pm
Soap Flake
What about Slave Haven, part of the underground railroad?
April 28, 2015 11:15pm
Soap Flake
Overton Square
April 28, 2015 11:16pm
Soap Flake
Davies Manor Plantation
April 28, 2015 11:22pm
Soap Flake
Victorian Village District
April 29, 2015 12:07am
Mary June Claton
I moved to Memphis in 1957 and lived there until 1982 It was a wonderful place to live. I lived in Whitehaven and my kids went to Graceland School. My boys graduated Hillcrest and my daughter graduated Bishop Byrne. I would like to visit more but am old and in bad health and don't get there much anymore.
January 13, 2016 1:19am
Denise
Do you know of any polish restaurants in Memphis...
March 26, 2016 5:38pm
nichole white
looking foward to checking some of these places out
April 12, 2016 4:38pm
nichole white
check this out
April 12, 2016 4:39pm
Gryphon Gazett…
[…] people that you wouldn’t see in the hallways.” Quesada follows her subjects to places in Memphis that are personally meaningful to them, including Gibson’s Donuts, the Memphis Pyramid and even […]
May 15, 2016 12:26pm
Holly Whitfield
Denise, Sadly I do not.
June 26, 2017 12:46pm
Daryl Andrews
Walking Pants Curiosities in South Main might be something worth visiting.
July 19, 2018 5:40pm
Rhonda Ciaramitaro
So happy I saw this site! Great info, and I'm already putting some of these on my to-do list!!!
July 20, 2018 9:08am
Holly Whitfield
Great addition, Daryl! Thank you!
July 20, 2018 11:48am
Holly Whitfield
Thank you Rhonda!
July 20, 2018 11:49am
Rodrigo
Just put on my browser favorites for my next trip to Memphis!! Been there for 10 days in 2016 and saw only 11 of 100. Much more to do in this wonderful city.
July 26, 2018 7:10am
Christina todd
You left one place of the list ! The best way to see Memphis is on a Segway! It’s awesome just visit segwaymemphis.com! They offer one and two hour tours they take you all over including bass pro and across the bridge! There are also history tours, haunted tours, sunset tours and for the locals they have scavenger hunts! Very knowledgeable guides
July 26, 2018 8:09pm
Pam C.
I loved this list and would add Lebonheur Children’s Hospital. Lobby art work and displays on each floor are worth a trip to see!
July 26, 2018 8:55pm
Kim
Gibson’s Donuts should have been #1.
July 27, 2018 10:09am

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