Downtown isn’t the Memphis you remember, with a vibrant nightlife and limitless entertainment options, including the Beale Street Entertainment District, FedEx Forum (home of the NBA Memphis Grizzlies) and AutoZone Park (home of the AAA Memphis Redbirds). Plus, there’s the Peabody Place Entertainment and Retail Center, home to shopping, dining, and more!

Other sites of interest include:

• The Smithsonian’s Rock and Soul Museum, featuring the history of blues and rock and roll in the heart of the city that created the music.

• Tunica Casinos, with nine casinos, including the biggest one between Las Vegas and Atlantic City, a few miles south of Memphis.

• The National Civil Rights Museum, special museum and historic site of the Lorraine Motel.

• Stax Museum of American Music, chronicling the city’s contribution that led to Memphis being known as Soulsville, U.S.A.

 

For information on these and other Memphis area attractions, including the Memphis Zoo & Aquarium, the Children’s Museum of Memphis, Chucalissa (Native American) Museum, Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Lichterman Nature Center, Memphis Botanic Garden, Brooks Museum of Art, Pink Palace Museum, Memphis Queen Line (riverboat cruises), Mud Island River Park, Ride the Ducks of Memphis (boat rides), and the Sun Studio, visit the Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau.