One-of-a-Kinds in Memphis

Entertainment
Memphis is home to more than 60 unique attractions including:
• Graceland
• Sun Studio
• W.C. Handy House Museum
• Gibson Guitar Factory
• Memphis Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum
• STAX Museum of American Soul Music
• Beale Street
• Memphis Zoo’s China exhibit, Northwest Passage and Teton Trek
• Mud Island River Park
• National Civil Rights Museum
• National Ornamental Metal Museum
We’re also 30 minutes away from all of the excitement of Las Vegas-style casinos including Harrah's, Sam’s Town, Gold Strike, and more in nearby Tunica, Mississippi.

Memphis is the host of more than 150 annual events, such as:
• Memphis in May International Festival
• Beale Street Music Festival
• World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest
• St. Jude Classic Golf Championship
• Memphis Music & Heritage Festival
• Indie Film Festival
• Africa in April Cultural Awareness Festival
• Elvis Tribute Week
• Pink Palace Crafts Fair
• Greek Festival
• Southern Women’s Show
• Blues Music Awards
• Memphis Italian Festival
• Southeastern Indian Heritage Festival
• Southern Heritage Football Classic
• AutoZone Liberty Bowl

Family Fun
Memphis is family-friendly and filled with lots of things to see and do. Memphis attractions make for plenty of memorable family fun, and kids of all ages will enjoy a visit to the following:
• Mud Island River Park
• Mississippi River Museum
• Memphis Zoo
• Children's Museum of Memphis
• Memphis Pink Palace Museum, Sharpe Planetarium and CTI IMAX® Theatre
• Peabody Ducks
• Peabody Place Entertainment & Retail Center
• Fire Museum of Memphis
• Lichterman Nature Center
• Chucalissa Museum
• Memphis Riverboats, Inc.
• AutoZone Park, home of the Memphis Redbirds baseball team

African American Heritage
Memphis is rich in African American history, and a hub of heritage and socio-economic change from slavery in the 8th century to the civil rights movement of the 1960s to today. Attractions and entertainment options that highlight the trials, triumphs, and contributions of African Americans include:
• National Civil Rights Museum
• Slave Haven Underground Railroad Museum /Burkle Estate
• Memphis Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum
• Alex Haley House & Museum
• Mississippi River Museum
• Beale Street Entertainment District
• STAX Museum of American Soul Music
• W.C. Handy House Museum
• Center for Southern Folklore
• Cotton Museum at the Memphis Cotton Exchange

Entreprenurial
Memphis is headquarters for FeEx, AutoZone, Cleo Wrap, International Paper, Morgan-Keegan, Orgill Brothers, Sharp Manufacturing, Storage U.S.A., Buckman Laboratories, Ducks Unlimited, Elvis Presley Enterprises, and dozens of other major and international companies.

Southern Heritage And Culture
Memphis is steeped in Southern heritage and culture. Davy Crockett, Mark Twain, and Elvis Presley are just a few of the hundreds of famous (and infamous) characters who roamed Memphis’ streets. Attractions and events that celebrate the essence of our Southern culture and architecture include:
• Orpheum Theatre
• Center for Southern Folklore
• Elmwood Cemetery
• Davies Manor Plantation
• Victorian Village
• African American History Month
• Central Gardens Home Tour
• A. Schwab’s Dry Goods Store
• Southern Tenant Farmers Museum

Sports
Memphis is home of professional sports and unique sporting events, such as the Memphis Grizzlies (NBA), Memphis Redbirds (AAA baseball), and the Mississippi RiverKings. Other local sports highlights include the Regions Morgan Keegan Tennis Championship, Germantown Charity Horse Show, St. Jude Classic golf championship, Southern Heritage Classic, the annual AutoZone Liberty Bowl football classic, and Mirimichi, Justin Timberlake’s world-class golf course.

The Arts
Memphis is home to some of the country’s finest examples of paintings and sculpture, and permanent exhibits which can be found amongst the 2,000 impressionist and post-impressionist works at the Dixon Gallery & Gardens, the impressive medieval and Renaissance work at Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis Botanic Garden, Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art, and the Art Museum at the University of Memphis. Private galleries abound, especially in the South Main Arts and Entertainment District and the Cooper-Young/ Entertainment District.

Memphis is also home to several superb theaters, including the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts at the Memphis Cook Convention Center, the Orpheum Theatre, Playhouse on the Square, Circuit Playhouse, Playhouse 51 in Millington, Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center, Hattiloo Theatre, Germantown Performing Arts Centre, Germantown Community Theater and Theatre Memphis. Arts organizations such as Ballet Memphis, the Lindenwood Concert Series, Memphis Black Arts Alliance, Memphis Symphony Orchestra and Opera Memphis are just a few of our award-winning providers of arts and entertainment.