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Memphis has the energy and excitement of a big city, full of fun and unique things to do, see, taste and experience.
Memphis has the energy and excitement of a big city, full of fun and unique things to do, see, taste and experience.
Memphis trivia, facts & talking Points
Facts, Trivia Talking Points 1
- Memphis is home to 60+ attractions including many one-of-a-kind treasures such as Graceland, Sun Studio, W.C. Handy House, the National Civil Rights Museum, and more
- Beale Street is an alluring entertainment district built on an astoundingly rich musical tradition – a rite of passage for any true music lover
- Memphis is home of professional sports such as the Memphis Grizzlies (NBA), Memphis Redbirds (AAA baseball) and the Mississippi RiverKings (hockey)
- Memphis offers unique sporting events including the The Memphis Open, AutoZone Liberty Bowl, Southern Heritage Classic, Germantown Charity Horse Show, FedEx St. Jude Classic and many more
- Warmer months in Memphis welcomes street musicians and outdoor concerts plus the world-famous Beale Street Flippers
- Foodies enjoy the many restaurants in Memphis that offer anything from soul food and slow-smoked barbecue to upscale specialties and fine dining inspired by James Beard Award-winning chefs
- The clubs on Beale let you mix and mingle and you will begin to understand why Memphis music made such an impact on the world
- Memphis is headquarters for Federal Express, AutoZone, International Paper, Morgan-Keegan, Sharp Manufacturing, Ducks Unlimited and dozens of other major and international companies
- Memphis is home to some of the country’s finest examples of paintings and sculpture housed at the Dixon Gallery & Gardens, Memphis Botanic Gardens and Memphis Brooks Museum of Art – just to name a few
- Graceland is the second most visited private home in the United States next to theÂ
Facts, Trivia Talking Points 2
- Beale Street is the second most popular entertainment street in the United States following Bourbon Street in New Orleans. Home to more than 25 clubs, restaurants and retail shops.
- Tourism in Memphis garners 3.2 billion dollars annually.
- Memphis International Airport (MEM) is the largest cargo airport in North America and second in the world.Â
- Life books listed Memphis among its top 100 Dream Destinations in 2008.Â
- Memphis is the 18th largest city in the United States.
- Each year during the annual Memphis in May Festival, Memphis hosts the World Championship Barbeque Cooking Contest.
- Memphis was founded in 1819 by John Overton, Andrew Jackson, and James Winchester.
- The name Memphis means Established and Beautiful.
- Memphis is known as the Home of the Blues and the Birthplace of Rock ‘n’ Roll.
- Prior to its official founding, the Bluffs of Memphis were occupied by a succession of Native Americans, traders and forts.
- Memphis was the world’s largest artesian well water system which first became available to the city in 1887.
- Memphis is situated on the edge of the widest part of the Mississippi River.
- Memphis is the only city in the nation to win the award for the nation’s cleanest city five times.
- Memphis is the pork barbeque capital of the world.
- Volney, the lion who roared at the beginning of all the old MGM movies, lived at the Memphis Zoo until his death in 1944.
- Tom Lee Park was named after a great citizen who saved 32 people from drowning in the Mississippi River when the steamship Norman sank despite his inability to swim.