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Memphis TravelBackgroud in MemphisBackgroud information about Memphis
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Overview
August 30, 2010
Overview : Arrival and getting aroundMemphis International Airport is ten miles south of downtown a long and complicated bus trip, but just fifteen minutes by the Yellow Cabs limo/van service ($10; tel 901/577-7777) or taxi ($2025). ... more
August 30, 2010
Overview : MemphisThe cotton-trading capital of the Delta, MEMPHIS , perched above the Mississippi two hundred miles west of Nashville and three hundred south of St Louis, is one of the great destinations of the South. ... more
August 30, 2010
Overview : InformationThe spacious and modern Tennessee Welcome Center by the Pyramid, complete with nine-foot bronze Elvis, facing Mud Island at river level at 119 N Riverside Drive and Adams Avenue is open 24 hours a day every day. ... more Things to Do in MemphisThings to Do in Memphis
August 30, 2010
Sun Studio : Sun StudioAt Sun Studio , ten minutes' walk east of Beale Street at 706 Union Ave (10am6pm daily), every hour on the half-hour, twenty-minute "tours" of its single room, ... more
August 30, 2010
Graceland : GracelandIn itself, Elvis Presley's Graceland was a surprisingly modest home for the world's most successful entertainer. It's certainly not the "mansion" you may have been led to expect, ... more
August 30, 2010
National Civil Rights Museum : National Civil Rights MuseumThe National Civil Rights Museum , a few blocks south of Beale Street at 450 Mulberry St (MonSat 9am5pm, Sun 15pm, JuneAug 9am6pm; $8.50), has been built around the remains of the Lorraine Motel , ... more
August 30, 2010
Attractions Overview : Nightlife and entertainmentThough live music is at its best in Memphis during the city's many festivals , ... more Eating in MemphisEating and dining information for Memphis
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Dining Overview
August 30, 2010
Dining Overview : EatingMemphians are fond of their food, proclaiming their city to be the pork barbecue capital of the world, with over one hundred specialty restaurants. There's also a good selection of reasonably priced soul-food cafs, ... more |
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