Guidebook for Memphis

Michelle
Guidebook for Memphis

Food Scene

Long-running chain serving spicy fried chicken & comfort sides in a low-key setting.
159 locals recommend
Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken
310 S Front St
159 locals recommend
Long-running chain serving spicy fried chicken & comfort sides in a low-key setting.
Elevated gastropub serving lunch, dinner, brunch & late-night menus in brick-walled, dimly lit digs.
61 locals recommend
SOB Downtown
345 S Main St
61 locals recommend
Elevated gastropub serving lunch, dinner, brunch & late-night menus in brick-walled, dimly lit digs.
Smoked meat emporium offering Memphis-style eats, from dry-rub ribs to hot chicken wings.
88 locals recommend
Central BBQ - Downtown
147 E Butler Ave
88 locals recommend
Smoked meat emporium offering Memphis-style eats, from dry-rub ribs to hot chicken wings.
Small plates of soups, salads & entrees are served with taster-size pours of wine in posh surrounds.
101 locals recommend
Flight Restaurant and Wine Bar
39 S Main St
101 locals recommend
Small plates of soups, salads & entrees are served with taster-size pours of wine in posh surrounds.
99 Cent Soul Food Express
414 S Main St
Japanese plates & sushi, plus drinks, are served in basic, bar-like digs featuring exposed brick.
18 locals recommend
South Main Sushi
520 S Main St
18 locals recommend
Japanese plates & sushi, plus drinks, are served in basic, bar-like digs featuring exposed brick.
The Happy Mexican Restaurant & Cantina is Memphis' premier mexican restaurant, offers a wide array of authentic mexican menu selections.
10 locals recommend
Happy Mexican
385 S 2nd St
10 locals recommend
The Happy Mexican Restaurant & Cantina is Memphis' premier mexican restaurant, offers a wide array of authentic mexican menu selections.
Long-standing tavern serving Southern-influenced comfort food, with live entertainment on weekends.
23 locals recommend
The Green Beetle
325 S Main St
23 locals recommend
Long-standing tavern serving Southern-influenced comfort food, with live entertainment on weekends.
City Market is family-owned
20 locals recommend
City Market
66 S Main St
20 locals recommend
City Market is family-owned
Rock ’n’ roll-themed chain with a high-energy vibe serving burgers & American classics.
23 locals recommend
Hard Rock Cafe
126 Beale St
23 locals recommend
Rock ’n’ roll-themed chain with a high-energy vibe serving burgers & American classics.
Great breakfast brunch with $3 mimosas. I suggest reservations or get there early!
Automatic Slim's
Great breakfast brunch with $3 mimosas. I suggest reservations or get there early!

Drinks & Nightlife

Low-key, 2nd-floor bar & grill with live piano & a jukebox, open until 3 a.m.
89 locals recommend
Earnestine & Hazel's
531 S Main St
89 locals recommend
Low-key, 2nd-floor bar & grill with live piano & a jukebox, open until 3 a.m.
Tri-level dance club with bands, DJs & pub grub drawing young crowds until the wee hours.
19 locals recommend
Club 152
152 Beale St
19 locals recommend
Tri-level dance club with bands, DJs & pub grub drawing young crowds until the wee hours.
Lively, brick-walled chain bar known for its rainbow of frozen drinks, plus offbeat pub fare.
14 locals recommend
Wet Willie's
209 Beale St
14 locals recommend
Lively, brick-walled chain bar known for its rainbow of frozen drinks, plus offbeat pub fare.
Blues fans come for live music & Southern food classics in a brightly decorated listening room.
97 locals recommend
B.B. King's Blues Club
143 Beale St
97 locals recommend
Blues fans come for live music & Southern food classics in a brightly decorated listening room.
Busy hot spot with light Latin bites & tropical mixed drinks, plus live salsa bands & dance lessons.
15 locals recommend
Rumba Room
303 S Main St
15 locals recommend
Busy hot spot with light Latin bites & tropical mixed drinks, plus live salsa bands & dance lessons.
Buzzy beer garden serving modern American cuisine & cocktails in an airy, outdoor space with games.
77 locals recommend
Loflin Yard
7 W Carolina Ave
77 locals recommend
Buzzy beer garden serving modern American cuisine & cocktails in an airy, outdoor space with games.
25 locals recommend
Pontotoc Lounge
314 S Main St
25 locals recommend
Easygoing sports lounge outfitted with football helmets serving familiar bar eats, beer & cocktails.
9 locals recommend
Max's Sports Bar
115 GE Patterson Ave
9 locals recommend
Easygoing sports lounge outfitted with football helmets serving familiar bar eats, beer & cocktails.
Brick- & wood-accented hangout featuring casual American grub along with weekly steak & wine nights.
42 locals recommend
The Blue Monkey
2012 Madison Ave
42 locals recommend
Brick- & wood-accented hangout featuring casual American grub along with weekly steak & wine nights.
Twilight Sky Terrace overlooking the Mississippi River. Awesome views!
11 locals recommend
Madison Hotel
79 Madison Ave
11 locals recommend
Twilight Sky Terrace overlooking the Mississippi River. Awesome views!

Arts & Culture

The Stax Museum of American Soul Music, located on the original site of Stax Records in Memphis, Tennessee, offers a fun and interactive experience that includes an award-winning documentary film, video displays of interviews and classic performances, and exhibits of musical instruments, costumes, records, and photographs--items of memorabilia that tell the story of a great musical genre born in the USA.
174 locals recommend
Stax Museum of American Soul Music
926 E McLemore Ave
174 locals recommend
The Stax Museum of American Soul Music, located on the original site of Stax Records in Memphis, Tennessee, offers a fun and interactive experience that includes an award-winning documentary film, video displays of interviews and classic performances, and exhibits of musical instruments, costumes, records, and photographs--items of memorabilia that tell the story of a great musical genre born in the USA.
The National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel, the assassination site of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., chronicles key episodes in the American civil rights movement, and the legacy of this movement, to inspire participation in the civil and human rights efforts globally through its collections, exhibitions, and educational programs.
319 locals recommend
National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel
450 Mulberry St
319 locals recommend
The National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel, the assassination site of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., chronicles key episodes in the American civil rights movement, and the legacy of this movement, to inspire participation in the civil and human rights efforts globally through its collections, exhibitions, and educational programs.
This museum tells the story of how Memphis came to be. Engaging exhibits help visitors understand our city's place in time and explain how the art, history and music that is so important to our culture evolved from the confluence of people that were originally gathered here around the cotton industry.
24 locals recommend
The Cotton Museum
65 Union Ave
24 locals recommend
This museum tells the story of how Memphis came to be. Engaging exhibits help visitors understand our city's place in time and explain how the art, history and music that is so important to our culture evolved from the confluence of people that were originally gathered here around the cotton industry.
Memphis and Tennessee historical items to take you back to the Victorian times in early state history and life.
10 locals recommend
Woodruff-Fontaine House
680 Adams Ave
10 locals recommend
Memphis and Tennessee historical items to take you back to the Victorian times in early state history and life.
The Memphis Music Hall of Fame museum and exhibition introduces guests to some of the greatest musicians of all time. This fun, fascinating and educational exhibition features never-before-seen memorabilia, rare video performances and interviews, interactive exhibits, and much more.
9 locals recommend
Memphis Music Hall of Fame
126 S 2nd St
9 locals recommend
The Memphis Music Hall of Fame museum and exhibition introduces guests to some of the greatest musicians of all time. This fun, fascinating and educational exhibition features never-before-seen memorabilia, rare video performances and interviews, interactive exhibits, and much more.
The Brooks Museum, which was founded in 1916, is the oldest and largest art museum in the state of Tennessee.
123 locals recommend
Brooks Museum
1934 Poplar Ave
123 locals recommend
The Brooks Museum, which was founded in 1916, is the oldest and largest art museum in the state of Tennessee.
Wonderful professional diverse theatre!
46 locals recommend
Playhouse On The Square
66 Cooper St
46 locals recommend
Wonderful professional diverse theatre!
Has changing exhibits of contemporary art and permanent collections of Egyptian and West African art.
Art Museum of the University of Memphis
3750 Norriswood Ave
Has changing exhibits of contemporary art and permanent collections of Egyptian and West African art.
The Daisy Theatre is a prime surving example of nickelodeon architecture from the early cinema era. The tiny hall features a grand half dome entrance on Memphis’s famous Beale Street.
19 locals recommend
New Daisy Theatre
330 Beale St
19 locals recommend
The Daisy Theatre is a prime surving example of nickelodeon architecture from the early cinema era. The tiny hall features a grand half dome entrance on Memphis’s famous Beale Street.
The Pink Palace Museum is one of the largest facilities of its kind in the Southeast. You can walk through a replica of the first self-service grocery store in the country, Clarence Saunders' Piggly Wiggly. Explore the cultural and natural history of the Mid-South through exciting exhibits, dioramas, and audio-visuals.
34 locals recommend
Pink Palace Museum
3050 Central Ave
34 locals recommend
The Pink Palace Museum is one of the largest facilities of its kind in the Southeast. You can walk through a replica of the first self-service grocery store in the country, Clarence Saunders' Piggly Wiggly. Explore the cultural and natural history of the Mid-South through exciting exhibits, dioramas, and audio-visuals.
The museum is comprised of 18 galleries. The exhibits detail early inhabitants in the valley to modern day transportation, including two full size boat replicas which you can board and explore.
Mississippi River Museum
125 N Front St
The museum is comprised of 18 galleries. The exhibits detail early inhabitants in the valley to modern day transportation, including two full size boat replicas which you can board and explore.

Sightseeing

Tom Lee Park
Birthplace of Rock n Roll. Highly recommend this experience. Consists of a 1 hour tour.
217 locals recommend
Sun Studio
706 Union Ave
217 locals recommend
Birthplace of Rock n Roll. Highly recommend this experience. Consists of a 1 hour tour.
Live music, food, booze, trinkets all over the place.
245 locals recommend
Beale Street
128 Beale St
245 locals recommend
Live music, food, booze, trinkets all over the place.
Take an unforgettable journey through the most famous rock 'n' roll residence in the world. Explore the personal side of Elvis Presley and learn how his revolutionary style and unique sound changed the face of popular music and culture forever. This legendary rock 'n' roll pilgrimage will show you why Elvis lives.
260 locals recommend
Graceland
260 locals recommend
Take an unforgettable journey through the most famous rock 'n' roll residence in the world. Explore the personal side of Elvis Presley and learn how his revolutionary style and unique sound changed the face of popular music and culture forever. This legendary rock 'n' roll pilgrimage will show you why Elvis lives.
Crossing the Mississippi between Tennessee and Arkansas, this is one of two bridges here in Memphis. This is the downstream one and carries I-55 and other highways across.
Memphis-Arkansas Bridge
Crossing the Mississippi between Tennessee and Arkansas, this is one of two bridges here in Memphis. This is the downstream one and carries I-55 and other highways across.
Nearly 90 years after the inaugural march, ducks still visit the lobby fountain at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. each day.
126 locals recommend
The Peabody Memphis
149 Union Ave
126 locals recommend
Nearly 90 years after the inaugural march, ducks still visit the lobby fountain at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. each day.
The Stax Museum of American Soul Music is the first and only museum dedicated to the story and sound of America’s soul music, with a particular emphasis on Stax Records and the Memphis Sound. The 17,000 square-foot museum houses a vast collection of exhibits and artifacts and hosts live music events, special exhibits, panel discussions, and various community outreach programs.
Soulsville Foundation
926 E McLemore Ave
The Stax Museum of American Soul Music is the first and only museum dedicated to the story and sound of America’s soul music, with a particular emphasis on Stax Records and the Memphis Sound. The 17,000 square-foot museum houses a vast collection of exhibits and artifacts and hosts live music events, special exhibits, panel discussions, and various community outreach programs.
The Blues Hall of Fame Museum is a Memphis gem for both serious blues fans and casual visitors. With robust exhibits and in-depth history, the museum exposes, educates, and entertains visitors with all that is blues culture while highlighting our over 400 inductees in five key categories: Performer, Individual, Album, Single, and Literature.
28 locals recommend
Blues Hall of Fame Museum
421 S Main St
28 locals recommend
The Blues Hall of Fame Museum is a Memphis gem for both serious blues fans and casual visitors. With robust exhibits and in-depth history, the museum exposes, educates, and entertains visitors with all that is blues culture while highlighting our over 400 inductees in five key categories: Performer, Individual, Album, Single, and Literature.
The Crystal Shrine Grotto is a man-made cave located inside of Memorial Park Cemetery in Memphis.
9 locals recommend
Crystal Shrine Grotto | Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery
5668 Poplar Ave
9 locals recommend
The Crystal Shrine Grotto is a man-made cave located inside of Memorial Park Cemetery in Memphis.

Parks & Nature

Vance Park is a well-maintained perch overlooking Tom Lee Park and the Mississippi River. John Medewedeff's sculpture Whirl , a public art piece commissioned by UrbanARt Commission, mirrors the eddies and whirls of the Mississippi River. The sculpture provides visitors with a shaded seat and a fantastic view of the river.
Riverside Drive
Riverside Drive
Vance Park is a well-maintained perch overlooking Tom Lee Park and the Mississippi River. John Medewedeff's sculpture Whirl , a public art piece commissioned by UrbanARt Commission, mirrors the eddies and whirls of the Mississippi River. The sculpture provides visitors with a shaded seat and a fantastic view of the river.
Located on Mud Island, this 105-acre spacious, tree-lined park is a favorite riverside green space for Downtown residents. Park amenities include a 1.5 mile pedestrian trail that lines the length of the park , bike racks, plenty of parking and a boat ramp on the the north end of the park.
9 locals recommend
Mud Island River Park - Monorail Station
125 N Front St
9 locals recommend
Located on Mud Island, this 105-acre spacious, tree-lined park is a favorite riverside green space for Downtown residents. Park amenities include a 1.5 mile pedestrian trail that lines the length of the park , bike racks, plenty of parking and a boat ramp on the the north end of the park.
Harbor Town is a charismatic neighborhood filled with nature trails, ponds, and walking trails that elegantly connect the town’s houses and businesses.
17 locals recommend
Harbor Town
17 locals recommend
Harbor Town is a charismatic neighborhood filled with nature trails, ponds, and walking trails that elegantly connect the town’s houses and businesses.
Located along Riverside Drive at the foot of Beale Street on the bluff of the Mississippi River. With pedestrian trails and beautiful views of the river, this 30-acre park is a popular location for walkers, joggers, roller bladers and cyclists.Tom Lee Park is the location for one of Memphis' most popular events, Memphis in May.
67 locals recommend
Tom Lee Park
Riverside Drive
67 locals recommend
Located along Riverside Drive at the foot of Beale Street on the bluff of the Mississippi River. With pedestrian trails and beautiful views of the river, this 30-acre park is a popular location for walkers, joggers, roller bladers and cyclists.Tom Lee Park is the location for one of Memphis' most popular events, Memphis in May.
The Levitt Shell is an open-air amphitheater located in Overton Park, Memphis, Tennessee.
105 locals recommend
Levitt Shell
1928 Poplar Ave
105 locals recommend
The Levitt Shell is an open-air amphitheater located in Overton Park, Memphis, Tennessee.
An outdoor amphitheater.
Handy Park
200 Beale St
An outdoor amphitheater.
The Botanic Garden is open to the public daily, where guests can take a stroll through various gardens on the grounds.
113 locals recommend
Memphis Botanic Garden
750 Cherry Rd
113 locals recommend
The Botanic Garden is open to the public daily, where guests can take a stroll through various gardens on the grounds.

Entertainment & Activities

Today, the Memphis Zoo serves as a crown jewel for the city. It is Memphis’ highest attended attraction and has been ranked the "top zoo in the country" by two, independent surveys.
291 locals recommend
Memphis Zoo
2000 Prentiss Pl
291 locals recommend
Today, the Memphis Zoo serves as a crown jewel for the city. It is Memphis’ highest attended attraction and has been ranked the "top zoo in the country" by two, independent surveys.
Take a break from walking and catch a movie
15 locals recommend
Malco Powerhouse Cinema Grill & Bar
540 S Front St
15 locals recommend
Take a break from walking and catch a movie

Nearby convenience store

Convenient grocer shopping near downtown. Shop local brands, goodies, and food.
Order your groceries online at www.superlofoods.com. $9.95 fee per order.. Downtown pick up location: 552 S. Main
Superlo Foods
6532 Winchester Rd
Order your groceries online at www.superlofoods.com. $9.95 fee per order.. Downtown pick up location: 552 S. Main
107 locals recommend
Kroger
1366 Poplar Ave
107 locals recommend
3 blocks from condo. They also have a deli and area for in house eating.
South Point Grocery
3 blocks from condo. They also have a deli and area for in house eating.
20 locals recommend
City Market
66 S Main St
20 locals recommend
Weekend Farmer's Market 2 blocks from the condo.
41 locals recommend
Memphis Farmers Market
566 S Front St
41 locals recommend
Weekend Farmer's Market 2 blocks from the condo.