{"id":372,"date":"2019-03-31T21:12:33","date_gmt":"2019-03-31T21:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelfrances.com\/?p=372"},"modified":"2024-04-14T05:04:39","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T05:04:39","slug":"memphis-tn-things-to-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelfrances.com\/?p=372","title":{"rendered":"Memphis, TN: Things to do"},"content":{"rendered":"<header><\/header>\n<div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Things to do<\/span><\/strong> &#8211; SO MANY! There is a rich history of civil rights and the roots of rock-n-roll! You will need at least 3-4 days:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<footer>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backbeattours.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Backbeat Tours<\/a> (guides are all musicians &#8211; NOT TO BE MISSED!)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bealestreet.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Beale Street<\/a> (the heartbeat of Memphis)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/belzmuseum.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Belz Museum<\/a> (tribute to the man who revitalized Memphis)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blues.org\/hall-of-fame-museum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blues Hall of Fame Museum<\/a>\u00a0(10 galleries)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/memphiscottonmuseum.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cotton Museum<\/a> at Memphis Cotton Exchange<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.graceland.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Graceland<\/a> (Home of Elvis Presley)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/memphismusichalloffame.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Memphis Music Hall of Fame<\/a> (Museum &amp; exhibitions)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downtownmemphis.com\/guide-to-downtown\/memphis-music-records-tapes-and-souvenirs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Memphis Music Records Tapes &amp; Souvenirs<\/a> (Must see!)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/memphisriverboats.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Memphis Riverboats<\/a> (View from the river)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.memphisrocknsoul.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Memphis Rock-n-Soul Museum<\/a> (Memphis Music Story)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.civilrightsmuseum.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Civil Rights Museum<\/a> (at Lorraine Motel)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/orpheum-memphis.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Orpheum Theater<\/a> (Built in 1890)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peabodymemphis.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peabody Duck March<\/a> (Daily at 11 am &amp; 5 pm)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.memphismuseums.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pink Palace Museum<\/a> (History, science &amp; technology)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/slavehavenmemphis.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Slave Haven Underground Railroad<\/a> (In Antebellum Home)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/staxmuseum.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stax Museum of American Soul Music<\/a> (Since 1957)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunstudio.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sun Studio<\/a> (Recorded Elvis, Johnny, B.B., Carl, Jerry Lee)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wchandymemphis.org\/wchandy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">W.C. Handy Memphis Home &amp; Museum<\/a> (Home of musical genius)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yelp.com\/collection\/3yiJ6uViwHCPpZNsZpZ86w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">MAP<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1014 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/travelfrances.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/MemphisMap-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<\/footer>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Things to do &#8211; SO MANY! There is a rich history of civil rights and the roots of rock-n-roll! You will need at least 3-4 days: Backbeat Tours (guides are all musicians &#8211; NOT TO BE MISSED!) Beale Street (the heartbeat of Memphis) Belz Museum (tribute to the man who revitalized Memphis) Blues Hall of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/travelfrances.com\/?p=372\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Memphis, TN: Things to do&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,16,36,25,24,54,15,23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-history","category-live-music","category-memphis","category-music-memories","category-other-tours","category-tennessee","category-things-to-do","category-walking-tours"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Memphis, TN: Things to do - Travel Frances<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/travelfrances.com\/?p=372\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Memphis, TN: Things to do - Travel Frances\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Things to do &#8211; SO MANY! 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