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Downtown Memphis Attractions
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Art Gallery District
The number of galleries continues to grow, and each is worth a visit. We love what they've done to the south end of Downtown.
South Main Street from G.E. Patterson to Linden.
Memphis, TN
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Beale Street
Still one of the coolest places to hear live music and do some people watching.
Brought back from a downward spiral in the 1960s and 70s, Beale Street?"Home of the Blues"?now features lively bars, clubs, restaurants and souvenir shops.
 Closed to traffic on weekend evenings, the area teems with a mix of tourists, suburbanites, downtowners and kids turning flips for quarters. Here you can visit Elvis Presley's restaurant, with its souvenirs and videos of Memphis' favorite son.Visit B.B. King's Blues Club and the Hard Rock Café for music, food and dancing. More of Memphis' fabulous musical heritage can be soaked up at the original Sun Studio, just a short distance from Beale Street. This studio, made famous by Elvis Presley and B.B. King, still records major musical acts.
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Civil Rights Museum
A monument to all that is right, even if you have to experience the pain that comes with it.
(901) 521-9699
450 Mulberry Street (the Lorraine Motel)
Memphis, TN 38103
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Riverwalk
The best view of the river, hands down, and a great way to get some exercise.
Tom Lee Park at Riverside and Beale
Memphis, TN 38103
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The Main Street Trolley
The best way to get an overview of Downtown is via the trolley loop.
(901) 577-2640
Office: 547 North Main Street
Memphis, TN 38105
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Tom Lee Park
Go fly a kite, literally, right on the Mississippi River.
Riverside Drive and Beale Street
Memphis, TN 38103
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Business
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Carpenter Sullivan
(901) 725-9256
505 Tennessee Street
Suite 112
Memphis, TN 38103
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The Corkscrew
Great wine shop.
South Front Street
Memphis, TN 38103
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The Peabody Hotel
Go see the ducks. You have to. There's great restaurants inside, too.
(901) 529-4000
149 Union Avenue
Memphis, TN 38103
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WEVL FM-90
Memphis' independent, all-volunteer radio station. The music changes every two hours, and it's always good.
508 South Main Street
Memphis, TN 38103
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Reasturants & Bars
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Arcade
Memphis' oldest restaurant, and a frequent stop for those who love good food.
(901) 526-5757
540 South Main Street
Memphis, TN 38103
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Earnestine and Hazel's
One of the late-night favorites for Downtowners, and a place with a lot of history and killer juke box.
(901) 523-9754
531 South Main Street
Memphis, TN 38103
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Green Beetle
The best cheap meal in town. Tell Miss Barbara hello.
(901) 525-3354
325 South Main Street
Memphis, TN 38103
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Harry's Detour
Perhaps the funkiest restaurant in Memphis, and also one of the best.
(901) 578-8934
106 East G.E. Patterson Avenue
Memphis, TN 38103
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Sleep Out Louie's
An institution, and one of the favorite bars of the Downtown set.
(901) 527-5337
88 Union Avenue
Memphis, TN 38103
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The Blue Monkey Downtown
901-527-6665
529 South Front
Memphis, Tn 38103
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The Butcher Shop Steak House
HUGE steaks, and you can cook them yourself.
(901) 521-0856
101 South Front Street
Memphis, TN 38103
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