Memphis Travel Guide
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On the bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River, Memphis is Tennessee's largest city and the commercial and cultural center of the western part of the Volunteer state and several of its neighbors. The city is a blend of Southern tradition and modern efficiency, where aging cotton warehouses stand in the shadow of sleek new office buildings, and old-fashioned paddle wheelers steam upriver past the city's most striking landmark, the gleaming, stainless-steel Pyramid Arena.
Memphis Hotels
Memphis hotels are especially busy during the month-long Memphis-in-May International Festival and in mid-August, during Elvis Tribute Week. Book well ahead...read more
Fodor's Choice
Memphis Restaurants
Although Memphis has a satisfying variety of restaurants, the local passion is barbecue; the city has 70-odd barbecue places. Popular "meat-and-twos" and...read more
Things To Do in Memphis
Explore the best sights, entertainment, and shopping with our top choices and insider tips.
Travel Deals in Memphis
- $148* & up -- Nationwide Flights thru Fall on American, R/T American Airlines
Memphis Experiences
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To many folks, Memphis means barbecue, and in Memphis, barbecue means pork. It can be sandwiches of "pulled" pork loin drenched in sweet, tomato-based... Read more
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Memphis was founded in 1819, but long before that, the Mississippi River, on whose banks it was built, exerted a powerful influence on the area... Read more
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Old and new mingle as Memphis progresses with its riverfront development and urban renewal. Peabody Place, a collection of offices, shops, restaurants... Read more
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The flatness of the northern tip of the Mississippi Delta is a sharp contrast to East Tennessee's mountains. Cotton and soybeans thrive in the... Read more
News & Features
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Trip Ideas
From barbeque to blues, here are our tips for packing the best of Memphis into two short but rocking days.... Read more
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Trip Ideas, Shopping
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