Fort Smith to Memphis roadtrip.. need advice!
 

We are 2 guys going on a road trip to Memphis from Fort Smith , AR, for a week in late July.
We are interested in Memphis BBQ, History, Nature, Ghost towns etc...

I have never been to Memphis but eaten their BBQ...I am a BBQ fan!

We might stay in Memphis 3 days and drive to nearby towns and stay 2-3 days (Nashville, Memphis suburbs with some hole-in-wall BBQ !!)

What can you guys advice...?
Thanks
Kris

Also......

Are there any Airplane boneyards or Airplane museum in the area?
Any good train spotting locations?

US 51 between Memphis and Dyersburg is great for train spotting and hole in the wall places. https://www.amtrak.com/ccurl/602/640...oute-Guide.pdf
Amtrak still runs the 946 mile "City of New Orleans" 7 days a week. When it is on time, the southbound CONO arrives in Memphis between 6 and 7 AM. The Memphis station is also the police station. Across the street is the Arcade Restaurant that was a hangout of Elvis.

Awesome Tom,
Any freight trains or Stacked ones? Any old steam engines?

For a steam engine you'll have to go to Chattanooga or Dollywood. http://www.steamlocomotive.com/lists...y=usa&state=tn
The route that the "City of New Orleans" follows is owned by Canadian National. Lots of freight on that line.