Memphis, Tennessee

=== Tourism ===
{{Main|Tourism in Memphis, Tennessee}}

==== Points of interest ====
[[File:Peabody Hotel Memphis.jpg|thumb|[[Peabody Hotel]]]]

* [[Beale Street]] – a significant location in the city's history, as well as in the history of the [[blues]]. Street performers play live music, and bars and clubs feature live entertainment.
* [[Graceland]] – the private residence of [[Elvis Presley]]
* [[Memphis Zoo]] – features exhibits of mammals, birds, fish, and amphibians
* [[Peabody Hotel]] – known for the "Peabody Ducks" on the hotel rooftop
* [[Sun Studio]] – a recording studio opened in 1950; it now also contains a museum
* [[Orpheum Theatre (Memphis, Tennessee)|Orpheum Theatre]] – features Broadway shows, [[Ballet Memphis]] and [[Opera Memphis]]
* [[The New Daisy Theatre]] – concert venue located on [[Beale Street]]
* Mud Island Amphitheatre – concert venue<ref>{{cite book|author=Susanna Henighan Potter|title=Moon Tennessee|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BCFU8lcEEIIC|access-date=November 26, 2011|date=April 1, 2009|publisher=Avalon Travel|isbn=978-1-59880-114-9|page=36}}{{Dead link|date=February 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* [[Memphis Pyramid]] – location of the largest [[Bass Pro Shops]] in the world, an observation deck, restaurants, bowling alley, aquarium, and hotel<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CFPageC?storeId=10151&catalogId=10051&appID=94&storeID=61|title=Memphis Pyramid, TN Sporting Goods & Outdoor Stores – Bass Pro Shops|work=basspro.com|access-date=December 2, 2015}}</ref>

Other Memphis attractions include the [[Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium]], [[FedExForum]], and Mississippi riverboat day cruises.

==== Museums and art collections ====
[[File:The Lorraine Motel, site of the Martin Luther King assassination and the National Civil Rights Museum..jpg|thumb|[[National Civil Rights Museum]] at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis]]
[[File:Memphis Brooks Museum of Art.jpg|thumb|[[Memphis Brooks Museum of Art]]]]
[[File:Mud island river park.jpg|thumb|[[Mud Island, Memphis|Mud Island]] Mississippi River Park]]
[[File:Stax Museum & Satellite Record Shop.jpg|thumb|[[Stax Museum of American Soul Music|Stax Museum]] and Satellite Record Shop]]

* [[National Civil Rights Museum]] – located in the [[Lorraine Motel]] and related buildings, where [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] was assassinated. It includes a historical overview of the American civil rights movement and interpretation of historic and current issues.
* [[Memphis Brooks Museum of Art]] – the oldest and largest fine art museum in Tennessee;<ref name="brooksmuseum1">{{cite web|url=http://www.brooksmuseum.org |title=Memphis Brooks Museum of Art |publisher=Brooksmuseum.org |access-date=November 19, 2011}}</ref> the collection includes [[Renaissance]], [[Baroque]], [[Impressionism|Impressionist]], and 20th century artists.
* [[Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art]] – contains a large collection of Asian [[jade]] art, Asian art, and Judaic art.
* [[Dixon Gallery and Gardens]] – focuses on French and American impressionism, and contains the Stout Collection of 18th-century German [[porcelain]], as well as a {{convert|17|acre|ha|abbr=on|adj=on}} public garden.
* [[Children's Museum of Memphis]] – exhibits interactive and educational activities for children.
* [[Graceland]] – the home of [[Elvis Presley]], it attracts over 600,000 visitors annually, and features two of Presley's airplanes, his automobile and motorcycle collection, and other memorabilia. Graceland is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2007a}}</ref>
* [[Pink Palace Museum and Planetarium]] – a science and historical museum; it includes the third largest [[planetarium]] in the United States and an [[IMAX]] theater.
* [[Beale Street]] – a public exhibit honoring Memphis musicians, singers, writers and composers.
* [[Mud Island, Memphis|Mud Island]] – a park with a walking trail featuring a scale model of the Mississippi River.
* [[Mississippi River Museum]] – a [[maritime museum]] on Mud Island that focuses on the history of the Mississippi River.
* [[Victorian Village, Memphis|Victorian Village]] – a historic district featuring [[Victorian architecture|Victorian-era]] mansions, some of which are open to the public as museums.
* [[The Cotton Museum]] – located on the old trading floor of the [[Memphis Cotton Exchange]].
* [[Metal Museum]] – features exhibitions of metalwork and public programs featuring metalsmiths.
* [[Stax Museum]] – the former location of [[Stax Records]].
* [[Chucalissa Indian Village]] – a [[Walls phase]] mound and plaza complex operated by the University of Memphis. The village is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and is a [[National Historic Landmark]]. The Southeast Indian Heritage Festival is held there annually.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.memphisflyer.com/memphis/calendar-2008/Content?oid=1141868|title=Calendar 2008|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|website=Memphis Flyer|language=en|access-date=November 29, 2018}}</ref>
* [[Burkle Estate]] – a historic home now used as a museum of slavery and the anti-slavery movement.<ref>{{cite news | last = Wright | first = Jerome | date = October 23, 2016 | title = Slave Haven Marks 160th Year of Burkle Estate House | url = https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/opinion/columnists/jerome-wright/2016/10/23/slave-haven-marks-160th-year-burkle-estate-house/92470664/ | work = Commercial Appeal}}</ref>

==== Cemeteries ====
[[File:Memphis national cemetery.jpg|thumb|[[Memphis National Cemetery]]]]

The [[Memphis National Cemetery]] is a [[United States National Cemetery]] located in northeastern Memphis.

[[Elmwood Cemetery (Memphis, Tennessee)|Historic Elmwood Cemetery]] is one of the oldest rural garden cemeteries in the South, and contains the [[Carlisle S. Page Arboretum]]. [[Memorial Park Cemetery (Memphis, Tennessee)|Memorial Park Cemetery]] is noted for its sculptures by [[Mexican people|Mexican]] artist [[Dionicio Rodriguez]].

Elvis Presley was originally buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, the resting place of his backing band's bassist, [[Bill Black]]. After an attempted grave robbing, Elvis's body was moved and reinterred at the grounds of Graceland.