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Welcome to our guide to Memphis, Tennessee tourist attractions. Memphis.org will be giving you detailed information on places to visit in the city, and also general tourist information for the many thousands of visitors that travel to Memphis each year, to help you plan your trip.

Memphis Attractions

Graceland Mansion
3734 Elvis Presley Blvd., Memphis, TN 38116
No trip to Memphis is complete without visiting the home of the king of rock 'n' roll, Elvis Presley. You can take a tour of the mansion and view personal momentos, stage costumes and movie memorabilia. The tour, which lasts around 60-90 minutes, covers all the main areas of the mansion, such as the living room, kitchen, music room, the famous 'jungle room', as well as Elvis's racquetball building and his original business office. Also included is Elvis's Car Museum, where you can see his famous Pink Cadillac and many other vehicles he owned. You can also climb aboard his luxurious private aircraft, The Lisa Marie, which Elvis called his 'flying Graceland', complete with conference room, living room, private bedroom and gold plated seatbelts. The tour is concluded with a visit to the Meditation Garden, allowing fans to pay their respects at the site where Elvis and members of his family have been laid to rest.

Contact Graceland Mansion
Telephone: (901) 332-3322
Toll Free: 800-238-2000 (North America only)

 

 

Graceland Mansion

National Civil Rights Museum
450 Mulberry Street, Memphis, TN 38103
The National Civil Rights Museum is located within the Lorraine Motel, the site of Dr. Martin Luther King's assassination. The museum offers an overview of the American civil rights movement, from the earliest history of slavery, to the civil rights protests of the 1950's and 60's. In 2002, the museum expanded with an additional 12,800 feet of exhibition space, to include the Young and Morrow building and the rooming house, from which the fatal shot was allegedly fired by James Earl Ray.

Memphis Resources

Please see below for further resources providing tourist information for visitors to Memphis ...

www.cityofmemphis.org
The official City of Memphis website, providing information on local events and city government.

 

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