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Memphis: Creative Districts, River Festivals and Living Music
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Memphis: Creative Districts, River Festivals and Living Music

Discover the South Main Arts District and Crosstown Concourse adaptive reuse, join the month-long Memphis in May celebration, follow University of Memphis basketball, cheer the Grizzlies at FedExForum, walk the renovated riverfront, and explore the living blues scene that still makes Memphis the home of American music.

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Memphis: River Science, Rock and Roll Origins and Medical Miracles
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Memphis: River Science, Rock and Roll Origins and Medical Miracles

Walk the Mississippi scale model on Mud Island, trace Piggly Wiggly origins at the Pink Palace, stand where Elvis first recorded at Sun Studio, learn how St. Jude transformed childhood cancer survival, visit the Brooks art collection, and explore Elmwood Cemetery yellow fever history.

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Memphis: Soul Music, Civil Rights and the Taste of the South
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Memphis: Soul Music, Civil Rights and the Taste of the South

Experience Stax Records soul music history, stand at the Lorraine Motel balcony, trace cotton commerce at the Cotton Museum, explore Shelby Farms Park, visit the Memphis Zoo, and discover the pit masters who made Memphis barbecue world famous.

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Memphis: Elvis Legacy, Blues Roots and the Great Migration
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Memphis: Elvis Legacy, Blues Roots and the Great Migration

Tour Graceland and the Elvis industry, learn W.C. Handy role in publishing the blues, explore Memphis new food scene, visit the Chucalissa Mississippian village, marvel at the Bass Pro Pyramid, and understand how Memphis shaped the Great Migration that transformed American cities.

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