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These sights put the scenic side of Memphis on display:
Memphis Queen Riverboats From March through November you can take a cruise
on the mighty Mississippi River. |
Mud Island River Park Get up close and personal with the Mississippi at
Mud Island's Riverwalk, a five-block scale model that follows its course from Cairo, Illinois to the Gulf coast and New Orleans. There's
also a Mississippi River Museum and an amphitheater that offers concerts April through October. |
Chickasaw Gardens - a beautiful section of Memphis where elegant homes surround a park and lake filled with wildfowl. Located
just to the east of Midtown near the Pink Palace Museum and Planetarium. (Photo
courtesy of Dianna Taylor Crumpler). |
Rhodes College Founded in 1848, it has a reputation for academic excellence and is
set on a gorgeous 100 acre campus near Overton Park. (Photo courtesy of MemphisWallpaper.com.) |
Overton Park, one of the largest urban parks in the country, is located in the heart of Midtown and is home to the Memphis Zoo, Memphis College of Art, Brooks Museum of Art, and the Overton Park Shell. |
The Memphis Zoo now features the giant pandas Le Le and Ya Ya, on display in the zoo’s new $15.5 million China exhibit. (Photo courtesy of
J & D Richardson and Digital Memphis.) |
The Pyramid Arena is home to the NBA Memphis Grizzlies, the University of Memphis Men's Basketball Program,
concerts, and family shows. At 32 stories, it's the third largest pyramid in the world and is taller than the Statue of Liberty or the Taj Mahal. |
AutoZone Park, is home of the Memphis Redbirds, the AAA farm club of the St. Louis Cardinals, and is being called the finest ballpark
in the minor leagues. (Photo courtesy of MemphisWallpaper.com.) |