Hotels in Memphis TN

Hotels in Memphis TN

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Memphis is a beautiful city in Tennessee that has rich history, colorful culture, diverse population and great natural resources. All those elements have made this largest city in Tennessee become one of the top tourist destinations in the United States. Known as the city of Blues and Rock n’ Roll, Memphis offers more than just great music, but also lots of great tourist attraction. Some of the best tourist attractions in Memphis include:

Beale Street – This is the most popular area in whole of Memphis and also the busiest one. Beale Street is the place where you can find various unique shops, live music venues, restaurants, cafés, lounges, and many other great hangout places. This street stretches for about 2 miles long from the Mississippi River to the East Street. The area is best known for its blues clubs that offer great music, but it’s also known for its historical sites like the Orpheum Theater and the Beale Street Baptist Church.

Beale Street
Beale Street

Graceland – This was the home of Elvis Presley, which then turned into a museum in 1982. Every year more than 650 thousand people visit this mansion, not only Elvis’ fans, but many people who don’t even know anything about rock n’ roll also visit this mansion just for its historical values. Located on top of a hill, this huge mansion is a two-story building built with the colonial revival style. Here you can find various memorabilia from the King of Rock n’ Roll, including his Jungle Room, Racquetball Building, Meditation Garden, Trophy Building, Automobile Museum, private jets and his grave.

Graceland
Graceland

National Civil Rights Museum – Located in downtown Memphis, this museum is a complex of a museum building, Lorraine Motel and other facilities. The location was chosen because it’s the place where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated during his speech at the Lorraine Motel. This museum displays the history of the civil rights movement in America.

National Civil Rights Museum
National Civil Rights Museum

Sun Studio – This is a very famous recording studio that was opened in 1950 and still operating until today. Sun Studio was found by Sam Phillips, a rock n’ roll superstar at the time. In the 50s a lot of legendary musicians recorded their songs in this studio, such as Little Milton, B.B King, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Ray Harris, Roscoe Gordon, James Cotton, and many others, including Elvis Presley. In fact, many people consider this studio as “the birth place” of the King, because this is the place where Elvis recorded his first hit.

Sun Studio Memphis
Sun Studio Memphis

Stax Museum of American Soul Music – This museum is a replica of the Stax recording studio and dedicated to soul music. The studio itself was operating from 1957-1975, going through some of the most significant changes in America, including the civil rights movement. Stax studio became the symbol of integration as musicians with different skin colors worked to create music together.

Stax Museum
Stax Museum

Memphis Rock n’ Soul Museum – Another interesting music-related attraction in Memphis. In this museum, you can learn a lot about the history of rock n’ roll. Today it has become one of the most visited museums in the USA with about 200,000 visitors every year.

Memphis Rock N'Soul Museum
Memphis Rock N’Soul Museum

Mud Island River Park – One of the most popular natural attractions in Memphis, Mud Island is a peninsula surrounded by the Wolf River Harbor on one side and the Mississippi River on the other. The River Park itself is located on the south of the island. Built in 1982, the River park complex include a Riverwalk, amphitheater, restaurants and a museum.

Mud Island River Park
Mud Island River Park

Accommodations in Memphis TN

 

Good hotels in Memphis TN are easy to find, they are everywhere, offering different facilities, services, atmospheres and views. Many hotels near Memphis TN are luxury hotels, such as Big Cypress Lodge, The Peabody Memphis, the Westin Memphis Beale Street, Hilton Memphis, Marriott Memphis East,Riverr Inn Harbor Town,  and many others.

 

However, cheap hotels in Memphis TN are also easy to find. There are many hotels Memphis TN that have lower rates but still offer great amenities. Some of the cheap hotels in Memphis TN that offer great facilities include:

 

Red Roof Inn Memphis East – This 2-star hotel offers comfortable rooms with flat-screen TV, cable channels, free WiFi and free local calls. It also offers laundry facilities, free WiFi in public areas, concierge services, and coffee shop/café.

Red Roof Inn
Red Roof Inn

Gardentree Hotel – Located strategically in the heart of the city, it will be easy for you to go anywhere in the city from here. It has 140 rooms with pillowtop beds, WiFi, soaking tubs, flat screen TVs and many more.

 

Best Western Plus Gen X Inn – This small but pretty Inn has only 32 rooms, but the facilities are really good. The rooms include WiFi and wired Internet, coffee makers, refrigerators, plasma TVs with cable channels, hair dryers, and many others.

Best Western Plus Gen X Inn
Best Western Plus Gen X Inn
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