Memphis
Clarksdale Tennessee TN
- Country Code
- USA
- State Code
- TN
- Day Trips
- To most travelers, Memphis means one thing: Elvis. While no trip to Memphis would be complete without a visit to Graceland (800/238-2000), the city also boasts a number of other attractions. The Beale Street Historic District is the cradle of Mississippi Delta blues music, and nighttime still finds plenty of traditional blues, jazz, and rock 'n' roll in the area.
- Local Food
- Like many towns of the South, Memphis means great barbecue and joints that offer meat and threes, a meal consisting of one type of meat (fried chicken, catfish, ribs, meatloaf, etc.) and three vegetable sides (greens, potatoes, squash, beans, etc.), usually served also with some type of bread or biscuit. Basically, what other parts of the US may refer to as homestyle. Good eating!
- Gay Info
- Memphis Gay/ Lesbian Community Center 901/278-6422. 892 S Cooper, 6pm-9pm, 2pm-6pm wknds, www.mglcc.org.
- Aids Group
- Friends For Life 901/272-0855, www.friendsforlifecorp.org.
- Gay Aa
- Intergroup AA 901/726-6750, www.memphis-aa.org.
- Gay Pride
- June. Mid-South Pride 901/382-6349, www.midsouthpride.org.
- Annual Events
- September - OutFlix International GLBT Film Festival 901/283-5935, www.outflixfestival.org.
- September - The Cooper-Young Festival (arts, crafts & music) 901/276-7222.
- Airport
- Memphis International. To get downtown, take US 240 West and head north to Union Ave exit. Follow Union Ave for approximately 20 minutes.
- Taxi
- Yellow Cab 901/577-7777.
- Super Shuttle
- 877/300-4VAN.
- Public Transport
- MATA 901/274-6282, www.matatransit.com.
- Tourist Attraction
- Beale Street.
- Graceland 800/238-2000, www.elvis.com/graceland.
- Mud Island 800/507-6507, www.mudisland.com.
- Nat'l Civil Rights Museum 901/521-9699, www.civilrightsmuseum.org.
- Rock N Soul Museum 901/205-2533, www.memphisrocknsoul.org.
- Overton Square.
- Stax Museum 901/946-2535, www.staxmuseum.com.
- Sun Studio 800/441-6249, www.sunstudio.com.
- Visitors Bureau
- 901/543-5300, www.memphistravel.com.
- Weather
- Suth'n. H-O-T and humid in the summer, cold (30°s-40°s) in the winter, and a relatively nice (but still humid) spring and fall.
- Best Views
- A cruise on any of the boats that ply the river.
- Where The Girls Are
- On Madison Ave., of course, just east of US-240.