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Night life

Beale Street is a street in Downtown Memphis, Tennessee, which runs from the Mississippi River to East Street, a distance of approximately 1.8 miles (2.9 km). It is a significant location in the city's history, as well as in the history of blues music. Today, the blues clubs and restaurants that line Beale Street are major tourist attractions in Memphis. Festivals and outdoor concerts frequently bring large crowds to the street and its surrounding areas.
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Rua Beale
128 Beale St
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Nightclub offering cocktails, DJ shows & late-night dancing in a high-energy atmosphere.
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Paula & Raiford's Disco
14 S 2nd St
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Nightclub offering cocktails, DJ shows & late-night dancing in a high-energy atmosphere.
Tri-level dance club with bands, DJs & pub grub drawing young crowds until the wee hours.
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Club 152
152 Beale St
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Tri-level dance club with bands, DJs & pub grub drawing young crowds until the wee hours.
Club Handy serves as the concessions for Handy Park, Beale Street's only outdoor amphitheater. The bar features live authentic blues music on the patio stage 7 days a week. The bar opens onto Beale Street and Handy Park featuring a wide variety of draft / bottled beer and mixed drinks.
Club Handy
200 Beale St
Club Handy serves as the concessions for Handy Park, Beale Street's only outdoor amphitheater. The bar features live authentic blues music on the patio stage 7 days a week. The bar opens onto Beale Street and Handy Park featuring a wide variety of draft / bottled beer and mixed drinks.
Blues fans come for live music & Southern food classics in a brightly decorated listening room
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B.B. King's Blues Club
143 Beale St
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Blues fans come for live music & Southern food classics in a brightly decorated listening room
Southern-style pub grub & many draft beers served in chill, rustic digs with live music & karaoke
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Tin Roof
315 Beale St
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Southern-style pub grub & many draft beers served in chill, rustic digs with live music & karaoke
Irish pub in a 100+-yr.-old building with a BBQ menu, outdoor patio & a pet goat.
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Silky O'Sullivan's
183 Beale St
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Irish pub in a 100+-yr.-old building with a BBQ menu, outdoor patio & a pet goat.
Cozy Roaring '20s–style speakeasy with password access & Southern bar fare, plus pool & card tables
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Blind Bear
119 S Main St
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Cozy Roaring '20s–style speakeasy with password access & Southern bar fare, plus pool & card tables

Food scene

Long-running chain serving spicy fried chicken & comfort sides in a low-key setting. $
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Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken
310 S Front St
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Long-running chain serving spicy fried chicken & comfort sides in a low-key setting. $
Blues fans come for live music & Southern food classics in a brightly decorated listening room. $
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B.B. King's Blues Club
143 Beale St
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Blues fans come for live music & Southern food classics in a brightly decorated listening room. $
Small plates of soups, salads & entrees are served with taster-size pours of wine in posh surrounds. $$$
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Flight Restaurant and Wine Bar
39 S Main St
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Small plates of soups, salads & entrees are served with taster-size pours of wine in posh surrounds. $$$
B.B. Kings club's 3rd-floor eatery is a posh, dimly lit cabaret & cocktail bar with Southern bites. $$$
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Itta Bena
145 Beale St
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B.B. Kings club's 3rd-floor eatery is a posh, dimly lit cabaret & cocktail bar with Southern bites. $$$
Circa-1948 BBQ spot in a basement serving up racks of smoked ribs & sausages with dry-rub spices. $
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Charlie Vergos' Rendezvous Alley
Charlie Vergos' Rendezvous Alley
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Circa-1948 BBQ spot in a basement serving up racks of smoked ribs & sausages with dry-rub spices. $
Sophisticated room with exposed brick offering hearty, upscale Southern dishes & a long wine list. $$$
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McEwens
120 Monroe Ave
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Sophisticated room with exposed brick offering hearty, upscale Southern dishes & a long wine list. $$$
Modern & classic eats, draft beer & TV sports offered in an airy, lively Irish pub with a long bar. $
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The Brass Door
152 Madison Ave
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Modern & classic eats, draft beer & TV sports offered in an airy, lively Irish pub with a long bar. $

Sightseeing

The Graceland grounds include a new exhibit complex, Elvis Presley's Memphis, which includes a new car museum, Presley Motors, which houses Elvis' Pink Cadillac. The complex features new exhibits and museums, as well as a studio for Sirius Satellite Radio's all-Elvis Presley channel.[39] The service's subscribers all over North America can hear Presley's music from Graceland around the clock. Not far away on display are his two aircraft including Lisa Marie (a Convair 880 jetliner) and Hound Dog II (a Lockheed JetStar business jet). The jets are owned by Graceland and are on permanent static display at Graceland.
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Mansão Graceland
3764 Elvis Presley Blvd
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The Graceland grounds include a new exhibit complex, Elvis Presley's Memphis, which includes a new car museum, Presley Motors, which houses Elvis' Pink Cadillac. The complex features new exhibits and museums, as well as a studio for Sirius Satellite Radio's all-Elvis Presley channel.[39] The service's subscribers all over North America can hear Presley's music from Graceland around the clock. Not far away on display are his two aircraft including Lisa Marie (a Convair 880 jetliner) and Hound Dog II (a Lockheed JetStar business jet). The jets are owned by Graceland and are on permanent static display at Graceland.
The Memphis Zoo, located in Midtown, Memphis, Tennessee, United States, is home to more than 3,500 animals representing over 500 different species. Created in April 1906, the zoo has been a major tenant of Overton Park for more than 100 years
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Zoológico de Memphis
2000 Prentiss Pl
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The Memphis Zoo, located in Midtown, Memphis, Tennessee, United States, is home to more than 3,500 animals representing over 500 different species. Created in April 1906, the zoo has been a major tenant of Overton Park for more than 100 years
Where Elvis recorded his first song, Sun Studio is a recording studio opened by rock-and-roll pioneer Sam Phillips at 706 Union Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, on January 3, 1950. It was originally called Memphis Recording Service, sharing the same building with the Sun Records label business
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Sun Studio
706 Union Ave
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Where Elvis recorded his first song, Sun Studio is a recording studio opened by rock-and-roll pioneer Sam Phillips at 706 Union Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, on January 3, 1950. It was originally called Memphis Recording Service, sharing the same building with the Sun Records label business
The Memphis Botanic Garden is a 96-acre botanical garden located in Audubon Park at 750 Cherry Road, Memphis, Tennessee. Memphis Botanic Garden is open to the public daily, where guests can take a stroll through various gardens on the grounds
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Jardim Botânico de Memphis
750 Cherry Rd
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The Memphis Botanic Garden is a 96-acre botanical garden located in Audubon Park at 750 Cherry Road, Memphis, Tennessee. Memphis Botanic Garden is open to the public daily, where guests can take a stroll through various gardens on the grounds
4,500 acres of green space and 10.65 miles of urban trail. It's a community treasure, unrivaled in size and potential anywhere else in the United States.
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Parque Shelby Farms
6903 Great View Dr N
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4,500 acres of green space and 10.65 miles of urban trail. It's a community treasure, unrivaled in size and potential anywhere else in the United States.

Neighborhoods

A bustling business and entertainment hub, Downtown is known for its blues and soul clubs, especially on Beale Street, and stores like the landmark A. Schwab, selling Memphis-related products. The Rock 'n' Soul Museum includes costumes and interactive exhibits, while Les Pauls and other iconic instruments are crafted at Gibson Guitar. Dining options range from Memphis-style BBQ to fine dining with a Southern twist
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Downtown Memphis
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A bustling business and entertainment hub, Downtown is known for its blues and soul clubs, especially on Beale Street, and stores like the landmark A. Schwab, selling Memphis-related products. The Rock 'n' Soul Museum includes costumes and interactive exhibits, while Les Pauls and other iconic instruments are crafted at Gibson Guitar. Dining options range from Memphis-style BBQ to fine dining with a Southern twist
South Main is a hip district where converted early-1900s warehouses are home to chef-driven eateries, relaxed bars, brewpubs and shops selling custom T-shirts and vintage fashion. The Lorraine Motel, site of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, is now the National Civil Rights Museum. Close by, the Blues Hall of Fame exhibits music memorabilia. Artisanal food and other produce is sold at Memphis Farmers Market
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South Main
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South Main is a hip district where converted early-1900s warehouses are home to chef-driven eateries, relaxed bars, brewpubs and shops selling custom T-shirts and vintage fashion. The Lorraine Motel, site of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, is now the National Civil Rights Museum. Close by, the Blues Hall of Fame exhibits music memorabilia. Artisanal food and other produce is sold at Memphis Farmers Market