Memphis’s Beale Street consists of an eclectic mix of the unique. Home to the Memphis Redbirds and with a well maintained stadium that offers very decent seats and friendly staff, open air party deck on the third base side club level seating up to 175 fans and The Boardwalk, a family-oriented games and amusement area which includes a playground and end of match awesome firework display, you couldn’t ask for more for your family day outing! 6. This very family friendly ballpark was actually named the 2009 Minor League Ballpark of the Year by Baseball America for its state-of-the-art classic, neo-traditional styled facility. Here is another music museum for your edification, and what a museum! As the only one in the world dedicated to the preservation and legacy of American soul music, it pays special tribute to the great artists who have recorded within its walls with an absolutely awesome and rare collection of over 2,000 artifacts, films, galleries and interactive exhibits, including Isaac Hayes’ shiny custom Cadillac Eldorado which is fully equipped with a television, refrigerated mini-bar, 24-carat gold exterior trim and white fur carpeting on the floorboards! Together with the company’s Wall of Sound, with floor to ceiling cases containing all albums and singles released by Stax and its subsidiary labels from 1957 – 1975 and by seeing how the studio became the true birthplace of soul music, the family will be dancing their way (literally if you wish!) through this fun location.īook online: Stax Museum of American Soul Music Ticket Source: flickr Stax Museum of American Soul Music
Included in: Big Mojo Sun Studio + Music History 3-Hour Bus Tour Afterwards, drop by the 50’s style Sun Studio Soda Shop and Record Store to pick up some awesome memorabilia! Kids 5-11 are free, but under 5s not permitted due to the personal nature of the tour performance. Take a tour to see fun stuff like the microphone that Elvis used when recording his first song in 1954 and much more, the tours conducted by enthusiastic, friendly and knowledgeable guides willing to take the time to chat about the musicians who have passed through the studio’s legendary doors. Sun Studio has seen so many famous musicians pass through its doors, it’s hard to know where to start, but let’s try! Opened in 1950 with the first rock and roll single ever (Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats’Rocket 88, in case you were wondering) and known as “The Birthplace of Rock and Roll”, Sun Studio made its awesome reputation signing artists such as Elvis Presley, Jerry Lew Lewis and Johnny Cash to name but a few. Let’s have a look at the best things to do and see in Memphis! 1. Known for its participation in the Civil Rights Movement, its tasty Cajun and Creole food, expansive parks and fabulous legacy of all things rock and roll, if you don’t have the music in you when you arrive, you certainly will by the time you leave. Only founded in 1819, it is actually the youngest of the state of Tennessee’s major cities, with a population of approximately 654,000 as of 2013. This lovely town is also famous for its music and food as well as its warm and welcoming Southern charm.
What’s the first thing you think about when you hear the name Memphis? Okay, besides him (Elvis), I mean.