# What to do in Memphis, TN? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 24, 2013, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-memphis-tn/656615 "2013-04-24T18:31:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![jvpbos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f8ce5/32.png) [@jvpbos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jvpbos)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-memphis-tn/656615/21 "2013-04-25T18:46:43Z")
Lots of good suggestions. My favorite for ribs is Blues City Cafe (on Beale). We would go eat about 6-7 pm, then walk Beale for an hour or two. Not as many drunks earlier in the evening. Gus’s (Front St) has great chicken. I enjoyed Graceland a lot more than I thought I would. The Gibson factory is very cool. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-memphis-tn/656615/22 "2013-04-25T20:34:15Z")
One thing to know about Graceland is that it is a for-profit operation. Depending on whether you go for the full or partial tour, tickets cost $33 or $37 per person. ---
**Author:** ![SaharaTea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SaharaTea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaharaTea)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-memphis-tn/656615/23 "2013-04-26T18:04:13Z")
I had one of the most memorable and fun nights of my life enjoying various blues joints on Beale Street. I was there on Thanksgiving weekend so it was not too crowded. I’m also more of a burger connoisseur than a bbq fan, so the burger I had at [Dyer’s](http://www.dyersonbeale.com/) was a little piece of greasy heaven. ---
**Author:** ![Jane\_D\_oh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/839c29/32.png) [@Jane\_D\_oh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jane_D_oh)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-memphis-tn/656615/24 "2013-04-26T18:45:25Z")
[Elmwood Cemetery](http://www.elmwoodcemetery.org/tours/) if you’re into this kind of history. It really is beautiful. ---
**Author:** ![Grrlbrarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrlbrarian/32/4048_2.png) [@Grrlbrarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrlbrarian)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-memphis-tn/656615/25 "2013-04-26T21:21:44Z")
> [@slightly\_askew](#): > > Might consider Beale Street during the day – hopefully fewer drunks. 🙂 > > I like the zoo idea. > > We are in our late 30’s/early 40’s. We like history, art, like to try new foods (fairly adventurous in the food realm - he loves sushi, I love Korean and Thai), the outdoors, like shopping if it artsy/craftsy stuff, not into outlet malls and the like, noticed there is a AAA baseball team in the area, but it looks like they are away when we will be in town. We could be interested in local blues or jazz is the location is right. > > Thought that the [Cotton Museum](http://www.memphiscottonmuseum.org/) looked kind of interesting. Has anyone been there? We went last year to Memphis. Yankees here. We did the Cotton Museum. My husband and I thought it was interesting and spent about an hour there. The kids (17, 16, 12) thought it very dull. There’s not enough to do to spend a huge amount of time. Ate at Neely’s; thought it was great. My favorite destinations: the Civil Rights Museum and the zoo. Both were excellent. My husband’s favorite: Sun Studios. I think he would have loved Graceland, too, but he refused to pay the entry fees for us to go. I’ve been in years past, and it was interesting - I was glad I’d gotten the chance to see it. We also went to the tiny WC Handy House museum. Spent about half an hour there, had a totally individual tour (it’s only two rooms so doesn’t take long), and heard all kinds of things and saw many WC artifacts. Either free or low donation - if you’ve got an extra half-hour, try it. We also went to the Rock & Soul Museum. My husband and I enjoyed it a lot, especially since you can play music samples to coordinate with each era. The kids liked the first half hour or so, and then they’d pretty much had enough. Lots of artifacts and things. We went to see the Peabody ducks. Cute but very, very crowded. Enjoy your trip! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-in-memphis-tn/656615.md?page=1)