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Graceland: This is an ultimate destination for all music lovers and especially Elvis Presley fans. Graceland is the second visited house in the U.S. It is the place where Elvis lived and after his death this has been preserves as it was while Elvis resided in it. The place has been well maintained and Elvis’s grave is also here which can be viewed for free from 6am to 7.30am. In addition to the Elvis’s home you can tour the auto museum, view the Lisa Marie and Jet star airplanes, and also see the Sincerely Elvis show. Every year on August 16, this house celebrates Elvis’s death anniversary with candlelight vigil and countless fans come here to pay their tribute to Elvis.
Memphis Zoo and Aquarium: Kids will love and adults will enjoy their visit to this Zoo and Aquarium in Memphis. It is considered the best zoo in Memphis which has 2,800 animals of more than 400 species kept in the replicas of their natural habitations. The animals are left cageless so that their specie can thrive as it would in their native land. There are special things to do for kids in this zoo; they can take pleasure in ‘Once upon a Farm’ exhibit along with other amusement rides available. The Primate Canyon is the most amusing section for the complete family as it has apes and monkeys in it and their funny acts throw visitors into peel of laughter. There is another must see section in this zoo the Cat Country which exhibits lions and tigers. Those of you who get tired can climb the tram that takes you around the park easily.
National Civil Rights Museum: A very inspirational tourist attraction which is a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who was shot while giving speech on the balcony of Lorraine Motel in 1968. Since then this place turned into a museum where one can see that balcony and Dr. Luther’s room. The place and things are kept as they were during the time when DR. Luther came there to prop up the Sanitation Worker's strike. You can relive history and experience the time when civil rights movement was going on, this is done with the help of multimedia exhibits. A visit to this museum is a peep into the history of past.
AutoZone Park: The architecture of the stadium has won awards as it is a 12,000 seat stadium. This stadium is home to the famous baseball team the Redbirds. This has been given the name of Auto Zone as it is sponsored by AutoZone and it features 1,500 club seats, 44 luxury suites with waiters, a lounge, and a bar too. There is a special playground designed for active kids and youngsters that gives much relief to the parents as it keeps the kids busy while the parents enjoy a stroll through the Auto Zone Park. A plenty of games are offered here in this tourist spot to make the visit more fun filled.
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- Pink Palace Museum: This Georgian pink-marble wonderland was originally built by Clarence Sanders as his home but he never got a chance to live here. Sanders was also the founder of Piggly Wiggly grocery store, a first supermarket chain but as he could not stay in the Pink Palace the fast growing city changed the site into a complex of attractions, together with the Sharpe Planetarium and an IMAX theater. The exhibits organized at the Pink Palace are theme based and themes vary from dinosaurs to the Civil War and the early Spanish explorers to the evolution of therapeutic exploration in Memphis. The displays also include a hand-carved minuscule circus, vestige, a replica of the first Piggly Wiggly and an emaciated head. It is a must visit for the whole family.
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