Memphis is a Great Place for a Family Vacation
By Coupure Rrpade
You're really in for a treat if you come to Memphis for
a vacation.
The downtown area has been going through a revitalization
that is unmatched in the region. Private investors have
spent somewhere in the neighborhood of $2 billion in
downtown.
Every trip to Memphis needs to include a short visit to
Beale Street, the Home of the Blues. There are a number
of clubs on Beale Street including the Rum Boogie
Cafe, Pat O'Briens, Hard Rock Cafe - Memphis, Silky
O'Sullivans, BB King's and Elvis Presley's.
Arrive at Beale before 4:00pm and take a short walk to the
Gibson Guitar Factory that is just off Beale. You can take
a tour of the museum and watch guitars as they are being
made.
Once you have spent a little time on Beale Street, you
might want to go to Peabody Place. Peabody Place is a new
shopping and entertainment area in the heart of downtown.
Every shop, restaurant and arcade is located in a single
building so you don't have to go outside once you get
there. Peabody Place has a bowling alley, a multi-screen
movie theater, pool tables and a high end arcade. Your
children will definitely enjoy Jillian's.
After you've visited Peabody Place, you really saunter over
to The Peabody Hotel to see the famous Peabody ducks that
swim in a fountain located in the lobby of the hotel.
Each morning and night, the duckmaster walks the ducks
through the motel to or from the fountain that makes the
Peabody famous.
Your trip will not be complete if you don't spend some time
down at the Mississippi River. The city recently completed
a riverwalk follows the Mississippi River for a mile or so
and provides you with majestic views. As you walk along the
bluff, keep your eyes peeled because you might just catch
a glimpse of local and national celebrities at their homes
on the South Bluff.
If you want to learn more about the river and actually
trace its path from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, you
should visit Mud Island. The city has created a small
museum and replica of the Mississippi river that is true
to scale. You can walk the length of the river, see where
it is the deepest and understand how it dumps into the
Gulf of Mexico. During the summer months, you can even
swim in the "Gulf of Mexico" if you'd like.
Mud Island has a museum and and a scale replica of the
Mississippi river.You can walk along the river to see how
it changes directions and has changed routes over the last
couple hundred years. Finally you'll see where it dumps
into the Gulf of Mexico. You can even swim in the Gulf of
Mexico during the summer months because it is a working
swimming pool.
You can have a great time in Memphis and the Memphis area,
there is so much to do that you could spend a week here
and still not see it all. So, plan a trip to Memphis, you
will enjoy the city and marvel at the number of trees we
have here.
About The Author:
Coupure Rapade is the operator and webmaster of Alive Memphis
which is an awesome site on the internet to learn more
about visiting Memphis. If you want to learn more about
visiting Memphis, please visit Alive Memphis.
