Tennessee has given us a mix of familiar places, good food, music, history, and stops that are easy to enjoy without rushing. It’s the kind of state where the road between destinations can be just as interesting as the destination itself.
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We visited Graceland during the same May 2024 trip to Memphis. Elvis Presley bought the property in 1957 at age 22 and lived there for the rest of his life. The mansion opened to the public in 1982 and has since become one of the best-known music landmarks in
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During our May 2024 trip to Memphis, we stopped at the Lorraine Motel, now part of the National Civil Rights Museum. This is where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968, after stepping onto the balcony outside Room 306. The museum preserves the motel and uses
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We were in Memphis in May 2024 primarily for the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, held that year May 15–18 at Liberty Park. That was the reason for the trip, but once we were there we made a point of seeing more of the city as well. We spent
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We visited Memphis’ Victorian Village in May 2024, the stretch of Adams Avenue once known as “Millionaire’s Row.” During the mid-to-late 1800s, wealthy Memphis families built a series of elaborate homes here, many tied to the city’s cotton, riverboat, and business fortunes. Several of the surviving