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14 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Memphis, Tennessee

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Attractions
in Memphis

The Crystal Shrine Grotto

Memphis, Tennessee

The Crystal Shrine Grotto

This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.

35.1104, -89.8740

Added by EricGrundhauser

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Silky O'Sullivan's

Home to drunken tower-climbing goats... seriously.

35.1396, -90.0520

One of the Peabody Ducks takes the stage.

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Peabody Hotel Duck March

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

35.1427, -90.0518

The National Civil Rights Museum

Memphis, Tennessee

National Civil Rights Museum

The hotel where Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot now functions as a museum dedicated to his life's work.

35.1347, -90.0577

Added by Nicholas Jackson

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Mud Island River Park

Walk the whole Mississippi River!

35.1489, -90.0528

Entrance on Union Ave, just around the corner from Beale Street

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Sun Studio

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

35.1393, -90.0377

Added by collinqburke

The Jungle Room at Graceland.

Memphis, Tennessee

The Jungle Room at Graceland

Elvis' own personal tropical hideaway.

35.0460, -90.0230

Added by Molly McBride Jacobson

St. Peter’s Spiritual Temple

Memphis, Tennessee

St. Peter’s Spiritual Temple (Voodoo Village)

A reclusive Memphis neighborhood is home to decades worth of misunderstood Masonic folk art.

35.0205, -90.1179

Added by staceyjng

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Barbecue Spaghetti

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Barbecue Spaghetti

Memphis adds a little Italian flair to its Southern repertoire.

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