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Unusual Attractions in Memphis

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The Crystal Shrine Grotto

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

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National Civil Rights Museum

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

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Silky O'Sullivan's

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

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Peabody Hotel Duck March

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

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Mud Island River Park

Walk the whole Mississippi River!

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Sun Studio

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

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The Jungle Room at Graceland

Elvis' own personal tropical hideaway.

Memphis, Tennessee

St. Peter’s Spiritual Temple (Voodoo Village)

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

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Unique Food & Drink in Memphis

Barbecue Spaghetti

Memphis adds a little Italian flair to its Southern repertoire.

Chitlins

These entrails identified safe venues for African-American performers during the Jim Crow era.

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