Want to go on a driving tour of Memphis landmarks in your affordable car rental? A list of famous locations in Memphis must include Graceland and Beale Street, but where else? You might visit the Woodruff-Fontaine House, a 16-room mansion built in 1870. Then there's also the Cotton Exchange building and Memphis Central Station. But whatever you do, before dropping off your car rental and leaving town, visit Magevney House -- this stately manor was the site of the very first Catholic mass in Memphis and has been restored to its 1850s grandeur!
Memphis, Tennessee has more than enough attractions, events, fine dining, and quality hotels for a wonderful stay! In this birthplace of Rock and Roll, there is always plenty to discover. VroomVroomVroom compares all the offers on cheap rental car from Avis, Budget, Enterprise, and Hertz in Memphis.
There are several hotels nearby the airport for convenience, as well as a handful of cheap car rental locations to get you around this magnificent city. Stop by Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group with their express rental cars program. To find a rental car, you can also check out Enterprise Rent-A-Car with a wide selection of vehicle choices to get you around Memphis. This huge city has plenty to offer, and using rental cars allows a much more pleasurable experience.
While in town, head down to Maggie's Pharm, located in Overton Square, for some traditional handmade high quality products including candles, herbs, coffees, bath and body products, and much more. Memphis, Tennessee also includes shops like Hoot + Louise, carrying a wide range of vintage clothing, handmade housewares products, and much more. With a fine variety of stores to enhance your shopping entertainment, a rental car will surely get you around this fine southern city!
Memphis is certainly well known for its music history and provides you with historical museums, architecture, and displays. Graceland, Elvis Presley's huge estate, is a magnificent sight to see. Grab a cheap car rental and head on down to his homestead to enjoy guided tours, many exhibits, and even take a stroll down Elvis Presley Boulevard. You can also visit the Memphis Rock 'n' Soul Museum and enjoy a detailed history of Memphis music. Memphis has so much to offer and it is certainly essential to book a rental car to to fully appreciate this wonderful, historic city.
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Do the Blues just move your soul? Then drive your rental car over to the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center where some of the best guitar players in the world have come to play alongside a blues icon!
All roads in Memphis lead to Graceland. Thousands of Elvis Presley fans make the trip to Memphis to tour the mansion of The King. At Memphis you can shop for loads of Elvis memorabilia to take back home. However, Memphis is not just about the King's memorabilia. There is a lot more you can do when you visit Memphis as a tourist. Here are the top 5 things you must do while you're there.
1. Visit Graceland - The former home of Rock 'n' Roll legend Elvis Presley, is one of the most visited houses in the United States (second only to the White House), attracting over 600,000 domestic and international visitors a year. Featured at Graceland are two of Presley's private airplanes, his extensive automobile and motorcycle collection and other Elvis memorabilia.
2. The Memphis Zoo-Right within the city of Memphis, you'll find the Memphis Zoo, which features many exhibits of mammals, birds, fish, and amphibians from all over the world. The most popular exhibits are the Cat House, which is the fifth oldest in the United States, and the zoo's panda exhibit, which is one of only a handful in North America.
3. Go to Victorian Village- A few wealthy Memphians built grand, Victorian-style homes in what was then the outskirts of the city. Today it is called Victorian Village , it is an area of Memphis located in the eastern quadrant of downtown Memphis. Most houses were constructed during Memphis' early period of growth in the mid 1800s,
4. Visit Beale Street- Beale Street is the heart of this “City of Music” – since this is where young B.B. King used to play his guitar. Street performers play live music, and bars and clubs feature live entertainment around the clock. Today, Beale Street, is the most visited tourist attraction in the state of Tennessee, and considered to be the busiest street in the southern United States, behind only Bourbon Street in New Orleans.
5. Pink Palace Museum and Planetarium- Here you'll find America's third largest planetarium as well as an IMAX Theatre. The Pink Palace also contains a variety of exhibits relating to Memphis history. One exhibit features a replica of the original Piggly Wiggly store, the first self-service grocery store, commemorating the invention of the supermarket by Memphian Clarence Saunders in 1916.
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| Book At | Miles/km to Memphis | Directions to Memphis | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Memphis | 8/12 | Directions | 35.14648 | -90.18454 |
| Bartlett | 11/17 | Directions | 35.20453 | -89.87398 |
| Southaven | 11/18 | Directions | 34.98898 | -90.01259 |
| Horn Lake | 13/22 | Directions | 34.95537 | -90.03481 |
| Cordova | 15/25 | Directions | 35.15565 | -89.7762 |
| Millington | 16/25 | Directions | 35.34147 | -89.89731 |
| Olive Branch | 18/29 | Directions | 34.96176 | -89.82953 |
| Lakeland | 18/29 | Directions | 35.23064 | -89.74036 |
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