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Memphis, Tennessee
Facts at a Glance

Distance from Tunica: 41 miles. Take Highway 61 north.

Dining: Memphis offers a wide variety of dining options from casual to fine dining, including French, Southern-Style, Steakhouses, Cajun, Barbeque Asian, and Eclectic/Fusion

Attractions:
Graceland
No visit to the region is complete without a visit to Graceland, Elvis Presley's beloved estate. Tours include Elvis' mansion, cars, planes, jewelry, costumes and the "Meditation Garden," Elvis' final resting place.

Beale Street Entertainment District offers a wide variety of musical options from country, to hip-hip to the blues.

FedexForum
Home to the NBA Memphis Grizzlies, this new 805,850 square-foot arena is located in downtown Memphis on Beale Street. Always open to the public, the arena will hold concerts, hockey, and arena football. For more information visit the Fedex Forum online at www.fedexforum.com.

Rock 'n Soul Museum
The Rock 'n Soul museum features the Smithsonian Institution's Rock `n' Soul: Social Crossroads exhibition, a chronology of rebellious hearts and echoes that shaped “the Memphis Sound” in addition to various other artifacts from Memphis music legends including Elvis Presley, Otis Redding, B.B. King, Jerry Lee Lewis Smithsonian's Rock 'n Soul Museum is located in the Fedex Forum and tickets are $9 for adults and 6 for youths. For more information visit the Rock 'n Soul Museum online at www.memphisrocknsoul.org.

Memphis Zoo
From giraffe to pandas the Memphis zoo is packed full of animals from around the world. The Memphis Zoo will soon add Polar Bears to their list of animals when the construction of the Northwest Passage is complete in spring of 2006. Tickets for the zoo are $13 for adults, $12 for seniors, $8 for children (under 2 admitted free). For more information visit the Memphis Zoo online at www.memphiszoo.org .

Ride the Ducks
See Memphis by land and water aboard one amazing vehicle. Discover history, humor, and heroes of Memphis while cruising on the mighty Mississippi River. For more information on Ride the Ducks visit them online at www.ridetheducks.com.

Lauderdale Courts - Elvis' Teenage Home
Lauderdale Courts opened its doors to the renovated apartment that Elvis and his parents lived in from 1949-53. Built in 1938, Lauderdale Courts is on the National Register of Historical places. For more information on Lauderdale Courts visit them online at www.lauderdalecourts.com.