Posted on 06/02/2008 7:02:43 PM PDT by BOBWADE
I am planning a trip to Memphis in a few weeks with my family and wanted to see any of my FR brothers can give me some suggestions. I plan on going to the Rendezvous Restaurant for ribs but also want to hit a few other local attractions. Also, I wonder if there is any particular place to go for a more traditional slow smoked barbeque meal. My son is into history so anything historical may also be nice. Please feel free to make any suggestions that may be family approriate. My kids are 8 and 2. Thanks
How are you getting there? Driving?
Please do let me know how the trip goes. I've been to Nashville to visit friends at Vandy and Belmont, but at some point I may want to explore what lies west of the city.
Driving from central Missouri. Probably driving my Taurus. Hope to stay a couple nights and see some history.
Ribs in Memphis. Someone here will tell you a restaurant. I ate at 3 and they were all good. Can't even remember the namse.
My daughter told me that it was absolutely weird, and the former music star absolutely creeped her (and her boyfriend) out.
Tennessee is a beautiful state. Lots of green and some nice small towns. Don’t forget Nashville. Be careful in Memphis. The Peabody hotel in downtown Memphis with the ducks that come down the elevator everyday.
Drive around the state, head East toward the Smokies. Take small farm roads.
Kentucky is nice too.
Tn Ping
I made the trip with some friends last year and hit Beal street and the Redezvous. Missouri Tigers played at Ole Miss and we stayed in TN so we could catch Beal street. Thought about taking them to Graceland and the Sun studio tour but also thought that something historical might be nice. Civil war battlefield or something.
Tickets to a RedBirds game (Farm team baseball). Great stadium and family atmosphere. Pack the sunscreen.
The Pink Palace is a museum with lots to see/do if you have a rainy day. Imax theater, as well.
And consider the Duck Walk at the Peabody Hotel. The kids will love it.
Natchez trace, I am not sure of distance from Memphis, but have driven portion twice.
Truly memorable
King’s Palace Cafe on Beale St. for blackened catfish. (If it’s still open.)
Just west of Nashville (about 45 minutes from the airport) is a lovely state park, Montgomery Bell, with very nice trails, etc. Consider it for a day trip next time you are in Nashville.
I had a friend that was into civil war re-enacting. He went to Natchez when filming with the movie “North and the South” back in the early eighties. He has a “follow me to Nellie’s t-shirt” from the trip. ;^)
If you have plenty of time and are tired of driving, look into a Mississippi riverboat tour. You might be able to find a tour down to Natchez and Vicksburg.
Shiloh battlefield. Best battlefield in the country to visit, IMO.
The Civil War battlefields are great. Stones River was one of my favorite sites. There are several battlefields near I-65 in the Murfreesboro area that can be explored without taking days.
The Jack Daniels tour is also fun.
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