Memphis Museums and Exhibits Travel & Things to Do

This museum brings tears to your eyes as you realize what happened right where you are standing. This is the very spot where Martin Luther King Jr. was...

Visit this unique museum to view the amazing art and see artists at work. Museum facilities include four exhibition galleries, a gift store, a demonstration...

Mississippi River Museum explores the 10,000-year history of America's most well-known river, noting how it developed and what the areas around it have...

Occupies an engine house built in 1910. The museum depicts the life of a firefighter and presents vintage equipment dating from the early 1900s. A great...

In the pre-Civil War days in Memphis, a German immigrant named Jacob Burkle decided he would help slaves who were seeking freedom, and he allowed his home...

Jack and Marilyn Belz's personal collection of rare Chinese art was the beginning of what's now this eponymous museum. Brimming with treasures from Asia...

The first permanent Smithsonian partnership of its kind outside of Washington, D.C., this soulful museum is full of the sights and sounds that made this...

Taking advantage of an island that sprang up in the Mississippi in the early 20th century, this park offers a variety of attractions. Among them are the...

Features collections of fine and decorative arts from antiquity to the present. You'll find works representing French Impressionists, the Italian Renaissance,...

With more than 500 species of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and insects from every part of the planet, this zoo is a great place for any animal...

This open concourse hosts a variety of big-name attractions such as the Memphis Zoo, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art and Memphis College of Art. In addition,...

Kids rejoice! At this museum, you're supposed to touch everything! Hands-on, interactive exhibits and activities for children are the focus here. Exhibit...

Expect to spend more time here than you planned to! Occupying a pink marble mansion originally intended as a private residence, the museum boasts a fascinating...

Since 1976, this museum has housed a spectacular Impressionist collection including Degas, Monet and Pisarro. The late Hugo and Margaret Dixon willed the...

The name "Memphis" belongs not only to a Tennessee city but to Egypt's ancient capital. In tribute, a unique display of Egyptian art is exhibited at this...