Having spent a large few of years living in Memphis, I am excited to share and to spend a few minutes sharing some basic information about the city itself, as well as a few interesting sites worth spending some time at. I am assuming, hopefully not erroneously, that the reader is not familiar with Memphis and may be considering a visit.
If that happens to be the case, fantastic! It is a lucky person who gets to visit the cultural hot-spots Memphis has to offer for the first time.
One of the best to visit in Memphis, TN when I'm hungry to get a bite to eat or drink is the Cooper-Young area. The Cooper Young district -- as well as Memphis, Tennessee as a whole -- has a number of restaurants that are entirely unique to Memphis, and you won't find represented in any other city. That is, except for Memphis, of course.
The Cooper-Young neighborhood has Young Avenue Deli, for example. The Young Avenue Deli has won awards for its food, has a fantastic selection of everyone's favorite brew -- beer. Young Avenue Deli has been called one of the very best places to see live music in Memphis. In addition to the food, alcoholic beverages, and music it also has a smoke shop.
The Cooper Young area is also home to Memphis' most famous pub... Celtic Crossing. Celtic Crossing has great food, good beer, an awesome pub atmosphere, and lots of events. The Celtic Crossing weekly events include, but are not limited to: live music, pub quiz night, and a brunch on Sundays. The patio is a awesome place to hang out too on cooler spring days.
Of course, things to do in Memphis aren't limited to just the restaurants on Cooper-Young. There's a number of popular museums worth visiting as well.
The Pink Palace is one such example of a museum in the greater Memphis, TN area. The Pink Palace museum began with the construction of a palatial 36,500 square foot estate in 1922 by the founder of the Piggly Wiggly grocery chain, Claurence Sanders. At the time Saunders named the future home of the Pink Palace Museum "Cla-Le-Clare" but it was nicknamed "Pink Palace" by the many people of Memphis who were able to see its building within clear view from Central Avenue.
Clarence Saunders never did end up being able to live in the palace, however. Clarence Saunders lost his fortune, and the mansion was acquired by another company which donated the house to the city of Memphis, TN for use as a museum. In 1930 it opened as the Memphis Museum of Natural History and Industrial Arts
If that happens to be the case, fantastic! It is a lucky person who gets to visit the cultural hot-spots Memphis has to offer for the first time.
One of the best to visit in Memphis, TN when I'm hungry to get a bite to eat or drink is the Cooper-Young area. The Cooper Young district -- as well as Memphis, Tennessee as a whole -- has a number of restaurants that are entirely unique to Memphis, and you won't find represented in any other city. That is, except for Memphis, of course.
The Cooper-Young neighborhood has Young Avenue Deli, for example. The Young Avenue Deli has won awards for its food, has a fantastic selection of everyone's favorite brew -- beer. Young Avenue Deli has been called one of the very best places to see live music in Memphis. In addition to the food, alcoholic beverages, and music it also has a smoke shop.
The Cooper Young area is also home to Memphis' most famous pub... Celtic Crossing. Celtic Crossing has great food, good beer, an awesome pub atmosphere, and lots of events. The Celtic Crossing weekly events include, but are not limited to: live music, pub quiz night, and a brunch on Sundays. The patio is a awesome place to hang out too on cooler spring days.
Of course, things to do in Memphis aren't limited to just the restaurants on Cooper-Young. There's a number of popular museums worth visiting as well.
The Pink Palace is one such example of a museum in the greater Memphis, TN area. The Pink Palace museum began with the construction of a palatial 36,500 square foot estate in 1922 by the founder of the Piggly Wiggly grocery chain, Claurence Sanders. At the time Saunders named the future home of the Pink Palace Museum "Cla-Le-Clare" but it was nicknamed "Pink Palace" by the many people of Memphis who were able to see its building within clear view from Central Avenue.
Clarence Saunders never did end up being able to live in the palace, however. Clarence Saunders lost his fortune, and the mansion was acquired by another company which donated the house to the city of Memphis, TN for use as a museum. In 1930 it opened as the Memphis Museum of Natural History and Industrial Arts
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