Memphis travel guide

Top 10 sights in Memphis

Ranked by Wikipedia language editions — proven fame.

1. 1© John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0

   Blues Hall of Fame

   The Blues Hall of Fame is a music museum operated by the Blues Foundation at 421 S. Main Street in Memphis, Tennessee.

   KlookKKday
2. 2

   SS Sultana

   Sultana was a commercial side-wheel steamboat which exploded and sank on the Mississippi River on April 27, 1865, killing 1,164 people in what remains the worst maritime disaster in United States history.

   KlookKKday
3. 3© Unicurse · CC BY 3.0

   Memphis Zoo

   The Memphis Zoo is a zoo in Midtown, Memphis, Tennessee, United States. It is home to more than 3,500 animals representing over 500 different species.

   KlookKKday
4. 4© Matthew T Rader · CC BY-SA 4.0

   National Civil Rights Museum

   The National Civil Rights Museum is a complex of museums and historic buildings in Memphis, Tennessee; its exhibits trace the history of the civil rights movement in the United States from the 17th century to the present.

   KlookKKday
5. 5

   Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

   The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is a Catholic cathedral in Memphis, Tennessee, in the United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Memphis.

   KlookKKday
6. 6© Michael Gäbler · CC BY 3.0

   Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

   Memphis Brooks Museum of Art is an art museum in Memphis, Tennessee. The Brooks Museum, which was founded in 1916, is the oldest and largest art museum in the state of Tennessee.

   KlookKKday
7. 7© Thomas R Machnitzki · CC BY-SA 3.0

   Memphis Rock N' Soul Museum

   The Memphis Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum is a music museum located at 191 Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee.

   KlookKKday
8. 8© Thomas R Machnitzki (thomas@machnitzki.com) · CC BY 3.0

   Overton Park

   Overton Park is a 342-acre (138 ha) public park in Midtown, Memphis, Tennessee.

   KlookKKday
9. 9© Temple Israel (Memphis, Tennessee) · CC BY 3.0

   Temple Israel

   Temple Israel is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 1376 East Massey Road, in Memphis, Tennessee, in the United States.

   KlookKKday
10. 10© No machine-readable author provided. JeremyA assumed (based on copyright claims) · CC BY-SA 2.5

    Metal Museum

    The Metal Museum, formerly called the National Ornamental Metal Museum, is a museum in Memphis, Tennessee.

    KlookKKday

Popular tickets & tours in Memphis

Live products and prices are provided directly by Klook.

KlookOpen Memphis activitiesBrowse tickets & toursKKdayOpen Memphis activitiesBrowse tickets & tours

Trending now

Based on 2025 Wikipedia pageviews — popular places beyond the top 10.

1. 1© Zereshk at English Wikipedia · CC BY 2.5

   Mud Island

   Mud Island is a peninsula in Memphis, Tennessee. It is bordered by the Mississippi River to the west, the Wolf River to the north, and Wolf River Harbor to the east.

   KlookKKday
2. 2© Thomas R Machnitzki · CC BY 3.0

   Frayser

   Frayser is a neighborhood on the north side of Memphis, Tennessee, United States. It is named after Memphis physician Dr.

   KlookKKday
3. 3© Victor Chapa from Denton, USA · CC BY 2.0

   Stax Museum

   The Stax Museum of American Soul Music is a museum located in Memphis, Tennessee, at 926 East McLemore Avenue, the original location of Stax Records.

   KlookKKday
4. 4© Thomas R Machnitzki (http://nutbush.machnitzki.com) · CC BY-SA 3.0

   Shelby Farms

   Shelby Farms is a public park located in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. It is one of the largest urban parks in the U.S.

   KlookKKday
5. 5

   Fort Prudhomme

   Fort Prudhomme, or Prud'homme, was a simple stockade fortification, constructed in late February 1682 on one of the Chickasaw Bluffs of the Mississippi River in West Tennessee by Cavelier de La Salle's French canoe expedition of the Mississippi River Basin.

   KlookKKday
6. 6

   Fort Assumption

   Fort Assumption (or Fort De L'Assomption) was a French fortification constructed in 1739 on the fourth Chickasaw Bluff on the Mississippi River in Shelby County, present day Memphis, Tennessee.

   KlookKKday
7. 7© Thomas R Machnitzki · CC BY-SA 3.0

   Dixon Gallery and Gardens

   The Dixon Gallery and Gardens is an art museum within 17 acres of gardens, established in 1976, and located at 4339 Park Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee, United States.

   KlookKKday
8. 8© KENPEI · CC BY-SA 3.0

   Memphis Botanic Garden

   The Memphis Botanic Garden is a 96-acre (39 ha) botanical garden located in Audubon Park at 750 Cherry Road, Memphis, Tennessee. Memphis Botanic Garden is open to the public daily.

   KlookKKday
9. 9

   T. O. Fuller State Park

   T.O. Fuller State Park is a state park in the city of Memphis, Tennessee, USA.

   KlookKKday
10. 10© Thomas R Machnitzki · CC BY-SA 3.0

    The Cotton Museum

    The Cotton Museum, located in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S., is an historical and cultural museum that opened in March 2006 on the former trading floor of the Memphis Cotton Exchange at 65 Union Avenue in downtown Memphis.

    KlookKKday