Memphis sits on the Mississippi River in southwest Tennessee. Best known as the home of Elvis Presley and an important center for country and blues recording, the city is inextricably linked to the history of music in America and many of the its attractions reflect this history. The most famous is of course, Graceland, Elvis´ former home. Hundreds of thousands of fans come every year to tour the grounds and pay their respects the famous performer.

The Memphis Walk of Fame, modeled after the one in Hollywood, pays homage to notable Memphis musicians like B. B. King. The Sun Studio, where Elvis recorded some of his songs, along with fellow stars like Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Roy Orbison, is also open for ours. Beale Street, home of the B.B. King Club, is still a popular street lined with music clubs and dining and is the site of the annual Beale Street Music Festival. The National Civil Rights Museum is located in the Lorraine Motel, the site of Martin Luther King Jr.´s assassination, and offers a tribute to his work and that of other civil rights pioneers.

The favorite food of Memphis is barbeque. The World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest is held annually in Memphis and is the largest barbeque contest in the world. If you can´t make it for the contest, don´t worry. The city is filled with restaurants serving up local barbeque recipes all year round.

Links –
Graceland – http://www.elvis.com/graceland/
Beale Street - http://www.bealestreet.com/home.html
Sun studio - http://www.sunstudio.com/
Beale Street Festival - http://www.thebealestreetmusicfestival.com/
Civil Rights Museum - http://www.civilrightsmuseum.org/home.htm
Barbeque Festival - http://worldchampbbq.festivalhotelnetwork.com/index.html