#1 of 30 Things To Do in Southaven
Downtown Southaven (Neighborhood)
Southhaven MS
~0.03 miles from Southaven city center
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#2 of 30 Things To Do in Southaven
Graceland Mansion
3734 Elvis Presley Blvd. Memphis TN
~3.37 miles from Southaven city center
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#3 of 30 Things To Do in Southaven
Graceland (Elvis' Home)
Cordova TN
~3.91 miles from Southaven city center
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#4 of 30 Things To Do in Southaven
Audubon Park
Lakeland TN
~6.62 miles from Southaven city center
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#5 of 30 Things To Do in Southaven
Chucalissa Archaeological Museum
Memphis TN
~8.19 miles from Southaven city center
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Before Europeans set foot upon Mississippi Valley Soil, American Indians had developed a vibrant and sophisticated culture in the Memphis area. Chucalissa Museum allows visitors to explore the lifeways of these people.
Operated by the University of Memphis, Chucalissa serves as a gateway into understanding the science of archaeology and the interpretation of Native American history. Our museum exhibits interpret the prehistory of the Mid-South, and contemporary Southeastern Indian cultures.
The C.H. Nash Museum was founded in 1956 following the rediscovery of a Mississippian mound complex by workers preparing the T.O. Fuller State Park in the late 1930's. The site was separated from the park and developed as a laboratory for training archaeologists and as a place to interpret archaeology to the broader public. This mission continues today with our museum exhibitions, tours, public events and educational programs.
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#6 of 30 Things To Do in Southaven
Stax Museum of American Soul Music
Memphis TN
~8.66 miles from Southaven city center
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#7 of 30 Things To Do in Southaven
Libertyland
Lakeland TN
~8.98 miles from Southaven city center
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#8 of 30 Things To Do in Southaven
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Lakeland TN
~9.28 miles from Southaven city center
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#9 of 30 Things To Do in Southaven
Children's Museum of Memphis
Memphis TN
~9.42 miles from Southaven city center
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The Children's Museum of Memphis creates memorable learning experiences through the joy of play in hands-on exhibits and programs.
Core Values
• The intersection of play and hands-on learning
• A positive impact on the community
• A positive family experience
• A complement to classroom education
• Inclusiveness
• Excellent customer service
• Nurturing appropriate partnerships in the community
• Following the best practices of the children’s museums field
Incorporated in 1987, the museum is a private, nonprofit (classified as a 501(c)(3) organization) educational children’s museum.
• 1985 Children’s Museum Planning Group formed.
• 1987 The Children's Museum of Memphis incorporated as a private, nonprofit educational corporation.
• 1988 The museum signed a lease with the City of Memphis for the National Guard Armory complex.
• 1990 After raising $3 million for construction, opened to the public on June 16.
• 1991 Celebrated first birthday in June with a first-year attendance of over 200,000 visitors.
• 1993 Celebrated third birthday with cumulative attendance of over 500,000 visitors.
• 1995 Celebrated fifth birthday with cumulative attendance of over 750,000 visitors.
• 1997 Celebrated seventh birthday with cumulative attendance of over one million visitors.
• 1999 Began a $6 million capital campaign to expand the museum by 16,000 square feet with four new exhibit galleries.
• 2001 Finished the $6 million capital campaign (raised $7.2 million) to expand the museum. Groundbreaking ceremony and construction began on March 23.
• 2002 Museum expansion completed and opened on August 3. Welcomed the museum’s 1,500,000th visitor.
• 2005 Welcomed the museum’s 2,000,000th visitor.
• 2008 Welcomed the museum’s 2,500,000th visitor.
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#10 of 30 Things To Do in Southaven
Pink Palace Museum
Memphis TN
~9.52 miles from Southaven city center
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#11 of 30 Things To Do in Southaven
Hard Rock Cafe
315 Beale St Memphis TN
~9.57 miles from Southaven city center
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#12 of 30 Things To Do in Southaven
FedEx Forum - Memphis Grizzlies
191 Beale Street Memphis TN
~9.57 miles from Southaven city center
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FedExForum is an arena located in downtown Memphis, Tennessee. It is the home of the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA and the National Collegiate Athletic Association men's basketball program of the University of Memphis (the Tigers), both of whom previously played home games at the Pyramid Arena. The arena officially opened in September 2004 after much debate and also an Alberta clipper wind storm in July 22, 2003, that nearly brought down the cranes that were building it near the famed Beale Street. It was built at a cost of $250 million and is owned by the City of Memphis; naming rights were purchased by one of Memphis' most well-known business, FedEx, for $92 million. FedExForum was financed using $250 million of public bonds, which were issued by the Memphis Public Building Authority (PBA). The venue also has the capability of hosting ice hockey games, concerts, and family shows. http://www.fedexforum.com
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#13 of 30 Things To Do in Southaven
Beale Street
Beale Street Memphis TN
~9.57 miles from Southaven city center
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Beale Street has been playing the blues for more than half a century. Named after an unknown military hero in 1841, it acted as General Ulysses S. Grant’s headquarters during the Civil War. But, Beale Street’s heyday was in the 1920’s, when the area took on a carnival atmosphere and gambling, drinking, prostitution, murder and voodoo thrived alongside the booming nightclubs, theaters, restaurants, stores, pawnshops and hot music. One club, The Monarch, was known as The Castle of Missing Men due to the fact that its gunshot victims and dead gamblers could be easily disposed of at the undertaker’s place that shared their back alley. In the early evenings, boxback suits and Stetson hats mingled with overalls. Young ladies began to sashay around and inside the bars, gamblers waited for an easy mark from the country to come strolling in, bug-eyed at the ways of the big city. If the mark escaped from the dice or the cards, maybe the rube would fall victim to Little Ora, who was always ready to prove her reputation as the best pickpocket between New Orleans and St. Louis. Or maybe he’d just stop over at PeeWee’s and visit with the musicians, or play a little pool, or secure the voodoo protection of Mary the Wonder.
By mid-evening, the street would be packed and a one-block walk could take forever, especially if he had to detour around the medicine show set up in the little hole in the wall, or if he stopped and listened to the wandering bluesman playing for pennies and nickels.
There was the sight of Machine Gun Kelly peddling bottled whiskey from a clothes basket back before he moved into the ranks of big-time crime.
There were numerous gamblers setting a box next to the card table and sliding a share of the take into it for the church down the street.
There were big vaudeville shows at the Palace and the Daisy, hot snoot sandwiches at the corner café jug bands playing down at the park and one block over on Gayoso there was a red-light district to rival New Orleans’ Storyville.
Good or bad – Beale Street created some memories.
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#14 of 30 Things To Do in Southaven
University of Memphis
Lakeland TN
~9.63 miles from Southaven city center
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#15 of 30 Things To Do in Southaven
Memphis Botanic Gardens Hardin Hall
Memphis TN
~9.69 miles from Southaven city center
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#16 of 30 Things To Do in Southaven
Art Museum of the University of Memphis
Memphis TN
~9.81 miles from Southaven city center
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#17 of 30 Things To Do in Southaven
Business District (Neighborhood)
Millington TN
~10.02 miles from Southaven city center
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#18 of 30 Things To Do in Southaven
Autozone Park
200 Union Ave Memphis TN
~10.26 miles from Southaven city center
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#19 of 30 Things To Do in Southaven
National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel
Millington TN
~10.27 miles from Southaven city center
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#20 of 30 Things To Do in Southaven
Hunt Phelan Home
Memphis TN
~10.33 miles from Southaven city center
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#21 of 30 Things To Do in Southaven
Sun Studio
Memphis TN
~10.34 miles from Southaven city center
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#22 of 30 Things To Do in Southaven
Overton Park and Zoo
Millington TN
~10.42 miles from Southaven city center
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#23 of 30 Things To Do in Southaven
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art
Memphis TN
~10.43 miles from Southaven city center
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#24 of 30 Things To Do in Southaven
W.C. Handy Memphis Home and Museum
Memphis TN
~10.45 miles from Southaven city center
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#25 of 30 Things To Do in Southaven
Memphis Rock 'n' Soul Museum
Memphis TN
~10.51 miles from Southaven city center
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#26 of 30 Things To Do in Southaven
Handy Park
Memphis TN
~10.52 miles from Southaven city center
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#27 of 30 Things To Do in Southaven
Lichterman Nature Center
5992 Quince Rd Memphis TN
~10.56 miles from Southaven city center
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Located in the heart of metropolitan Memphis, the Center features exciting new exhibits, lush gardens featuring native wildflowers and trees, and a tradition of excellence in environmental education set in the midst of 65 acres of lake, meadow, and forest. http://www.memphismuseums.org/lichterman-overview/
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#28 of 30 Things To Do in Southaven
Statue of Elvis
Memphis TN
~10.58 miles from Southaven city center
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#29 of 30 Things To Do in Southaven
Orpheum Theater
Memphis TN
~10.59 miles from Southaven city center
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#30 of 30 Things To Do in Southaven
Country Music Hall of Fame
Millington TN
~10.70 miles from Southaven city center
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The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is located at 222 Fifth Avenue South in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Its mission is to identify and preserve the evolving history and traditions of country music and to educate its audiences. Functioning as a local history museum and as an international arts organization, the CMF serves visiting and non-visiting audiences including fans, students, scholars, members of the music industry, and the general public - in the Nashville area, the nation, and world.
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