Search
Tour Central Library
Discover the many wonders of Central Library designed by famed architect Cass Gilbert. Join us and learn fascinating facts, marvel at the brilliance of the stained glass windows, admire the beauty of hand stenciled ceilings and step into a piece of living history.

To schedule a tour, call the Volunteer Office at 539-0345.

Weekend in Memphis

Ready for a spring or fall getaway? 

Request it!
The blues highway : New Orleans to Chicago : a travel and music guide
Richard Knight ; co-researched with Emma Longhurst.
Hindhead, Surrey, UK : Trailblazer Publications, c2003.
The Blues Highway is a classic road trip through the cradle of musical innovation in America. This definitive travel and music guide follows Highway 61 and the Mississippi River to explore the roots of jazz, blues, Cajun, zydeco, country, gospel, soul and rock & roll music Book jacket.
     
Request it!
Memphis, an architectural guide
Eugene J. Johnson and Robert D. Russell, Jr. ; maps by Thomas Nathan.
Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, c1990.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 373-375) and index.
     

Consider a long weekend in Memphis, Tennessee.  Just 300 miles south of St. Louis, this ‘other’ city on the Mississippi River keeps visitors busy from early morning into the wee hours of the night.

Memphis Travel Guide

Always a city well-known for its varied musical attractions and its marching Peabody ducks, today’s Memphis invites visitors to new experiences at its riverfront, museums, and festivals. 

Want to climb a 32-story Pyramid, visit a museum chronicling civil rights, or attend the Beale Street Labor Day Festival?  Memphis is the place. 

Or want to get off the beaten path and find a guitar factory, Redbirds AAA baseball game, or the Pink Palace?  Again, Memphis is the place.

Pink Palace in Memphis, TN

No visit to Memphis is complete without tasting the many flavors and foods offered at its restaurants.  Experience ribs done ‘dry or wet’, but leave plenty of room for an Elvis banana and peanut sandwich, deep-fried burgers, the best in southern cooking, or a five-star French meal.  Maybe there will be time for all of them.

Famous Memphians -- From Elvis to Alex Haley

Staying in Memphis offers many choices.  Elegant hotels, family motels, historic bed and breakfasts, and campgrounds are found throughout the City.  How about a night at the B&B in a Castle, the Heartbreak Hotel, or Elvis Presley Boulevard RV Park?

Memphis has something for everyone.  Start planning your getaway today.

Article by: St. Louis Public Library staff