The Great American Road Trip Challenge~4.5 years · 48 states · one loop
The Deep South

Stop 21 · Days 303–306

Memphis

Memphis, TN

The home of the blues, the birthplace of rock 'n' roll, and the soul of American music — Graceland, Beale Street, Sun and Stax — plus the searing National Civil Rights Museum.

Where to stay

  • A downtown Memphis hotel near Beale

    Walkable to Beale Street and the river.

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You gotta eat this

  • Memphis dry-rub ribs & pulled pork

    Rendezvous ribs and a pulled-pork sandwich with slaw on top.

The days here

Each day opens its own hour-by-hour page

  1. 303Day 303 — GracelandFull day · 4h planned
  2. 304Day 304 — Beale, Sun & StaxFull day · 6h planned
  3. 305Day 305 — The Civil Rights MuseumFull day · 4h 30m planned
  4. 306Day 306 — West into ArkansasDrive day · 2h 10m drive

What this stop is made of

  • Museums & History
  • Somber & Civil-Rights Sites
  • Concerts & Venues
  • Quirky Americana & Roadside Oddities