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Largest Memphis-Area Tourist
Attractions - Top 20
Ranked by Attendance or Visitors During 1994
Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall
77 Casino Strip
Robinsonville, Mississippi 38664
Phone: (601) 363-0711
Attendance: 4 million (casino only)
Admission: Free, minimum wager varies
Days & Times: 365 days a year, seven days a week, 24 hours a day
Description: Mississippi's largest hotel, casino and entertainment complex, over 500 total
rooms and suites, 1,900 slots, 78 table games,
five restaurants, 1,600-seat entertainment area, pool, Jacuzzi, courtyard, gazebo, sauna,
workout room,poolside snack bar, room
service, video arcade, two banquet facilities, free parking, free valet.
Hollywood Casino, Hotel & RV Park
Route 1, Commerce Landing
Tunica, Mississippi 38664
Phone: (800) 871-0711
Attendance: 2.75 million
Admission: Free, minimum wager varies
Days & Times: 365 days a year, seven days a week, 24 hours a day
Description: 1,369 slot machines, 57 table games, full-service Epic Buffett, Fairbanks
Steakhouse & Bar, Take-One Deli and private
banquet service.
Beale Street Historic District
203 Beal Street
Memphis, Tennessee 38103
Phone: (901) 526-0110
Attendance: 2.5 million
Admission: Varies
Days & Times: Seven days a week, 11 am - 5 am
Description:Nightclubs, food, music, retail and museums
Overton Square
Madison at Cooper
Memphis, Tennessee 38104
Phone: (901) 272-1495
Attendance: 1.5 million
Admission: Individual businesses charge for food, service, merchandise, etc.
Days & Times: Hours vary, most establishments open 11:30 am until late seven days a
week
Description: Restaurant, entertainment and shopping district
Harrah's Tunica Casino
1600 Harrah's
Robinsonville, Mississippi 38664
Phone: (800) HARRAHS
Attendance: 1.3 million
Admission: Free admission, minimum wager varies
Days & Times: 365 days a year, seven days a week, 24 hours a day
Description: Dockside casino with over 900 slot machines and 40 table games, non-smoking
gaming area, full-service buffett restaurant,
fine dining steakhouse, private banquet space
Southland Greyhound Park
1550 Ingram
West Memphis, Arkansas 72301
Phone: (800) 467-6182
Attendance: 1.25 million
Admission: Free general admission, clubhouse $1.00, minimum wager varies, group packages
available
Days & Times: Year-round racing with live 7:30 races every night but Wednesdays and
Sundays (gates open at 5:30 pm), 1 pm
matinees Wednesdays and Saturdays (gates open at noon), matinee and evening simulcasts
Mondays
Description: Greyhound tract with parimutual wagering and wagering on 11 simulcast races
Circus Circus Casino
1010 Casino Center
Robinsonville, Mississippi 38664
Phone: (800) 9-CIRCUS
Attendance: 1+ million
Admission: Free admission, minimum wager varies, group packages available
Days & Times: 365 days a year, seven days a week, 24 hours a day
Description: 83,000 square foot dockside casino, 1,468 slot machines, 57 table games,
three restaurants, strolling clowns, magicians and
entertainers
Memphis Zoo & Aquarium
Overton Park
2000 Galloway
Memphis, Tennessee 38112
Phone: (901) 276-WILD
Attendance: 850,000
Admission: Adults $6.00, children 2-11 $5.00, seniors $4.00, under 2 free, members free,
Mondays November - February 3 pm -
close free, March - October 3:30 pm - close free
Days & Times: 9 am - 5 pm (last admission), March - October, 9 am - 4:30 pm (last
admission), November - February, closed
Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
Description: Zoological park containing 2,800 specimens representing over 400 species,
Includes Cat Country, a four-acre cat facility,
Primate Canyon, a five-acre natural habitat exhibit with 10 species of primates, and
Animals of the Night, a noctumal exhibit
Graceland
3734 Elvis Presley
Memphis, Tennessee 38116
Phone: (800) 238-2000
Attendance: 700,000
Admission: Package ticket $17.00 adults, $11.00 children 5-12, separate attraction tickets
available, group and senior discounts
Days & Times: Memorial Day - Labor Day, 7:30 am - 6 pm, remainder of year, 8:30 am - 5
pm, mansion closed Tuesdays, November
- February, closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day
Description: Guided tour of Elvis Presley's home and self-guided tours of the automobile
museum, airplanes and "Sincereley Elvis"
exhibit, restaurants and retail stores, private party and event facilities
Mid-South Fair
940 Early Maxwell
Memphis, Tennessee 38104
Phone: (901) 274-8800
Attendance: 535,903
Admission: Adults $5.00, children 4-11 $2.00, under 4 free, discount or free admission on
special days
Days & Times: September 20 - 29, 8 am - 10 pm, midway open until midnight
Description: 140-year old tri-state exposition with commercial exhibits, carnival food,
free strolling entertainment, free mainstage
entertainment, rodeo, midway rides, creative arts and livestock exhibits
Memphis In May International Festival, Inc.
245 Wagner, Suite 220
Memphis, Tennessee 38103
Phone: (901) 525-4611
Attendance: 500,000
Admission: Beal Street Music Festival, $13.00, World Championship Barbeque Cooking Contest
and Sunset Symphony, $5.00
Days & Times: Runs weekends in May, hours vary with event
Description: A monthlong festival that celebrates culture, business and fun by honoring a
different country each year (in 1996 a review of past honored countries is planned)
Memphis Pink Palace Museum
Planetarium and IMAX Theater
3050 Central
Memphis, Tennessee 38111
Phone: (901) 320-6320
Attendance: 450,000
Admission: Museum: adults $5.50, seniors $5.00, children (3-12) $3.50; Planetarium: adults
$3.00, seniors $2.50, children $2.00;
IMAX: adults $5.50, seniors $5.00, children $4.00
Days & Times: Open seven days a week, closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve,
Christmas Day and New Year's Day, call for hours and showtimes
Description: Museum of science, cultural and natural history of the region, 165-seat
planetarium, 241-seat IMAX theater
Putt-Putt Family Park
5484 Summer
Memphis, Tennessee 38134
Phone: (901) 386-2992
Attendance: 425,700
Admission: No gate fee, each area ticketed separately
Days & Times: 365 days a year, Sunday - Thursday 8 am - midnight, Fridays and
Saturdays 8 am - 1 am
Description: 120-tee driving range, go-kart supertrack, three 18 hole Putt-Putt cources,
two-story video game room, bumperboats, batting range, Kids Funland, corporate picnic
areas
Wonders Exhibition Series
Memphis Cook Convention Center
255 North Main
Memphis, Tennessee 38103
Phones: (901) 576-1231
Attendance: 416,767
Admission: Varies
Days & Times: Call for information of future exhibitions
Description: "Imperial Tombs of China" was on exhibit in 1995
Memphis International Motorsports Park
5500 Taylor Forge
Millington, Tennessee 38053
Phone: (901) 358-RACE
Attendance: 375,000
Admission: Varies
Days & Times: Season runs March - November, race times vary
Description: Facility has a 1/4-mile dragstrip, a 1.75-mile paved road course and a
3/8-mile dirt track for automobile and motorclcle racing events
Mud Island
125 North Front
Memphis, Tennessee 38103
Phone: (901) 576-7241
Attendance: 250,000
Admission: Adults $6.00, children, seniors and disabled $4.00
Days & Times: 10 am - 5 pm April 6 - May 24, 10 am - 8 pm May 25 - September 2, 10 am
- 5 pm September 3 - December 1
Description: America's only Mississippi River museum and theme park, with 5,200-seat
amphitheatre, Tennessee's largest pool, Memphis Belle B-17
Libertyland Amusement Park
940 Early Maxwell
Memphis, Tennessee 38104
Phone: (901) 274-1778
Attendance: 224,951
Admission: General admission $7.00, thrill rides ticket $9.00, seniors and children under
4 free, group rates available, season pass $45.00
Days & Times: Open weekends May through mid-June and mid-August through Labor Day,
open Wednesday - Sunday mid-June through mid-August, call for hours
Description: 23-acre amusement park with 23 rides, including the new Kamikaze, three live
shows, carnival foods, midway games, video archade games, miniature golf and kiddie rides
Memphis Chicks
Tim McCarver Stadium
800 Home Run
Memphis, Tennessee 38104
Phone: (901) 272-1687
Attendance: 221,000
Admission: Box seats $6.00, general admission $5.00, kids, seniors and military $2.00 off
(subject to change)
Days & Times: Season runs April - September
Description: Minor league baseball (AA affiliate of San Diego Padres), member of the
Southern League
B.B. Kings Blues Club
143 Beale Street
Memphis, Tennessee 38103
Phone: (901) 524-5464
Attendance: 210,600
Admission: Sunday - Thrusday $4.00, Fridays and Saturdays $6.00
Days & Times: Seven days a week, 11:30 am - 2 am
Description: Beale Street blues club with dancing, full bar and Southern dining, live
blues nightly, exclusive B.B. King merchandise
Rum Boogie Cafe
182 Beale Street
Memphis, Tennessee 38103
Phone: (901) 528-0150
Attendance: 195,000
Admission: $2.00 - $5.00
Days & Times: Seven days a week, 11 am - 3 am
Description: Beale Street restaurant and blues club with Memphis memorabilia and
autographed guitar collection
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