Memphis Destination Planning Guide 2009 - (Page 13) KeMMons wilson gallerY wilson.memphis.edu | 901-678-8021 They say Memphis is a city of firsts: the first Greyhound and Continental Trailways bus lines; the world’s first self-service grocery store, Piggly Wiggly; site of the first Welcome Wagon in 1928. The list goes on to include the first Holiday Inn, founded by Kemmons Wilson, an entrepreneurial achievement you can experience through the Kemmons Wilson Gallery. Featuring photographs, magazine covers, awards and more, the museum is housed at the Holiday InnUniversity of Memphis. • Free Admission • Tour Length: 1 hour st. Jude Children’s researCh hospital/alsaC pavilion www.stjude.org | 901-495-4414 Located on the campus of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, one of the country’s largest healthcare charities, this museum contains memorabilia of the late entertainer and founder of St. Jude, including Emmy Awards and numerous humanitarian achievements. • Free Admission • Tour Length: 30–45 minutes puBliC earthquaKe resourCe Center www.ceri.memphis.edu 901-678-2007 memphis zo Displays research about the New Madrid seismic zone. It is part of the Center for Earthquake Research and Information, an academic department at the University of Memphis. Exhibits feature paleoseismology, historical earthquakes, liquefaction, real-time earthquake information and a seismograph. Free parking. • Free Admission • Reservations Required o faMilY fun MeMphis zoo www.memphiszoo.org | 901-276-9453 The 100+ year-old Memphis Zoo is one of the nation’s finest. It is home to some 3,500 animals representing over 500 different species. Among the main attractions are giant pandas Ya Ya and Le Le, the Once Upon A Farm exhibit and the Northwest Passage exhibit’s swimming polar bears. Brand new exhibits include In Living Color, featuring more than 35 species of butterflies; and Teton Trek, a tribute to the wildlife of Yellowstone National Park set to open in 2009. Covering 70 acres in the middle of Overton Park, the zoo is just minutes from downtown. • Suggested Tour Time: 2 hours 13 http://wilson.memphis.edu http://www.stjude.org http://www.ceri.memphis.edu http://www.memphiszoo.org
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