Memphis Destination Planning Guide 2009 - (Page 14) the Children’s MuseuM of MeMphis www.cmom.com | 901-458-2678 The Children’s Museum of Memphis brings science, math, health and art to life in ways that both stimulate and educate children of all ages. A variety of interactive and role-playing exhibits let kids experience the thrill of piloting their own airplane, dance and sing in a disco, watch a movie in a kid-sized theater, design their own home, study live honey bee colonies, look out over the museum from a tree house, and much, much more. • Suggested Tour Time: 1–2 hours MarCh of the peaBodY duCKs www.peabodymemphis.com 901-529-4000 If it looks like a duck, and it quacks like a duck, it must be in the lobby of one of the most elegant hotels in the South. Every day at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m., catch a one-of-a-kind promenade as the world famous Peabody Ducks make their way from the elevator to the majestic fountain in the lobby of the Peabody Hotel. • Suggested Tour Time: 30 minutes lichterman nature cen ter liChterMan nature Center memphis rive rboats www.memphismuseums.org | 901-767-7322 The lush gardens of this 65-acre complex in the heart of metropolitan Memphis are home to a wide variety of plants, birds, reptiles, amphibians and mammals, as well as a meadow, a three-story-high forest boardwalk and a lake with an underwater viewing area. The indoor Visitor Center also houses several educational exhibits. • Guided tours and educational presentations are available for groups with advance reservations • Suggested Tour Time: 1 ½ hours fire MuseuM of MeMphis www.firemuseum.com | 901-320-5650 Stop, drop and roll on into the Fire Museum of Memphis for a history of local firefighting, educational exhibits and fire safety made fun. Tour highlights include a fully restored, 1900’s-era fire engine, antique badges, helmets and lanterns, a fire pole kids can slide down, Ol’ Billy—a life-sized, robotic, talking horse—and a beautifully sculptured memorial that pays tribute to Memphis firefighters who died in their heroic line of duty. • Suggested Tour Time: 1 hour MeMphis riverBoats, inC. www.memphisriverboats.net | 901-527-Boat | 800-221-6197 Memphis owes much of its character, charm and unique history to its location on the Mississippi River. So what better way to experience the Mississippi than in historic fashion on the Memphis Riverboats. From sightseeing to dinner cruises, special events to private charters, these large paddlewheel showboats offer a fantastic view of Downtown Memphis. • Sightseeing: 1 ½ hours • Dinner cruise: 2 hours • Guides Available 14 http://www.cmom.com http://www.peabodymemphis.com http://www.memphismuseums.org http://www.firemuseum.com http://www.memphisriverboats.net
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