Memphis Destination Planning Guide 2009 - (Page 9) Mud island river parK and Mississippi river MuseuM www.mudisland.com | 901-576-7241 By day, take the monorail, which boasts some of the city’s best views, over to the Mississippi River Museum, where you can check out genuine Civil War garb and gunboat reproductions. By night, catch a live performance at the Amphitheater with the Memphis skyline as your backdrop and the rolling river at your back. Or take advantage of the island’s natural resources and get active. Experience the river by canoe or kayak. Float in a model of the Gulf of Mexico in a pedal boat. Or tour the park and Downtown Memphis by bicycle. • Suggested tour time: 2–3 hours slave haven/BurKle estate www.heritagetoursmemphis.com 901-527-3427 A deeply moving and fascinating glimpse into how runaway slaves escaped to the North. A former way station on the Underground Railroad, this home is filled with secret cellars and trap doors that reveal the escape route. The house also includes displays about slave auctions and the personal items that depict the lives of slaves in the South. • Suggested Tour Time: 30 minutes • Appointment only alex haley house ChuCalissa arChaeologiCal MuseuM cas.memphis.edu/chucalissa 901-785-3160 mud island river park Located on a 187-acre tract of land in southwest Memphis, this National Historic Landmark is home to the C.H. Nash Museum and Archaeological site, its associated collections and research facilities, as well as a reconstructed 15th century Native American village. • Guided tours available with advanced reservations • Call for special events/festival schedules • Suggested Tour Time: 1 hour alex haleY house 731-738-2240 Located nearby in Henning, Tennessee (about 55 miles from Downtown Memphis), is the boyhood home and final resting place of Alex Haley, the Pulitzer Prizewinning author of Roots. Advance reservations are suggested. • Suggested Tour Time: 30–45 minutes • Travel time from Memphis: 1 hour ©John Sale/AME Visuals/The Commer cial Appeal woodruff-fontaine house www.woodruff-fontaine.com | 901-526-1469 This beautiful French Victorian mansion was built in 1870 along “Millionaires Row” and was the home to two prominent Memphis families. Deeded to the city in 1936, the building stood vacant for several years until the Association for the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities rescued the house in 1962 and restored it to its former splendor. 9 http://www.mudisland.com http://www.heritagetoursmemphis.com http://cas.memphis.edu/chucalissa http://www.woodruff-fontaine.com
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