Memphis Map and Tourist Guide 2008 - (Page 8) www .4raceon .com • Price: Varies by package • Call for schedule of events • Drive time varies • • Memorial Day – Labor Day 9am-8pm • Tour Length: 1 hr • 49 regional attra ct i o n s 47 Nearby is the boyhood home of Alex Haley, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Roots. Visit burial site of Haley and well-known family members including Chicken George. 200 s . church, henning, tn 731-738-2240 • $2.50 Adults; $1 Students • Tue-Sat 10am-5pm; Sun 1-5pm • Tour length: 30 min • 48 D-1 alex haley house and museum Located in downtown Clarksdale, MS, in the renovated freight depot. Exhibits include The Muddy Waters Cabin, guitars, photographs, art and other artifacts that interpret the history of the blues. #1 Blues alley, clarksdale, ms 662-627-6820 www .deltabluesmuseum .org • $7 Adults; $5 Ages 6-12; under 6 free • Nov 1–Feb 28; Mon–Sat 10am-5pm • Mar 1–Oct 31; Mon–Sat 9am-5pm • 50 C-7 Delta Blues museum P .o . Box 700, tunica resorts, ms 662-363-7622 | 866-805-3535 www .tunicaqueen .com • Season: Mar-Nov • Sightseeing Cruises (1-1/2 hours): $15 Adults; $14 Seniors; $10 Children (ages 4-12) • Dinner & Entertainment Cruise (2 hours): $42.50 Adults; $40.50 Senior and Children (ages 5-11) • Sightseeing: 1-2 hrs 52 54 8,300-square-foot museum and tourism center. Showcases the towns, attractions, music and culture of West Tennessee. Located on I-40, Exit 56. 121 sunnyhill cv ., Brownsville, tn 901-799-9000 H-2 West tennessee Delta heritage center Historic Casey Jones Home & Railroad Museum and awarding winning Brooks Shaw’s Old Country Store restaurant. We’re the best whistlestop between Memphis and Nashville offering great history, world famous Southern cooking and shopping all in a charming 1890’s atmosphere including a collection of over 15,000 Southern country antiques on display. Ya’ll Come! i-40 at hwy . 45 By-Pass exit 80a Jackson, tn | 731-668-1223 800-748-9588 | www .caseyjones .com • Museum: call for rates 731-668-1222 • Open daily 9am-5pm H-2 casey Jones village Nation’s oldest registered distillery. Visitors may observe every step of the sour mash whiskey-making art. Open daily except major holidays. highway 55, lynchburg, tn 931-759-6180 www .jackdaniels .com • 9am-4:30pm daily • Tour length: 1 hr 51 H-2 Jack Daniel Distillery The RiverPark museum is an extensive, one-of-a-kind interactive, interpretive center that showcases the legend and the life of the river and its history. From the architecturally stunning new observation platform, you’ll enjoy a view of “America’s River” up close. one riverPark Dr ., tunica resorts, ms 662-357-0050 | 866-51river www .tunicariverpark .com • $5 Admission • Free admission to the Ecotrail • Open daily 9am-5pm except Christmas • 53 C-7 tunica riverPark gamin g 55 Experience the return of the golden age on the mighty Mississippi River on our 300-seat non-gaming traditional Riverboat. Two sightseeing excursions daily Tue-Sun with live entertainment at 12 noon & 2:30 pm. 2 hr dinner & entertainment cruise every Fri & Sat evening and some weeknights at 6pm. C-7 the tunica Queen riverboat Located on the former Dyersburg Army Air Base B-17 training base, this 8,900 sq. ft. museum includes exhibits about the base as well as WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam and Desert Storm. A complete military vehicle display and jet airplane are also on exhibit. 65 miles north of Memphis on Hwy. 51. 100 veterans’ Dr ., halls, tn 731-836-7400 | Dyaab .us • Sat-Tue 2-5pm; appts welcome • Tour length: 1.5 hrs • D-1 veterans’ museum Your “BEST BET” yet. We’re a lot closer than Tunica! Southland is just 5 minutes across the bridge from Downtown Memphis. And, we’re so much more “PariMutuel-ally Beneficial” to your wallet! Live and simulcast Greyhound and Thoroughbred racing and Instant Racing Machines. Year round, 7 days a week. i-40 & i-55, exit 279a 1550 n . ingram Blvd . West memphis, ar 870-735-3670 | 800-467-6182 www .southlandgreyhound .com • Free admission • 11am-1am daily • 56 A-4 southland Park gaming & racing Tunica is America’s third largest gaming resort destination. 30 miles south of memphis . C-7 tunica casinos national civil rights museum DiXon gallerY anD garDens ancestry and innovation: african american art from the american folk art museum august 10 - octoBer 12, 2008 memPhis BrooKs museum oF art the Prints of andy Warhol: from a to B and Back again June 13 – sePtemBer 7, 2008 8 http://www.4raceon.com http://www.tunicaqueen.com http://www.deltabluesmuseum.org http://www.tunicariverpark.com http://www.jackdaniels.com http://www.southlandgreyhound.com http://Dyaab.us http://www.caseyjones.com
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