Memphis: Park
Places and attractions in the Park category
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Memphis Zoo
Zoological park noted for conservation The Memphis Zoo, a haven for wildlife enthusiasts, is nestled in the heart of Memphis, Tennessee. This acclaimed zoological park is home to over 3,500 animals representing more than 500 different species, making it an educational and entertaining destination for...
Tom Lee Park
Tom Lee Park is a city park located to the immediate west of downtown Memphis, Tennessee, overlooking the Mississippi River. Encompassing about 30 acres parallel to the Mississippi River for about one mile, it offers panoramic views of the Mississippi River and the shores of Arkansas on the opposite side.
Levitt Shell
The Overton Park Shell is an open-air amphitheater located in Overton Park, Memphis, Tennessee. Elvis Presley gave his first paid concert there on July 30, 1954. The Overton Park Shell was built in 1936 by the City of Memphis and the Works Progress Administration for $11,935, as part of the New Deal.
Shelby Farms
Shelby Farms is a public park located in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, just east of the city of Memphis. It is one of the twenty largest urban parks, at a size of 4,500 acres and covers more than five times the area of Central Park in New York City with 843 acres.
Memphis Botanic Garden
The Memphis Botanic Garden is a 96-acre botanical garden located in Audubon Park at 750 Cherry Road, Memphis, Tennessee. Memphis Botanic Garden is open to the public daily, where guests can take a stroll through various gardens on the grounds.
T. O. Fuller State Park
T.O. Fuller State Park is a state park in the city of Memphis, Tennessee, USA. It consists of 1,138 acres of mostly forest located in South Memphis on Mitchell Road. It is the only state park within the city limits and is suitable for wildlife.
Overton Park
Overton Park is a large, 342-acre public park in Midtown Memphis, Tennessee. The park grounds contain the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis Zoo, a 9-hole golf course, the Memphis College of Art, Rainbow Lake, Veterans Plaza, the Greensward, and other features.
Overton Park
The Old Forest Arboretum of Overton Park is a forest tract and natural arboretum located in Overton Park, Memphis, Tennessee. It is open to the public daily without charge. The forest was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 as part of the Overton Park Historic District.
Herman Davis State Park
Herman Davis State Park is a 1-acre state park in Manila, Arkansas, United States. The park includes the grave of and a memorial to Herman Davis, a U.S. sniper during World War I.
Mason Temple
Mason Temple, located in Memphis, Tennessee, is a Christian international sanctuary and central headquarters of the Church of God in Christ, the largest African American Pentecostal group in the world.
Lichterman Nature Center
Lichterman Nature Center is a certified arboretum and nature center located in East Memphis, Tennessee. It has many outdoor and indoor animal exhibits, as well as several activities and events.
Peabody Park
Peabody Park is a park run by the city of Memphis that offers a playground, aqua play, and the Raymond Skinner Center. The address of the Raymond Skinner Center is listed as 712 Tanglewood, but the park sits just behind the facility and is bordered by the streets Cooper and Higbee.
Jesse H Turner Park
Jesse H Turner Park is a public park in Memphis, Tennessee at the corner of South Parkway and Bellevue in South Memphis. Jesse H. Turner Sr. was a major civil rights champion and former president of Tri-State Bank in Memphis, Tennessee. Jesse H. Turner, Sr. had a long and...