Southland Casino Racing, West Memphis

Name: Southland Casino Racing
Address: West Memphis, United States

#1 among attractions in West Memphis

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Southland Casino Racing is a casino, buffet, and greyhound racetrack in West Memphis, Arkansas. 6,656 greyhound races took place at the Park in 2019. Simulcast thoroughbred and greyhound races from other tracks around the United States are also offered. After years of low attendance, Southland Park has regained popularity because neighboring casinos in Tunica, Mississippi experienced devastating floods 2011. In 2014, it was announced that Southland was to undergo a nearly $38 million expansion and renovation. It is one of the most visited attractions in Arkansas and the city of West Memphis. ()

Opened: 1956 (69 years ago)Coordinates: 35°9'49"N, 90°9'37"W

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Southland Casino Racing – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tom Lee Park, Hernando de Soto Bridge, Metal Museum, Church of the River.

5.7 miE
Park
Tom Lee Park, Memphis
147 min walk • 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.
5.5 miE
Bridge
Hernando de Soto Bridge, Memphis
142 min walk • The Hernando de Soto Bridge is a tied-arch bridge carrying Interstate 40 across the Mississippi River between West Memphis, Arkansas, and Memphis, Tennessee. The design is a continuous cantilevered cable-stayed steel through arch, with bedstead endposts.
5.6 miSE
Museum, Art museum, Specialty museum
Metal Museum, Memphis
142 min walk • The National Ornamental Metal Museum, now called the Metal Museum, is a museum in Memphis, Tennessee. Founded by artist-blacksmith James Wallace, the museum is devoted to exhibitions of metalwork and public programs featuring metalsmiths.
5.6 miSE
Church
Church of the River, Memphis
143 min walk • The Church of the River, located in Memphis, Tennessee, is a member of the Unitarian Universalist Association, a liberal religious tradition. Services are held each Sunday at 11:00 a.m.
5.4 miSE
Bridge
Harahan Bridge, Memphis
137 min walk • The Harahan Bridge is a cantilevered through truss bridge that carries two rail lines and a pedestrian bridge across the Mississippi River between West Memphis, Arkansas and Memphis, Tennessee.
5.1 miSE
Bridge
Frisco Bridge, Memphis
131 min walk • The Frisco Bridge, previously known as the Memphis Bridge, is a cantilevered through truss bridge carrying a rail line across the Mississippi River between West Memphis, Arkansas, and Memphis, Tennessee.
5 miSE
Bridge
Memphis & Arkansas Bridge, Memphis
128 min walk • The Memphis & Arkansas Bridge, also known as the Memphis–Arkansas Bridge or inaccurately as the Memphis–Arkansas Memorial Bridge, is a cantilevered through truss bridge carrying Interstate 55 across the Mississippi River between West Memphis, Arkansas and Memphis, Tennessee.
6.4 miSE
35°5'42"N • 90°5'4"W
Riverside Park Marina, Memphis
164 min walk • Sailing, Marina
5.6 miSE
Harbor
Port of Memphis, Memphis
143 min walk • The International Port of Memphis is an active port in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. It is mainly located on President's Island which is a peninsula.
1.9 miSW
City hall
West Memphis City Hall, West Memphis
49 min walk • The former West Memphis City Hall is a historic municipal building at 100 Court Street in West Memphis, Arkansas. It is a brick building, whose original 1938 construction consisted of two two-story sections joined by a single-story connector.
5.4 miSE
35°7'44"N • 90°4'31"W
Big River Crossing, Memphis
137 min walk • Bridge