subject: Up To Date Pointers On Places To See To Have Exciting Memphis Breaks [print this page] Memphis Vacations on a Weekend Memphis Vacations on a Weekend
Most of us have busy schedules and breaks may be seldom and often short but even on weekend Memphis vacations, we can find the time to visit its most popular attractions without having to rush through them. If you are a hard core Elvis Presley fan, one of the first things you will do when you get to Memphis is head to Graceland to take a tour of his mansion and look at his trophies and automobile collection, and raid the store for Elvis memorabilia. However, if you are not into taking the tour, you can still claim to have been there by driving by to take a look or get your picture taken standing at the entrance gate adorned with musical notes. You can save time by visiting two great attractions that are just across from each other, the Memphis Botanic Garden and the Dixon Gallery and Gardens. Once a residence turned museum, the Dixon Gallery focuses on Impressionist art and features works of Renoir, Monet, and Degas as well as the Stout Collection of almost 600 pieces of German porcelain tableware and figurines from the 18th century. When you have finished touring the gallery, you can go to the Memphis Botanic Garden and spend hours in their peaceful gardens; they have 23 specialty gardens that are popular sites for wedding celebrations and receptions such as the Four Seasons Garden and the Japanese Garden of Tranquility.
Great Deals for Memphis Vacations
Special packages and deals that hotels and travel agencies offer interested travelers have made Memphis vacations easier and more hassle free since activities are already planned and set. The Peabody Hotel offers several packages designed for couples and family travelers; the Ducky Day Family Package is one where you get to be an honorary duck master for a day, helping the ducks during their daily march to the lobby fountain at 11am or back to their rooftop duck palace at 5pm. You will get a brass-head cane to use in ushering in the ducks and as a souvenir, you get a Peabody Duckmaster Celebriduck rubber ducky. The Madison Hotel also has several packages to tempt their guests with; a notable one is the Cultural and History Package. It includes a two-night stay in a luxury bedroom suite and planned itineraries for the whole stay. Your first day will be all about Elvis, touring Graceland and Sun Studios and then on the second, you will focus on the civil rights movement and your tour bus will take you to Beale Street, to Soulsville USA, and to the Mason Temple.
Easy on the Budget Memphis Vacations
Going on Memphis vacations do not mean going broke. The city has a lot of local attractions that will not make you dig deep into your pockets or that you can enjoy for free when you inject some creative thinking into it. If you choose to skip the tours around the estate and inside the mansion itself, you can have your picture taken standing at the entrance of Graceland, that famous gate adorned with musical notes and outlines of Elvis himself. Most Memphis Museums and nature centers offer free admission to visitors a certain day in the week; the Pink Palace Museum and the Lichterman Nature Center lets their visitors come in free every Tuesday while the Fire Museum of Memphis has a buy one get one free admission. Boat rides on Ole Man River or the Mississippi may not come free but spending an afternoon watching boats sail by is; you can also walk along the riverbank or have a picnic on some grassy spot.
Shop, shop, and shop on Memphis Vacations
Memphis vacations offer tourists great shopping opportunities for everyone, whether you are a modern shopper who prefers mainstream and high-end stores and boutiques or you are the type whose tastes lean toward the quirky and unusual, this city will not disappoint. For modern shoppers, there is the city's Most Beautiful Business Hall of Famer Oak Court Mall; it has over sixty different shops and many dining options in its two levels adorned with bronze statues and Italian marble. The Wolfchase Galleria is another, anchored by department store giants Sears, Macys, Dillards, and JC Penney, featuring shops of famous brand names such as Guess, Disney, American Eagle, and many more. For unique items and souvenirs, there is Beale Street with its numerous clubs, restaurants, and shops; its most historic is the A. Schwabs Dry Goods Store where you can find everything from love potions, Mardi gras beads, to frying pans, barbecue sauce, and granny panties. The Cooper-Young district is another neighborhood full of shops carrying antique furniture, handmade items, and Memphis memorabilia; for those who love vintage music, check out Goner Records to find old records and tracks from artists you may not even have heard of until then.
