What to do in Memphis Tenn

[MM620ie]

taking a trip on the Monster.  leaving from Dallas, Texas and motoring to Memphis, Tennessee. 

can anyone recommend places to eat at near downtown, that a good.

Also, interested in things to do away from the tourist stuff.

if you have a favorite ride, let me know.

thanks all.

[duccarlos]

The Commisary in Germantown!!!

[NorDog]

Find a BBQ joint on Beale Street.

[muskrat]

Commissary is good but if you want dry ribs go to Rendevouz next to the Peabody hotel.  As for rides.......Natchez trace and anything SE'ward bound for some good roads towards Lexington.  Why are you going there anyway?  Make sure and stay off I40 from Little Rock to Memphis............simply SUCKS!

[Chucko9-696]

Find a BBQ joint on Beale Street.

Beale st. Has some of the best BBQ anywhere. They close the street down to trafic on the weekends, its one big party a must do

[ducatiz]

i grew up there.  got plenty of heaus on speed dial if you want.. LOL

[MM620ie]

Commissary is good but if you want dry ribs go to Rendevouz next to the Peabody hotel.  As for rides.......Natchez trace and anything SE'ward bound for some good roads towards Lexington.  Why are you going there anyway?  Make sure and stay off I40 from Little Rock to Memphis............simply SUCKS!

how do I avoid 40 and what makes it suck?

[muskrat]

it's straight and flat.  look at the map, I don't have the routes in my head right now.

[Bill in OKC]

+1 for the Rendevouz and then go to the Peabody and see the duc(k)s...  if they are still there.

The Pink Palace is kind of neat, Mud Island too but it has been 20 years since I've been to Mud Island.  They used to keep the Memphis Belle there.

[El Matador]

how do I avoid 40 and what makes it suck?

Ill just quote myself on this one

As is to be expected, the hardest part of the journey is also the most difficult to write about; that's why it's taken so long, we've been putting it off.


The route we took basically said one thing, take I 40 until you reach little rock, then turn left. That's exactly what we did. That was the only turn the entire time. It was make the beast with two backsing terrible.

We had a quick stop in Memphis to eat, we had some pretty good BBQ and kept on going, from now on it would be no stops until Forth Worth and Slag's place. I40 is the single road that I hate the most on this planet it goes on FOREVER, and there is not a single turn in the entire thing.

Mile after mile after mile after mile afer mile afder mioler aftrmile afmile asfmeirlsmafouashfiun.

That was the process of my brain's basic functions shutting off in order to be able to endure it. Everything became a thing of repetition: Stop, lift gas cap, put in gas, close gas cap, thumb starter, turn right wrist, get on highway, go 150 miles, repeat. It really was that simple. Have you ever had insomnia? I usually don't sleep. When I get to about the 3rd day without sleeping everything turn a little surreal. Chuck Palahniuk explains it best in his book: Everything is a copy of a copy of a copy. That is exactly the way this felt. It was scary to think of how much my brain was turned off.

At some point we entered Arkansas, but I'm not really sure when or where it was. There was a point where Lucrece was getting really tired behind me, at a gas station I offered to zip tie her to me so she could sleep. It was getting to the point where really stupid ideas start to sound good.

I swear to god it's like playing frogger at 80mph with semis that are all running retreads.

[MM620ie]

well, hopefully Memphis will have something to offer.  However, from the dearth of advice, maybe not

[junior varsity]

Commissary BBQ Nachos FTW!!!!!!!!


And the gun range off whitten road has good barbecue and ... guns

[MM620ie]

Commissary BBQ Nachos FTW!!!!!!!!


And the gun range off whitten road has good barbecue and ... guns

well, taking a heater

[junior varsity]

if they've made banana pudding, you're golden

[LA]

Taxi, ATM amd Credit cards, Beale St., Bar-b-que, and Blues - and maybe a caretaker.

Find out how late taxis run.

LA