Tag: Memphis

No-frills institutions that set the bar high for cheap beer and good times

The Peabody Hotel truly keeps its ducks in a row. Each morning at 11, its five resident North American mallards depart their “Royal Duck Palace” on the hotel’s rooftop and waddle to the elevator, riding it down a dozen floors until the doors open to reveal a red carpet lined with guests.

Open since 1889, Zoo Atlanta has several claims to fame—three of them being its beloved giant pandas. (This zoo is one of only three in the country that houses the vulnerable species.)

Memphis is best known for its musical pedigree, cholesterol-be-damned gastronomical specialties, and party-hearty kitsch—spangly Elvis jumpsuits, sloshing buckets of iridescent-blue booze, and Graceland’s lurid “Jungle Room.” But Memphis is much more than barbecue and Beale Street.

This Mississippi River city offers more than Elvis and top-notch ribs. You’ll also find a wealth of civil rights history, hip bars, and one of the country’s largest urban parks.

8 stylish events across the Southeast, including a collection of Elvis photography, a show by artist Hassan Hajjaj, and more.

A champion pitmaster offers a taste of Memphis’s smokin’ hot barbecue scene

Theatrical Outfit's Tom Key on their upcoming season, the importance of audience diversity, and why the success of the Hollywood of the South is great for the Atlanta theater scene.

The Beale Street Music Festival, World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, Sunset Symphony, and international education programs all happen in May.