Unique & Hidden Gem Activities for Families

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Oaklawn Garden

Oaklawn Garden

Park & garden with a museum on site. Botanical garden & park with floral displays & an indoor/outdoor museum, including a historic house.

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Bobby Lanier Farm Park

Bobby Lanier Farm Park

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Lichterman Nature Center

Lichterman Nature Center

Green space with wildlife & event venues. 65-acre woodland with a visitor's center, educational exhibits, live animals, pavilions & trails.

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Shelby Farms Park

Shelby Farms Park

Big city park with trails, water & bikes. 4,500 acres with biking & horse trails, many bodies of water for fishing & boating plus playgrounds.

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Woodland Discovery Playground

Woodland Discovery Playground

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Jumpin' Jellybeans The Boutique Play Space

Jumpin' Jellybeans The Boutique Play Space

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Indoor World

Indoor World

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Dixon Gallery & Gardens

Dixon Gallery & Gardens

Impressionist art & botanical park. Botanical park & museum with permanent collections of Impressionist & post-Impressionist art.

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My Big Backyard at Memphis Botanic Garden

My Big Backyard at Memphis Botanic Garden

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Memphis Botanic Garden

Memphis Botanic Garden

Conservatory of specialty plant displays. Global array of plants arranged into separate areas, including a popular Japanese tranquility space.

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Peterson Lake Nature Center

Peterson Lake Nature Center

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Memphis Museum of Science & History

Memphis Museum of Science & History

Historical, educational & tech exhibits. Learning center with history & science attractions including an attached IMAX theater & planetarium.

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AMUSE - The Adventure Museum

AMUSE - The Adventure Museum

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Children's Museum of Memphis

Children's Museum of Memphis

Hands-on learning activities for kids. Interactive permanent displays & traveling exhibits create learning opportunities for kids.

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Midtown's Secret Treasures

Midtown's Secret Treasures

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Central Park

Central Park

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Stax Museum of American Soul Music

Stax Museum of American Soul Music

Replica recording studio & exhibits. A replica recording studio & rotating exhibits tell the story of Stax Records & soul music.

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Mallory-Neely House

Mallory-Neely House

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Jumpin' Jellybeans The Boutique Play Space Southaven

Jumpin' Jellybeans The Boutique Play Space Southaven

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Slave Haven Underground Railroad Museum

Slave Haven Underground Railroad Museum

Historic Underground Railroad home. 19th-century home once part of the Underground Railroad features tunnels, trap doors & artifacts.

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Fire Museum of Memphis

Fire Museum of Memphis

Fire fighting history & safety info. Historic firehouse with engines & other artifacts plus interactive safety programs aimed at kids.

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Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art

Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art

Chinese & Judaic treasures & artifacts. Private collection of unique art & artifacts including lacquer boxes, glassworks & Italian mosaics.

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Center for Southern Folklore

Center for Southern Folklore

Cultural archives & performance venue. Complex housing multimedia archives documenting the culture of the Delta & a performance space.

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The Cotton Museum at the Memphis Cotton Exchange

The Cotton Museum at the Memphis Cotton Exchange

The story of cotton & its slave history. Circa-1939 Memphis Cotton Exchange building is now a museum exhibiting cotton & slavery history.

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National Civil Rights Museum

National Civil Rights Museum

History of the racial equality movement. Historic site of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination & exhibits on the racial equality movement.

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Memphis Railroad & Trolley Museum

Memphis Railroad & Trolley Museum

Railroad history & model train events. Museum spotlights Memphis' railroad history & hosts National Model Railroad Association conventions.

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The Lewis Ranch Experience- Former Home of Jerry Lee Lewis

The Lewis Ranch Experience- Former Home of Jerry Lee Lewis

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C.H. Nash Museum Chucalissa

C.H. Nash Museum Chucalissa

Native American village & museum. Reconstructed Native American village, archaeologist's trench & exhibits with authentic artifacts.

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