United States

Memphis

Tennessee city on the Mississippi, home of Graceland, Beale Street and the National Civil Rights Museum.

Downtown sights sit close together, so you do not need a car there. Beale Street, the Peabody, Sun Studio, the Rock 'n' Soul Museum and the Civil Rights Museum are all in the 38103 ZIP code. A car, taxi or rideshare is the easier way to reach Graceland, Stax and Shelby Farms. MATA says all its buses and trolleys are free under a Zero Fare pilot. The pilot has been extended, and the page gives no end date.

Graceland's Elvis Experience Tour is $85 for adults and $49 for kids. The National Civil Rights Museum is $25 for adults and $22 for ages 5 to 17, and it is closed on Tuesdays. Sun Studio tours are $20 for adults and need no reservation. The Peabody duck march is daily at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m., and the hotel lists no price to watch.

Beale Street is usually free, but a $5 security fee applies from 9 p.m. on select Friday, Saturday and holiday nights. After 8 p.m. visitors must be 21 or with a parent or guardian, and after 11 p.m. they must be 21. At the airport, MATA bus route 28 stops at the baggage level, and taxis leave from the Concourse B baggage claim.