Memphis 2020
Another random trip. One night in an air bnb turned into covering my shift and spending a second night at motel 6. Bass pro shop, silky o Sullivan’s with goats outside and the bowling alley inside bass pro which looks like an aquarium are things I saw on social media and made a spontaneous trip out of it. Felt like mini New Orleans. We are bbq and drank beer while listening to live blues at every bar on the strip. The first night ended up with us flooding the bath in the air bnb and sleeping side by side in recliners.
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Places visited: Tennessee Safari Park - Downtown Memphis - Blues City Cafe - King Jerry Lawler's Hall of Fame Bar & Grille - Rum Boogie Cafe - Silky O'Sullivan's
Tennessee Safari Park
We made a pit stop on the way to Memphis.
I called first thing in the morning when they opened and made sure their hours were normal.
It had been pouring all night and day and I was hoping that wouldn’t cause them to close.
Instead, it meant we were the only people in the entire park and the animals were so excited to see us.
The emus were terrifying.
Downtown Memphis
It was dumping rain but we made it!
Blues City Cafe
King Jerry Lawler's Hall of Fame Bar & Grille
Rum Boogie Cafe
Silky O'Sullivan's
We walked up and down the strip.
We went to every bar.
Ate lots of bbq.
Drank lots of beers.
And got aggressively drunk.
Day 2 Itinerary
Places visited: Mississippi River Park - Bass Pro Shops at the Pyramid - Mississippi River Museum - Motel 6 Memphis, TN - Downtown - Silky O'Sullivan's - French Truck Crosstown
Mississippi River Park
Bass Pro Shops at the Pyramid
We spent an entire day in the bass pro shop. It was like being at Disneyland.
Skylift, restaurants, bowling alley, fish, fun.
Mississippi River Museum
And this river park had a “to scale” map of the country. Super cool.
Motel 6 Memphis, TN - Downtown
We had so much fun that Brian talked me into staying another night. We only had the air bnb for one night so we found a motel 6.
Silky O'Sullivan's
French Truck Crosstown
This concourse became a spot for small shops. What a great idea.