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Beale Street Music Fest 2007

A trip from May 03, 2007 to May 07, 2007, travelling to Memphis
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This was our second trip to Memphis .  We visited Memphis during the Beale Street Music Festival last year and decided to go again this year.  Last year we were able to visit a lot of the attractions that we wanted to see (Graceland, Sun Studios and the Rock and Soul Museum ), so this year, we decided to hit attractions that we didn't visit last year.   As a side note, once we returned from our trip this year, I did some research on the city of Memphis and apparently Memphis  has a pretty high crime rate, which was news to me.   During both visits to Memphis , I never felt any danger or saw any indication of crime, but perhaps it was because of the festival and maybe there were additional police officers present.   Anyway, we left Chicago at about 3pm on Thursday and arrived at our hotel at about 11:30pm that evening.   The drive was long, but uneventful.  We kept looking for a Starbucks, but they are few and far between.  We did find one in Effingham, which we had found during our trip to Memphis last year.   Check-in was quick, however, I would not recommend this hotel to anyone...but more on that later.  We basically checked-in, got settled and went to bed fairly early to prepare for a busy few days.


 
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what's happening in July? Music museum is the only stop I know? Didn't make that trip, just searching for ideas and stumbled across it. Diane
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I would recommend Sun Studios, Graceland and the Rock n Soul museum, especially if you like music. Also, you can take a stroll and stop in at places on Beale Street. The brunch at the Peabody Hotel is nice (but expensive). It will probably be pretty hot, so not sure how much time you want to spend outdoors.
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My husband and I spent 2 nights in Memphis--we loved it!! Will return to spend more time there. We left to go to Nashville and we were very disappointed in Nashville---Memphis is a much more welcoming city and more active!! Loved the musci in the park and all the things on Beale Street.
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How does Beale St. Music Fest compare to the New Orleans Jazzfest?
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Thu 05/03/07 (day 1) - Memphis
Fri 05/04/07 (day 2) - Memphis
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Sun 05/06/07 (day 4) - Memphis
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