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Encompasses the Memphis Zoo, the Metal Museum, the Brooks Art Museum, the Overton Park 9 Golf Course, and the largest stand of old growth forest in a US city.
Overton Park is a 342-acre (138 ha) public park in Midtown, Memphis, Tennessee. The park grounds contain the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis Zoo, a 9-hole golf course, the Metal Museum, Rainbow Lake, Veterans Plaza, the Greensward, and other features. The park was established in 1906 and contains the Old Forest Arboretum of Overton Park, one of the few remaining old growth forests in Tennessee.
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Pandas and other animals galore - consistently ranked as one of the top zoos in the country. Lots to do for children and adults. Seasonal events include numerous educational events, Lantern Festival in wintertime for all ages, annual Zoo Brews beer-tasting from around the world, and drinks and music in the Yellowstone-inspired Teton Trek Lodge for adults.
Overton Square has undergone many changes over the years but is still the hottest place in midtown Memphis for locals and tourists who are looking for somewhere to eat, shop, or be entertained.
Memphis' newest music venue, in Midtown at the former location of Strings 'n' Things.
Featured musical acts could be anybody, from reggae to country-western acts – all of them party bands, to be sure. Make sure you show up ready to move a little, and drink a little.
It sits unassumingly in a strip mall three miles northeast of Beale Street, where, as if out of an old movie, the boisterous Memphis Soul Survivors, led by the boisterous Miss Nicki, play to a boisterous crowd. Night hours on F-Su. As they pay the $10 cover, patrons are greeted at the door by Wild Bill himself.
This neighborhood of restored homes is centered around the intersection of Cooper Street and Young Avenue, known by some as "the intersection of Memphis." This intersection has several cool bars and restaurants, as well as numerous shops. Be sure to come for the free annual Cooper-Young festival in September.