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WORTH A TRIP
JACK DANIEL'S DISTILLERY
The irony of the Jack Daniel's Distillery ( www.jackdaniels.com ; Rte 1; 9am-4:30pm)
being in a 'dry county' is lost on no one - local liquor laws dictate that no hard stuff
can be sold within county lines, but they do give out small samples on their free
hour-long tours. For $10 you can take a two-hour Distillery Tour (book in advance),
where you'll get a more generous sample. The oldest registered distillery in the US,
the folks at Jack Daniels have been dripping whiskey through layers of charcoal
then aging it in oak barrels since 1866. It's located off Hwy 55 in tiny Lynchburg.
Tours
American Dream Safari CULTURE
( 901-527-8870; www.americandreamsafari.com ; walking tour per person $15, driving tours per
vehicle from $200) Southern culture junkie Tad Pierson shows you the quirky, personal
side of Memphis - juke joints, gospel churches, decaying buildings - on foot or in his
pink Cadillac. Ask about day trips to the Delta and special photography tours.
Blues City Tours BUS TOUR
MAP GOOGLE MAP
( 901-522-9229; www.bluescitytours.com ; adult/child from $24/19) A variety of themed bus
tours, including an Elvis tour and a Memphis Music Tour.
Festivals & Events
Trolley Night ART WALK
( www.southmainmemphis.net ; S Main St; per person $10; 6-9pm last Fri of month) On Trolley
Night galleries on South Main stay open late, and pour wine for the people.
Beale Street Music Festival MUSIC
( www.memphisinmay.org ; Tom Lee Park; 3-day pass $85; 1st weekend in May) You've heard of
Coachella, New Orleans Jazz Fest and Bonnaroo, but Memphis' Beale Street Music
Festival gets very little attention, though it offers one of the country's best line-ups of old
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