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two-tone shirts. Today it has a retro line of menswear, plus gifts and women's clothes.
It's located in the Peabody Hotel.
Information
Almost all hotels, and many restaurants, have free wi-fi.
ment listings.
Main Post Office
(555 S 3rd St)
tainment listings.
Police Station
( 901-545-2677; 545 S Main St)
Public Library
(
www.memphislibrary.org
;
33 S Front St;
10am-5pm Mon-Fri)
Computers
with free internet access.
Regional Medical Center at Memphis
( 901-545-7100;
www.the-med.org
; 877 Jefferson
Ave)
Has the only level-one trauma center in the region.
Tennessee State Visitor Center
(
888-633-9099, 901-543-5333;
www.memphistravel.com
;
119 N Riverside Dr;
9am-5pm Nov-Mar, to 6pm Apr-Oct)
Brochures for the whole state.
Getting There & Around
Memphis International Airport
(MEM; 901-922-8000;
www.memphisairport.org
; 2491
Winchester Rd)
is 12 miles southeast of Downtown via I-55; taxis to Downtown cost about
$1.75)
operates local buses; buses 2 and 32 go to the airport.
MATA's vintage
trolleys
($1, every 12 minutes) ply Main St and Front St downtown.
(
www.amtrak.com
; 545 S Main St)
, the Amtrak terminal.
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Shiloh National Military Park
'No soldier who took part in the two day Battle at Shiloh ever spoiled for a fight again,'
said one veteran of the bloody 1862 clash, which took place among these lovely fields
and forests. Ulysses S Grant, then a major general, led the Army of Tennessee. After a
