The cemetery is by far not the only good place to go for a walk - the city has beautiful parks and gardens. One of these is Memphis Botanic Garden with a wonderful collection of plants (irises, roses, “the butterfly garden”, the Japanese garden, and the grass garden). Lying on the bank of the picturesque Mississippi River, Tom Lee Park is equally noteworthy. The park itself is dedicated to the hero, who saved many people from M.E. Norman steamboat that capsized in the Mississippi River in 1952. In the same year, he died of cancer and was awarded posthumously. Two years later, in 1954, the park was named in his honor, as well as an obelisk that suffered from Hurricane Elvis in 2003 and severe storms in 2017. In October 2006, a monument to David Alan Clark's work was erected in the park.
In Memphis, you can find several beautiful architectural monuments of the Victorian era, which are a "living history park" with preserved interiors, household items, and exteriors. Among them are Woodruff-Fontaine House, Victorian Village Historic District, as well as Mallory-Neely House. The Historic Mason Temple, in which the legendary Martin Luther King made his last speech, is also located in Memphis and is worth a visit. It'd be a good idea to combine a visit with a tour of the National Civil Rights Museum. Performances taking place at The Orpheum and Cannon Center For The Performing Arts would be ideal for cultural enrichment in the city.
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