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Gutsy guitar riffs and heart-numbing blues belt out and travel like electricity through the streets. Perched on the Mississippi River, Memphis was named for the ancient Egyptian capital on the Nile. The city still largely rests on the musical glory of its past but its current local scene also has much to offer.
Riverboats swoosh by as in-line skaters exercise on riverfront paths. A landmark of the civil rights struggle and where Martin Luther King Jr was martyred in 1968, today's Memphis has moved a long way from the days embedded with racial tension. Still, the undertones exist as black and white work towards harmony.
Fast Facts
Population
1,056,000
Currency
Name: US Dollar
Code: USD
Symbol: US$
Electrical Plugs
110V 60Hz
Languages Spoken
Essential: English
Time Zones
GMT/UTC -5
Country Dialing Code
+1
Weights & Measures
Imperial
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