The bluff came first. Everything else followed.
What is Overton Park? Overton Park is a 342-acre municipal park in Midtown Memphis, laid out in 1901 as part of the city’s original park system plan. It holds the Memphis Zoo, the Overton Park Shell music venue, the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, a public golf course, and — at its core — the … Read more
Shelby Farms Park is a large public park in unincorporated Shelby County, east of Midtown Memphis, built on land that was formerly a county penal farm. It is owned by Shelby County government rather than the City of Memphis, and it is managed day to day by a nonprofit conservancy under a public-private agreement. What … Read more
Mud Island River Park is a city park on a narrow island in the Mississippi River, just off the north end of downtown Memphis. It opened in 1982 and was built around a single centrepiece: a large outdoor scale model of the lower Mississippi River, laid out so a visitor can walk its full length, … Read more
There is no single trail sign anywhere in Memphis that reads “Riverfront Loop.” The phrase is an informal name — used by cyclists, walkers and increasingly by the city’s own planning language — for the connected chain of riverfront parks, paths and one repurposed bridge that lets someone move on foot or by bike along … Read more
Riverside Drive is the road that runs along the Mississippi River at the base of the downtown Memphis bluff, linking the riverfront parks, the old cobblestone landing and the bridges to Arkansas. It closes, repeatedly and for different reasons, because it sits in a floodplain, hosts the city’s biggest outdoor events, and runs directly through … Read more
The Shelby Farms Greenline is a paved, multi-use trail built along a former railroad corridor, running roughly 10.65 miles from the eastern edge of Midtown Memphis out to Shelby Farms Park and on toward Cordova. It is used for walking, running and cycling, and it is maintained by the Shelby Farms Park Conservancy. Where does … Read more
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