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Memphis Weekend: a 2-day plan with 5 stops, 1 of them state park and 4 attractions, each with admission, dog rules and hours or notes copied from the official page. 1 lists free entry. Each stop has a planning estimate for time on site and the road time to the next stop; drive times from four cities are in the table when the stop is in our file.
- Days2plan, then adjust
- Stops5each with a source
- State Parks1official park pages
- Free Entry1as the page states
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Three Memphis music stops, each with its own admission.
Day at a glance: about 5 h 30 min at the stops plus 13 min on the road between them, 5 h 43 min in all. Leave at 9:00 a.m. and you finish around 2:43 p.m., before meals and the drive to and from where you sleep.
Sun Studio
Memphis, Shelby County · Attraction
The Memphis recording studio at Union and Marshall, visited by guided tour.
- Plan about
- 1 h (our estimate)
- Arrive about
- 9:00 a.m. (our estimate)
- Priority
- Essential (our pick)
- Admission
- Adults $20; Children 5-11 $15
- Hours
- Open every day, 10:00 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.; Tours start hourly on the half hour, 10:30 a.m. through 4:30 p.m.
- Dogs
- Not confirmed on the page we read
Checked October 30, 2026. Official page
Stax Museum of American Soul Music
Memphis, Shelby County · Attraction
A museum about Stax Records and the soul music made in Memphis.
- Plan about
- 1 h 30 min (our estimate)
- Arrive about
- 10:05 a.m.
- Priority
- Essential (our pick)
- Admission
- Adults $20; Ages 7-12, 62+, veterans, military and AAA members $16
- Hours
- Tuesday through Sunday, 10 AM to 5 PM; closed Mondays; Last admission 4 PM
- Dogs
- Not confirmed on the page we read
Checked October 30, 2026. Official page
About 5 min by road (3 mi) from Sun Studio
Graceland
Memphis, Shelby County · Attraction
Elvis Presley's Memphis home, toured with an iPad guide, with a museum and entertainment complex, his airplanes and a hotel across the road.
- Plan about
- 3 h (our estimate)
- Arrive about
- 11:43 a.m.
- Priority
- Essential (our pick)
- Admission
- Elvis Experience Tour: $85 adults, $49 kids; Elvis Presley's Memphis + Planes Tour: $53 adults, $30 kids
- Hours
- Daily, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm; last mansion tour starts at 4:00 pm
- Dogs
- Not confirmed on the page we read
Checked October 30, 2026. Official page
About 8 min by road (5 mi) from Stax Museum of American Soul Music
A downtown museum, then a state park north of the city.
Day at a glance: about 4 h 30 min at the stops plus 57 min on the road between them, 5 h 27 min in all. Leave at 9:00 a.m. and you finish around 2:27 p.m., before meals and the drive to and from where you sleep.
National Civil Rights Museum at The Lorraine Motel
Memphis, Shelby County · Attraction
A museum built around the former Lorraine Motel that tells the story of the American civil rights movement.
- Plan about
- 2 h 30 min (our estimate)
- Arrive about
- 9:00 a.m. (our estimate)
- Priority
- Essential (our pick)
- Admission
- Adult $25; Senior (65+) $23
- Hours
- Open Monday and Wednesday through Sunday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM; last ticket sold at 5:15 PM; Closed Tuesdays, New Year's Day, Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
- Dogs
- Animals are not allowed in the museum except service animals.
Checked October 30, 2026. Official page
Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park
Millington, Shelby County · State parkFree Entry
Activities the park lists: biking, birding, boating, camping, disc golf, fishing, horseback riding.
- Plan about
- 2 h (our estimate)
- Arrive about
- 12:27 p.m.
- Priority
- Optional (our pick)
- Admission
- Free: no access fee at any Tennessee state park
- Hours
- Not confirmed: the park page we read does not print day-use hours
- Dogs
- Dogs/cats/other pets permitted if leashed, crated, caged or otherwise under physical restrictive control;
Checked October 30, 2026. Official page
About 57 min by road (21 mi) from National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel
More Stops If You Have Time
T.O. Fuller State Park
Memphis, Shelby County · State parkFree Entry
Activities the park lists: birding, camping, swimming, hiking.
- Plan about
- 1 h (our estimate)
- Priority
- Optional (our pick)
- Admission
- Free: no access fee at any Tennessee state park
- Hours
- Not confirmed: the park page we read does not print day-use hours
- Dogs
- Dogs/cats/other pets permitted if leashed, crated, caged or otherwise under physical restrictive control;
Checked October 30, 2026. Official page
Drive Times From Four Cities
| Stop | Nashville | Memphis | Knoxville | Chattanooga |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Studio | 234 min | 3 min | 430 min | 375 min |
| Stax Museum of American Soul Music | 234 min | 7 min | 429 min | 374 min |
| Graceland | 241 min | 14 min | 437 min | 375 min |
| National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel | 236 min | 3 min | 432 min | 378 min |
OpenStreetMap road routing, no live traffic, read October 19, 2026. Stops without a row are not in our drive-times file. Full table: drive times to Tennessee attractions.
Map of Memphis Weekend
Frequently Asked Questions
How many days do I need?
This plan is built for 2 days. Stops are listed in a workable order, not a promise that every one fits in your time.
How were the times worked out?
Road times between stops come from OpenStreetMap road routing with no live traffic. Time on site and the Essential or Optional label are our planning estimates, so treat the day totals as a starting point and read each operator’s hours.
Are the prices and hours current?
Each stop was read on its own official page on the date shown under it. Prices and hours change by season; use the official page link before you go.
Where are the events?
Dated events change every week, so they are not on this page. Pick your dates in the trip kit above, then open the event finder for what is on.
What We Could Not Confirm
- Sun StudioDogs not confirmed on the page we read; check the official page before you go.
- Stax Museum of American Soul MusicDogs not confirmed on the page we read; check the official page before you go.
- GracelandDogs not confirmed on the page we read; check the official page before you go.
- Meeman-Shelby Forest State ParkHours not confirmed on the page we read; check the official page before you go.
- T.O. Fuller State ParkHours not confirmed on the page we read; check the official page before you go.
- Road times between stops come from OpenStreetMap road routing (OSRM), read October 30, 2026, with no live traffic, closures, ferry waits or seasonal road status; real trips can take longer, and the trip kit’s route buttons open current Google Maps directions.
- Time at each stop, the Essential or Optional label and every arrival time are our own planning estimates, not figures from the operators. Arrival times assume a 9:00 a.m. start and no meal stops. We did not check each arrival against that stop’s opening hours, so confirm hours on the official page.
- Map pins are the park’s own printed coordinates, or for an attraction a Census geocode of its street address or an OpenStreetMap point (see its place page). They are not verified entrances or parking areas; confirm the entrance on the official page before you drive.
Sources
- Sun Studio (operator page)
- Stax Museum of American Soul Music (operator page)
- Graceland (operator page)
- National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel (operator page)
- Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park (state park page)
- T.O. Fuller State Park (state park page)
- OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data
- OpenStreetMap place points
Read on October 30, 2026. Road times are computed from park GPS and OpenStreetMap points without traffic. How we check: editorial standards; spot a mistake? Tell us.
Cite this page: It's Tennessee, “Memphis Weekend”, itstennessee.com/itineraries/memphis-weekend/ (updated ). By the It's Tennessee editorial team. Free to quote with attribution and a link to this page; data and tables are licensed CC BY 4.0.