Worth the trip from Madison: SS Sultana, 37 mi off
Madison’s list takes in 12 museums, an ancient site and a stadium & arena. None of our places to visit is inside Madison; 15 are within 40 miles. A day out reaches Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, 43 mi away.
SS Sultana
US steamboat that exploded on April 27, 1865.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Mapped
The 15 outside town cluster to the east.
Orange: Madison. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Every entry
Its 32 places all lie within 60 miles.
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3National Civil Rights Museum
Hotel that was site of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., now a museum.
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5Blues Hall of Fame
Award by Blues Foundation, since 2015 also a music museum in Memphis, Tennessee.
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9Chickasaw Gardens
Human settlement in Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America.
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Art Museum of the University of Memphis
Abbreviation for the Art Museum of the University of Memphis, Tennessee.
Lichterman Nature Center
Arboretum and nature center in East Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Edge Motor Museum
Automobile Museum in Memphis Tennessee, focusing on classic American Cars.
Oaklawn Garden
Botanical garden, park, local history museum in Germantown, Tennessee.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Madison → · Madison’s history →
Photo credits
SS Sultana: Template:Thomas W. Bankes, Public domain · Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · National Civil Rights Museum: Matthew T Rader, CC BY-SA 4.0 · FedExForum: Marco Espino-Ovalle, Public domain · Blues Hall of Fame: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mid-South Coliseum: bcbuckner, CC BY 2.0 · Memphis Zoo: Unicurse, CC BY 3.0 · Pink Palace Museum and Planetarium: Thomas R Machnitzki, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chickasaw Gardens: Thomas R Machnitzki ([email protected]), CC BY 3.0 · Stax Museum: Victor Chapa from Denton, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Orpheum Theatre: Claire H. from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Delta Blues Museum: VitaleBaby at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Memphis Brooks Museum of Art: Michael Gäbler, CC BY 3.0 · Dixon Gallery and Gardens: Thomas R Machnitzki, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metal Museum: No machine-readable author provided. JeremyA assumed (based on copyright claims), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Children's Museum of Memphis: Thomas R Machnitzki, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Burkle Estate: Thomas R Machnitzki, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Memphis Botanic Garden: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Art Museum of the University of Memphis: Thomas R Machnitzki, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art: Thomas R Machnitzki, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Delta Cultural Center: Unknown, Public domain · Lichterman Nature Center: Thomas R Machnitzki, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Cotton Museum: Thomas R Machnitzki, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Edge Motor Museum: KyleStockton92, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fire Museum of Memphis: Thomas R Machnitzki, CC BY 3.0 · Jacksonport State Park: Jma661, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jesse H Turner Park: Thomas R Machnitzki, CC BY 3.0 · Memphis Railroad & Trolley Museum: Thomas R Machnitzki ([email protected]), CC BY 3.0 · Memphis Rock N' Soul Museum: Thomas R Machnitzki, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Oaklawn Garden: Thomas R Machnitzki, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tunica Museum: Djpinnow, CC BY-SA 3.0
