Worth the trip from Waterford: Vaught–Hemingway Stadium, 20 mi off
The town has no place on our list of its own; 6 are within 40 miles. Among them are 2 museums, 2 gardens and a stadium & arena. SS Sultana is worth a day, 53 mi from the centre.
SS Sultana
US steamboat that exploded on April 27, 1865.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map view
The map puts most of the 6 to the northwest.
Orange: Waterford. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Every place to visit
These 40 are all within 60 miles.
2Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
Outdoor athletic stadium at the University of Mississippi.
3National Civil Rights Museum
Hotel that was site of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., now a museum.
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5Natchez Trace Parkway
49,000 acres managed by the National Park Service.
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7Blues Hall of Fame
Award by Blues Foundation, since 2015 also a music museum in Memphis, Tennessee.
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9Elvis Presley Birthplace
Historic museum at the birthplace of Elvis Presley.
10Graceland Too
Two-story home and shrine to Elvis Presley in Holly Springs, Mississippi.
11Shiloh National Military Park
National military park in Tennessee and Mississippi, United States.
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14Chickasaw Gardens
Human settlement in Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America.
Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site
Battlefield in Mississippi, United States.
Tupelo National Battlefield
Battlefield in Mississippi, United States.
Boling-Gatewood House
Historic house, home of the Ida B. Wells-Barnett Museum.
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 Waterford → · Waterford’s history →
Photo credits
SS Sultana: Template:Thomas W. Bankes, Public domain · Vaught–Hemingway Stadium: Matthew Nichols, CC BY 2.0 · National Civil Rights Museum: Matthew T Rader, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Natchez Trace Parkway: Carol M. Highsmith (1946–), Public domain · 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 · Elvis Presley Birthplace: Markuskun at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Graceland Too: Thomas R Machnitzki ([email protected]), CC BY 3.0 · Shiloh National Military Park: Ernest Mettendorf, Public domain · 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 · Memphis Brooks Museum of Art: Michael Gäbler, CC BY 3.0 · Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site: Wilson44691, Public domain · 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 · Tupelo National Battlefield: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Boling-Gatewood House: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Burkle Estate: Thomas R Machnitzki, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Children's Museum of Memphis: Thomas R Machnitzki, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Memphis Botanic Garden: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tupelo Automobile Museum: James Case from Philadelphia, Mississippi, U.S.A., CC BY 2.0 · 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 · Jesse H Turner Park: Thomas R Machnitzki, CC BY 3.0 · Lichterman Nature Center: Thomas R Machnitzki, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Cotton Museum: Thomas R Machnitzki, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Corinth Depot: Ron Cogswell, CC BY 2.0 · Edge Motor Museum: KyleStockton92, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fire Museum of Memphis: 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
