Lee Park

Tom Lee Park is a city park located to the immediate west of downtown Memphis, Tennessee, overlooking the Mississippi River. Encompassing about 30 acres parallel to the Mississippi River for about one mile, it offers panoramic views of the Mississippi River and the shores of Arkansas on the opposite side.

Type: Park
Description: city park in Memphis, Tennessee
Also known as: “Tom Lee Park”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Blues Hall of Fame and National Civil Rights Museum.

Blues Hall of Fame

Museum

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Blues Hall of Fame is a music museum operated by the Blues Foundation at 421 S. Main Street in Memphis, Tennessee. Initially, the "Blues Hall of Fame" was not a physical building, but a listing of people who have significantly contributed to blues music.

National Civil Rights Museum

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The National Civil Rights Museum is a complex of museums and historic buildings in Memphis, Tennessee; its exhibits trace the history of the civil rights movement in the United States from the 17th century to the present.

FedExForum

Stadium

Photo: Marco Espino-Ovalle, Public domain.

FedExForum is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Downtown Memphis, Tennessee. It is the home of the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association and the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of the University of Memphis, both of whom previously played home games at the Memphis Pyramid.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beale Street and Memphis.

Beale Street

Neighborhood

Photo: Waldteufel78, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Beale Street is a street in Downtown Memphis, Tennessee, which runs from the Mississippi River to East Street, a distance of approximately 1.8 miles. It is a significant location in the city's history, as well as in the history of blues music.

Memphis

Photo: Chris Brown, CC BY 2.0.

Memphis is the second largest city in the state of Tennessee, after Nashville. The state rests in the southeastern portion of the United States. Memphis, with a population of more than 651,000, is also the county seat for Shelby County.

Downtown Memphis

Suburb

Downtown Memphis is the central business district of Memphis, Tennessee, and is located along the Mississippi River between Interstate 40 to the north, Interstate 55 to the south, and Interstate 240 to the east, where it abuts Midtown Memphis.

Lee Park

Category: recreation area
Location: Shelby, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.13683° or 35° 8′ 13″ north

Longitude

-90.06243° or 90° 3′ 45″ west

Elevation

233 feet (71 metres)

Open location code

867F4WPQ+P2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 48946255

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

GeoNames ID

4636155

Wikidata ID

Q7816557

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