Memphis city guide: Where to eat, drink, shop and stay in the birthplace of rock’n’roll

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Other significant sites include Clayborn Temple, the hub for the 1968 sanitation workers’ strike that led King to Memphis in the first place. open image in gallery Beale Street is home to Memphis's music scene Get to grips with the city’s spirits scene You can sip a mean bourbon within Memphis’s city limits. Here, you’ll find locally-owned boutiques selling handmade jewellery, Memphis prints and homemade goods – must-visits include Instagram-worthy Falling Into Place and City & State with its adjoining coffee shop. Public transport Memphis’s trolley system is popular – it costs $1 to ride and lines run along Main Street, the Riverfront and Madison Avenue.