Here is a brief primer on things to do in Memphis :

Elvis Presley's Graceland is probably of the most famous celebrity homes in the USA

Beale Street - An entertainment district famous for live music, especially blues.

Sun Studios – Where Elvis recroded his earliest records.  Also used by Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis.

Memphis Zoo – One of the only zoos in America with a Panda.

Dixon Gallery and Gardens – Art museum specializing in impressionist and post-impressionist painting, featuring work by Matisse, Renoir, Gaugin, Cassat and Turner.

Stax Museum of American Soul Music

Barbeque – Memphis is possibly the barbeque capital of the world.

Peabody Ducks – The Peabody is a famous downtown hotel  Every morming and afternoon, the ducks ride the elevator down to the main floor and back so they can spend their day in the “pond”