28_776149 bindex.qxp 3/20/06 9:17 PM Page 261 Index See also Accommodations and Restaurant indexes, below. GENERAL INDEX sights and attractions, American Artisan Festival 144–145, 203 (Nashville), 12 Slavehaven Underground American Automobile Associa- AAA (American Automobile Railroad Museum/ tion (AAA), 239–240 Association), 239–240 Burkle Estate, 201 Nashville, 29, 40 Nashville, 29, 40 Nashville American Dream Safari (Mem- AARP, 17 African Street Festival, 12 phis), 198, 208 Above and Beyond Tours, 17 Fisk University, 96 American Express Access-Able Travel Source, 16 tours, 103 Memphis, 154 Access America, 14 African Street Festival Nashville, 46 Accessible Journeys, 16 (Nashville), 12 traveler’s checks, 10 Access Ride (Nashville), 16 Airfares American Foundation for the Accommodations, 1 discounts for international Blind (AFB), 16 Memphis, 3–4, 157–171 visitors, 238 AmSouth Amphitheatre best, 133, 158 surfing for, 19–20 (Nashville), 125 family-friendly hotels, tips for getting the best, Amtrak, 238 168 27–28 Memphis, 140 price categories, 158 Airlines, 238 Annual NAIA Pow Wow Nashville, 49–63 international, 238 (Nashville), 13 best bets, 50 Memphis, 139 Annual Tennessee Walking- best splurge hotels, 6 Nashville, 25 Horse National Celebration family-friendly, 55 toll-free numbers & websites, (Nashville), 105 price categories, 49–50 258 Antiques surfing for, 20–22 Airports Memphis, 211, 214 tipping, 243 Memphis, 139, 154 Nashville, 106 toll-free numbers & websites, accommodations near, Aquarium, Memphis Zoo &, 202 259–260 169–171 Area codes Addresses, finding Nashville, 25 Memphis, 154 Memphis, 152 accommodations around, Nashville, 46 Nashville, 40 60–63 Art galleries Adventure Science Center restaurants around, Memphis, 214 (Nashville), 94 81, 83 Nashville, 106–107 Africa in April Cultural Airport security, 26–27 Art Museum of the University Awareness Festival Airport Welcome Center of Memphis, 199 (Memphis), 137 (Nashville), 39 A. Schwab Dry Goods Store African American Association of Air Tickets Direct, 28 (Memphis), 134, 206, 217 InnkeepersCOPYRIGHTED International, 18 Alex Haley House Museum MATERIALATMs (automated teller African-American travelers (Memphis), 204 machines), 9, 236–237 information and resources, Alfred’s (Memphis), 221, 224 Automatic Slim’s Tonga Club 18–19 American Airlines Vacations, 29 (Memphis), 9, 226–227 Memphis, 139 American and International Auto racing Africa in April Cultural Travel Services (Memphis), Memphis, 209 Awareness Festival, 154 Nashville, 104–105 137 The American Artisan AutoZone Liberty Bowl National Civil Rights (Nashville), 107, 110 Football Classic (Memphis), Museum, 200, 206 138 28_776149 bindex.qxp 3/20/06 9:17 PM Page 262 262 INDEX The Black Diamond (Memphis), Burke’s Book Store (Memphis), Babysitters, Memphis, 154 224 214 Backroads, 19 Blackstone Restaurant & Bury Your Blues Blowout on Bakeries, Nashville, 84 Brewery (Nashville), 124 Beale (Memphis), 138 Ballet Memphis, 230 Black travelers. See African Buses, 153, 239 Bally’s Saloon and Gambling Americans Nashville, 25, 43 Hall (Mississippi), 228 Black Travel Online, 18 Business hours, 240 Bankruptcy, airlines and, 27 Bluebird Cafe (Nashville), 6 Memphis, 155 Baptist Memorial Hospital The Bluebird Cafe (Nashville), Nashville, 46 Medical Center (Memphis), 121 155 Bluegrass Nights at the Ryman Baptist Memorial Hospital (Nashville), 12 Cafes and coffeehouses (Memphis), 155 Blues and jazz Memphis, 189–190 Barbecue, 2 Memphis, 138 Nashville, 84 Memphis, 256–257 Nashville, 121–122 Calendar of events restaurants, 189 Blues City Tours of Memphis, Memphis, 136–138 Nashville restaurants, 83 208 Nashville, 11–13 Bars and pubs Blues on the Bluff (Memphis), Camera repair, Nashville, 46 Memphis, 226–229 137 Cannon Center for the Per- Nashville, 123–124 Boat rentals, Nashville, forming Arts (Memphis), 229 Bar Twenty3 (Nashville), 122 103–104 Canoeing, Nashville, 104 Baseball Boat tours Carnival Memphis, 137 Memphis, 209 Memphis, 141 Carnton Plantation (Franklin), Nashville, 105 Nashville, 103 128 Basketball, Memphis, 209 Boingo, 23 Car rentals, 239 B.B. King Blues Club & Grill BookMan BookWoman for customers with special (Memphis), 122, 149, 206, (Nashville), 107 travel needs, 16 224 Books, recommended Memphis, 153–154 Beale Street Labor Day Music Memphis, 141–143 Nashville, 43–44 Festival (Memphis), 137 Nashville, 31 surfing for, 22 Beale Street (Memphis), 145, Bookstar (Memphis), 214 toll-free numbers & websites, 152, 191, 194, 203, 206 Bookstores 258–259 history of, 255–256 Memphis, 214–216, 220 Carriage Tours of Memphis, 208 nightlife, 221–225 Nashville, 107 Carter House (Franklin), 128 Beale Street Zydeco Music Boot Country (Nashville), 114 Carter Seed Store (Memphis), Festival (Memphis), 136 Borders (Nashville), 107 206 The Beer Sellar (Nashville), 123 Boscos (Nashville), 2, 124 Car travel, 239 Belcourt Theatre (Nashville), Boscos Squared (Memphis), Memphis, 140, 153–154 126 229 Nashville, 28–29, 43–45 Bella Notte (Memphis), 217 Botanical gardens Casinos, Mississippi, 228 Belle Meade area (Nashville), Cheekwood Botanical Garden Cellphones, 23–24 12, 36, 42, 96 & Museum of Art Centennial Park (Nashville), 3, restaurants, 79–81 (Nashville), 94 96 Belle Meade Plantation Dixon Gallery and Gardens Center for Southern Folklore (Nashville), 90–91 (Memphis), 148, 199 (Memphis), 145, 189, 198, Bellevue Center Mall Memphis Botanic Garden, 224 (Nashville), 110 148, 203 Centers for Disease Control Bellevue Center (Nashville), Bourbon Street Blues and and Prevention, 15 112 Boogie Bar (Nashville), 122 Central Station (Memphis), 140 Belmont Grill (Memphis), Bread & Company (Nashville), Chaffin’s Barn Dinner Theatre 228–229 84 (Nashville), 126 Belmont Mansion (Nashville), Brew pubs, 2 Champion’s Pharmacy and Herb 91 Brewpubs Store (Memphis), 217 Belmont University (Nashville), Memphis, 229 Cheekwood Botanical Garden 19 Nashville, 124 & Museum of Art (Nashville), Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Briley Parkway (Nashville), 40 94, 126 Park (Nashville), 95–96 Broadway Series (Nashville), Chickasaw Oaks Village BiddingForTravel, 20 125 (Memphis), 218 Big River Grille & Brewing Buffalo Billiards (Nashville), Works (Nashville), 124 123 28_776149 bindex.qxp 3/20/06 9:17 PM Page 263 GENERAL INDEX 263 Children, families with Cordova Cellars (Memphis), Digital cameras, 28 Memphis 220 Dillard’s hotels, 168 Cotton Row (Memphis), 206 Memphis, 216 restaurants, 181 A Country Christmas Nashville, 110 shopping, 217 (Nashville), 13 Dining Nashville, 18 Country music Memphis, 4, 172–190 hotels, 50, 55 Memphis, 226 best, 133–134, 172–173 for kids, 98 Nashville, 116–121, 126. See chain restaurants, 172 restaurants, 72 also Grand Ole Opry) by cuisine, 173–174 Children’s Museum of best hotel for, 50 family-friendly, 181 Memphis, 149, 204 recommended, 31–32 price categories, 172 Chocolate Soup (Memphis), 217 Country Music Association Nashville, 1, 64–84 Christ Episcopal Church (CMA) Music Festival best bets, 64–65 (Nashville), 102 (Nashville), 12 by cuisine, 65–67 Christmas at Belmont Country Music Hall of Fame family-friendly, 72 (Nashville), 13 and Museum (Nashville), 1–2, price categories, 64 Chucalissa Archaeological 33, 85, 88 tipping, 243 Museum (Memphis), 201–202 Court Square (Memphis), 202 Disabilities, travelers with Church Park (Memphis), 203, Cowboy Church at Texas Memphis, 138 206 Troubadour Theatre Nashville, 16 The Chute Complex (Nashville), (Nashville), 8, 116 Disability Information Office 123 Crafts, Nashville, 107–110 (Nashville), 16 Cinemonde (Nashville), 106 Credit cards, 11, 236 Discount shopping Circle Players (Nashville), 125 Crisis Counseling and Suicide Memphis, 216 Circuit Playhouse (Memphis), Prevention (Memphis), 155 Nashville, 110 230 Cumberland Art Gallery Dish Mediterranean Tapas City Hall (Nashville), 122 (Nashville), 106 Lounge (Memphis), 227 Civil War Cumberland River, 3 The District (Nashville), 40, 42 Franklin, 128 cruises, 116 Big Island, 115 Nashville, 246–247 Customs regulations, 234–235 nightlife, 117 The Tennessee State restaurants, 67–72 Museum, 95 sights and attractions, 90, Stones River National Dance clubs 96–97 Battlefield (near Memphis, 226 Dixon Gallery and Gardens Murfreesboro), 129, 130 Nashville, 121 (Memphis), 148, 199 Classical music, Memphis, gay and lesbian, 123 Doctors 229–230 Dan McGuinness: An Irish Pub Memphis, 155 Climate (Memphis), 229 Nashville, 46 Memphis, 135 David Lusk Gallery (Memphis), Douglas Corner Café Nashville, 11 214 (Nashville), 121 Club 152 (Memphis), 226 Davis-Kidd Booksellers Downtown Coach USA (Memphis), 208 (Memphis), 216 Memphis, 152 Coco (Nashville), 110 (Nashville), 85, 107 accommodations, Coffeehouses and cafes Davy Crockett Park Municipal 158–164 Memphis, 189–190 Golf Course (Memphis), 209 bars, 226–227 Nashville, 84 Daylight saving time, 243 restaurants, 174–180 Columbia, 127, 128 Delta Queen Steamboat Nashville, 40 Commercial Appeal (Memphis), Company, 140 accommodations, 50–55 221 Delta Vacations, 29 restaurants, 67–72 Consolidators, 27 Dentists walking tour, 98–102 Continental Airlines Vacations, Memphis, 155 Drinking laws, 240 29 Nashville, 46 Driver’s licenses, foreign, 233 Cool Springs Galleria referrals, 15 Driving rules (Nashville), 110, 112 Department stores Memphis, 154 Cooper Young Festival Memphis, 216 Nashville, 45–46 (Memphis), 137 Nashville, 110 Driving safety, for international Cooper-Young Neighborhood Destination King (Memphis), visitors, 237 (Memphis), 148, 152 141 DSW Shoe Warehouse (Memphis), 219 28_776149 bindex.qxp 3/20/06 9:17 PM Page 264 264 INDEX Festivals and