New South Memphis

Worth seeing in and around New South Memphis

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   University of Memphis

   The University of Memphis is a public research university in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1912, the university has an enrollment of more than 20,000 students.

   6 km · public research university in Memphis, Tennessee, USA · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Diocese of Memphis

   The Diocese of Memphis is a diocese of the Catholic Church in the western part of Tennessee in the United States. The diocesan cathedral is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Memphis.

   4.9 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium

   Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, originally named Memphis Memorial Stadium, and later Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, is a football stadium located at the former Mid-South Fairgrounds in the Midtown area of Memphis, Tennessee, United States. The stadium is the site of the annual Liberty Bowl, the annual Southern Heritage Classic, and is the home field of the University of Memphis Tigers football team of the American Athletic Conference.

   5.4 km · stadium in Memphis, Tennessee, USA · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Mid-South Coliseum

   Mid-South Coliseum is a defunct indoor arena in Memphis, Tennessee. The facility was opened in 1964, and became known "The Entertainment Capitol of the Mid-South" due its significance in hosting events such as concerts, sports games and professional wrestling shows.

   5.1 km · arena in Tennessee, United States · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

   The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is a Catholic cathedral in Memphis, Tennessee, in the United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Memphis.

   6.7 km · Catholic cathedral in Memphis, Tennessee, United States · Wikipedia
6. 06
   University of Tennessee Health Science Center

   The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is a public medical school in Memphis, Tennessee. It includes the Colleges of Health Professions, Dentistry, Graduate Health Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy.

   9.3 km · Health Sciences division of the University of Tennessee · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Rhodes College

   Rhodes College is a private liberal arts college in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Historically affiliated with the Presbyterian Church, it is a member of the Associated Colleges of the South and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

   9.4 km · private, four-year liberal arts college in Memphis, Tennessee · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

   Memphis Brooks Museum of Art is an art museum in Memphis, Tennessee. The Brooks Museum, which was founded in 1916, is the oldest and largest art museum in the state of Tennessee.

   8.4 km · art museum in Memphis, Tennessee · Wikipedia
9. 09
   University of Tennessee College of Medicine

   The University of Tennessee College of Medicine is one of six graduate schools of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in downtown Memphis. The oldest public medical school in Tennessee, the UT College of Medicine is a LCME-accredited member of the Association of American Medical Colleges and awards graduates of the four-year program Doctor of Medicine degrees.

   9.3 km · Medical School of the University of Tennessee in Memphis, TN, USA · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Nathan Bedford Forrest Monument

    The Nathan Bedford Forrest Monument is a bronze sculpture by Charles Henry Niehaus, Niehaus, one of the most preeminent sculptors in U.S. history was paid $25,000 in 1901 to create it, the equivalent of $676,000 in today’s money and all of it raised from private donations, depicts Confederate States of America Lt. General and first-era Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard Nathan Bedford Forrest mounted atop a horse, wearing a uniform of the Confederate States Army.

    9.4 km · statue formerly in Nashville, Tennessee, United States · Wikipedia

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Getting to New South Memphis

Airports

Frederick W. Smith (MEM), 3 km

Stations

Memphis International Airport, 3.4 km

• Nashville → New South Memphis

  319 km · quickest by road, 5h 2m · $27–38
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  394 km · quickest by air, 6h 31m · $180–270
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