Tennessee's reputation for being haunted stems from a rich history of ghost stories, including the infamous Bell Witch, along with the eerie legacies of old prisons, battlefields, and other historic sites, all contributing to a spooky atmosphere.
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 (2.9 km). It is a significant location in the city's history, as well as in the history of blues music.
The Capitol Records building is a well-kept, very modern, plain gray office building with 11 floors. It sits on the corner of West End Avenue and Acklen Park Drive. Capitol Records shares this building with other renters.
Graceland is located in Memphis, Tennessee, about 10 miles south of the downtown area. It sits along Elvis Presley Boulevard, a section of U.S. Highway 51S which was renamed in 1971 in honor of Presley's residence there.
The original Orpheum Theatre was built in 1890 and was called The Grand Opera House. At the time, it was known as "the classiest theatre outside of New York City."
Sun Studio is a recording studio opened by rock-and-roll pioneer Sam Phillips at 706 Union Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, on January 3, 1950. It was originally called Memphis Recording Service, sharing the same building with the Sun Records label business
The Lorraine Motel is one of the most infamous locations in Memphis, because it was the site of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination in 1968.
In 1925 a newer, grander Peabody was built at its present location at Union and 2nd Street continuing the legacy of the "South's Grand Hotel."