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Mud Island River Park

Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Mud Island River Park

Length2.9 mi
Elev. Gain131.2 ft
Est. Steps7000

River

Scenic views

City walk

Historic site

Quiet place

Bugs

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Introduction
Mud Island River Park is a 3 mile (7,000-step) route located near Memphis, Tennessee, USA. This route has an elevation gain of about 131.2 ft and is rated as easy. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
The park is accessible from a couple of different areas; some paths have elevators and/or escalators. There is also a river museum and a replica of the entire Mississippi River that people can wade in and there are some cooking centers.

Memphis Suspension Railway

Tourist Attraction
The Memphis Suspension Railway or Mud Island Monorail is a suspended monorail that connects the city center of Memphis with the entertainment park on Mud Island. Celebrating its grand opening on July 3, 1982, it is beneath a footbridge over the Wolf River Lagoon connecting to the southern tip of Mud Island.

Madison Hotel (Memphis, Tennessee)

Tourist Attraction
The Madison Hotel is a luxury boutique hotel in Downtown Memphis, Tennessee, United States, that is housed in the historic former Tennessee Trust Bank building.

100 North Main

Parking
100 North Main is the tallest building in Memphis, Tennessee. At 430 feet, (131m) it has 37 floors and stands bordering Adams Avenue, North Second Street, and North Main. The building is currently totally vacant and closed to public entry. Plans for renovation to convert the building to hotel and apartments have repeatedly failed.

Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law

School
The University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law is an American Bar Association accredited law school and is the only law school in Memphis, Tennessee. The school has been associated with the University of Memphis since the law school's formation in 1962. The school was named in honor of former University president Cecil Clarence Humphreys.

Lincoln American Tower

Place
The Lincoln American Tower is a 22-story building located at the corner of North Main and Court streets in Memphis, Tennessee. It is also a historical landmark, one of the first steel frame skyscrapers built in Memphis. The tower underwent a six-year refurbishing project starting in 2002, and despite a fire in 2006, is now open and accepting tenants.

Exchange Building (Memphis)

Place
The Exchange Building is a 19-story skyscraper, which was formerly known as the Cotton Exchange Building and the Merchants Exchange Building, and is the twelfth-tallest building in Memphis, Tennessee. It should not be confused with the Memphis Cotton Exchange which is located on Front Street and Union Avenue.

Hotel Claridge (Memphis, Tennessee)

Place
Hotel Claridge is a historic hotel building in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.. It was built in 1924 for Charles Levy and Morris Corn, two businessmen from St. Louis, Missouri. Its construction cost $1.5 million, and it was designed by the Memphis architectural firm of Jones & Furbringer and the St. Louis firm of Barnett, Haynes & Barnett.

D.T. Porter Building

Place
The D.T. Porter Building in Memphis, Tennessee was constructed in 1895 and was the city's first steel frame skyscraper. It had a circulating hot water heating system. It was renovated in 1983 and converted to condominiums. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places for Shelby County, Tennessee in 1995.

Mud Island, Memphis

Place
Mud Island (not actually an island) is a small peninsula, surrounded by the Mississippi River to the west and the Wolf River Harbor to the east. In 1960, the Wolf River was diverted so that it flows into the Mississippi River north of Mud Island. Mud Island River Park, located on the south end of the island, opened to the public in 1982.

The Renaissance Apartments (Memphis, Tennessee)

Place
The Renaissance Apartments, formerly known as 99 Tower Place Apartments, is the 9th tallest building in Memphis, Tennessee and tallest all-residential building in the city. It has 25 floors consisting of 242 separate units and occupies the southern half of the city block bordered by Adams Avenue on the north, North Main Street on the east, Jefferson Avenue on the south and, North Front Street on the west.
Route Details

Length

2.9 mi

Elev. Gain

131.2 ft

Est. Steps

7000
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