West Tennessee
West Tennessee
The Mississippi side of the state. Cotton ground, the river bluff at Memphis, and small towns that still throw a parade for strawberries or catfish.
Town book
Memphis
Blues, barbecue, and the river.
JacksonRailroad town on the way to Memphis.
ParisThe fish fry and a smaller Eiffel Tower.
HumboldtStrawberry week in a railroad town.
SavannahThe river town beside Shiloh.
Events
Calendar
West Tennessee
World's Biggest Fish Fry
Catfish, a pageant, and a small-town midway — Paris Landing country in late April.
West TennesseeWest Tennessee Strawberry Festival
A week-long berry festival with a parade, in the town that used to ship strawberries by the trainload.
West TennesseeWorld Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest
The barbecue contest at the center of Memphis in May, on the new riverfront.
West TennesseeElvis Week
Concerts, movies, and the candlelight vigil at Graceland around August 16.
West TennesseeShiloh Anniversary Living History
Ranger talks and living history on the anniversary of the April 1862 battle.
West TennesseeReelfoot Lake Eagle Watch
Bald eagles on a drowned forest lake, in the northwest corner of the state.