Frommer's Nashville and Memphis

by Linda Romine

Our author hits all the highlights, from the Ryman Auditorium and the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville to Beale Street and the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis. She's checked out all the cities' best hotels and restaurants in person, and offers authoritative, candid reviews that will help you find the choices that suit your tastes and budget. You'll also get up-to-the-minute coverage of shopping and nightlife in both cities; in-depth coverage of the respective music scenes; detailed walking tours; accurate neighborhood maps; advice on planning a successful family vacation; and side trips to distilleries and Civil War battlefields.

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction

288 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

Reviews

[Jodi Geever]

Too quickly outdated

[Kathryn]

I was pretty much interested in this for the information about Nashville, Memphis not so much. I did read all the history on Memphis, though. I did learn somethings about Memphis, but quite a bit of the Memphis chapters I skimmed. Embarassingly (is that a word? Well, you get what I mean), I had not realized MLK was killed in Memphis, I always thought he was shot in Alabama or Mississippi. The edition I read was from 2007, so I'm sure there was some changes, but basically it was very informative to read. The kindle version is harder to follow, since it doesn't flow as well.

[Jeri Walker]

Overall, this guide is as good as one would expect from a major source like Frommer's. However, there were a few instances where the author opening bashed how cheesy certain aspects of Graceland and other popular sites can come across to visitors. In general, when I buy a guide I look for the author to have a love of the place they are writing about, but at times the open distaste the author showed toward some sites was a bit off-putting.

[Jodi Blackburn]

This book helped me a lot as I planned our trip to Nashville. Very informative with lots of tips of the city.

[Christiana]

I like the organization of Frommer's guides best (especially chapters on best of, exploring Nashville, Nasville neighborhoods and itineraries) of all the travel guides. Nice job, Frommer's!