Memphis, TN

Place: Memphis, Tennessee
Weather: Partly Cloudy 53/70F
Route: From St. Louis south on I-55 for 300 miles

Population: 650,618 (2018)
Nicknames: Bluff City, Home of the Blues
Popular places to visit (with links): Sun Studio, Graceland (home to Elvis), National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel, Stax Museum, Beale Street, Botanic Gardens.
Further Reading:
Dowdy, G. Wayne. A Brief History of Memphis. 
Lauterbach, P., Willis, M., et al. Beale Street Dynasty: Sex, Song, and a Struggle for the Soul of Memphis.
Bond, Beverly Green & Donavan, Susan. Remembering the Memphis Massacre: An American Story
Honey, Michael. Going Down Jericho Road: The Memphis Strike, Martin Luther King's Last Campaign.
Meek, Craig. Memphis Barbecue: A Succulent History of Smoke, Sauce, and Soul.

Photos:

Beale Street - (memphistravel.com)

National Civil Rights Museum at Lorraine Motel - (civilrightstrail.com)

Memphis Botanic Garden (memphisflyer.com)