About this campground
The Peabody Memphis, built in 1869 and a member of Historic Hotels of America® since 1996 was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. Historic Hotels of America is the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation® for recognizing and celebrating the finest historic hotels across America. The original Peabody Hotel opened in 1869 as a symbol of the rebirth of the South. Named for philanthropist George Peabody, it quickly became the business and social hub of Memphis, and in 1925, it was rebuilt on its present Union Avenue location. In 1933, general manager Frank Schutt returned from a weekend hunting trip and mischievously placed live duck decoys in the hotel's lobby fountain; it was a stunt that became the genesis of the hotel's unique signature tradition, the March of the Peabody Ducks. As Memphis experienced economic decline in the mid-1970s, The Peabody closed its doors; however, the South's Grand Hotel would not stay shuttered for long. It reopened in 1981 after an extensive restoration and breathed new life into downtown Memphis. For Price Match Guarantee and Special Offers please visit, please visit HistoricHotels.org.
Getting there
Downtown on Union Avenue, 15 minutes to Elvis Presley's Graceland. Walk to Beale Street, the Gibson Guitar Factory, Rock 'n' Soul Museum, FedExForum, Autozone Park, and the Memphis Cook Convention Center. Trolley ride to the Pyramid and the National Civil Rights Museum. Memphis Int'l Airport: 12 miles, 20 minutes. Visit HistoricHotels.org to get more information, view special offers or make a reservation. Save up to 50% off best available rates at participating historic hotels with a free membership to the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Activities
- HISTORIC & CULTURAL SITE
- HOTEL/LODGE/RESORT PRIVATELY OWNED
- PHOTOGRAPHY
- SWIMMING
- WILDLIFE VIEWING
- OTHER RECREATION CONCESSION SITE
- EVENING PROGRAMS
- HISTORIC SITES
- MUSEUM
Nearby federal campgrounds
- Corinth Civil War Interpretive CenterShiloh National Military Park87 mi
- Shiloh Battlefield Visitor CenterShiloh National Military Park98 mi
- Meriwether Lewis Visitor Information Center Milepost 385.9Natchez Trace Parkway148 mi
- Fort Donelson Visitor CenterFort Donelson National Battlefield154 mi
- DOVERBarkley Lake155 mi
- DYERS CREEKBarkley Lake156 mi
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