City of Memphis

Memphis is a city in the southwest corner of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. As of 2006, Memphis had an estimated population of 670,902, making it the largest city in the state of Tennessee. Located in southwestern Tennessee on the east bank of the Mississippi River, Memphis is surrounded by slightly rolling countryside and covers an area of 279.3 square miles. Annual average temperature is around 62.0° F and ranges from 41.2° F during January to 81.2° F in July.


The Memphis area was first settled by the Mississippian Culture and then by the Chickasaw Indian tribe. European exploration came years later, with Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto and French explorers led by René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle. Memphis was incorporated in 1826 , the city was named after the ancient capital of Egypt on the Nile River.


Memphis offers a variety of entertaining activities for the entire family to enjoy. Sightseeing in Memphis encompasses historical and modern attractions. The perfect place to stop and smell the roses, Memphis Botanic Garden. City offers a number of great and interesting places to shop. The city of Memphis has many museums. Children's Museum of Memphis, encourages the curiosity and imagination of children and their families through interactive exhibitions, programs and resources that help demystify the arts, sciences, humanities and technology and Memphis Brooks Museum of Art is home to the region's most comprehensive collection of fine and decorative arts. There are so many wonderful dining establishments in and around Memphis that it's hard to know where to begin. Digital City gives you the opportunity to search their vast database of dining facilities by cuisine type, neighborhood location and more. Memphis is known as the "Birthplace of Rock n' Roll and Home of the Blues".