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Beale StreetvsStax Museum of American Soul Music
Both Beale Street and Stax Museum of American Soul Music are rated highly by those who travel for a living. Overall, Stax Museum of American Soul Music is preferred by most reviewers compared to Beale Street. Stax Museum of American Soul Music is ranked #4 in Memphis with recommendations from 7 reviewers including Fodor's, Frommer's and Lonely Planet.
Beale Street
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Michelin Guide
Where Michelin Guide
U.S. News & World Report
Frommer's
Memphis, TN 38103
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Concierge "Elvis, in his adolescence, revolved through the clubs here, infusing himself with the ingredients he would later use to shape rock 'n' roll at Sun Studio, just a few blocks away. "
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"A four-block-long, neon-lit midway of clubs, restaurants, record stores and souvenir shops, Beale Street is a living museum that nurtures new talent for America's most distinctive musical genre-the Mississippi blues." Full review
Where "This Downtown strip is second only to New Orleans’ Bourbon Street as the most visited street in America." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"Between Main St and 4th St, this bright neon-lit avenue is home to authentic night clubs, bars and restaurants, record dealers and souvenir shops." Full review
U.S. News & World Report6.0
"Are you looking for the heart and soul of Memphis culture? Head over to Beale Street. It was here that the blues was born, and many famous musicians – including B.B. King, Alberta Hunter..." Full review
Frommer's "To blues fans, Beale Street is the most important street in America." Full review
Stax Museum of American Soul Music Concierge
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Afar Magazine Where Michelin Guide U.S. News & World Report Frommer's
926 E. McLemore Ave, Memphis, TN 38106
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Concierge "The STAX Museum strives to explicate, to illuminate, and to elucidate the sound this recording studio originated—"sweet soul music."
Fodor's "It's wall-to-wall music—along with a history of Stax, from its beginnings as a home base for local musicians to an international sensation." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"Wanna get funky? Head directly to Soulsville USA, where this 17,000-sq-ft museum sits on the site of the old Stax recording studio." Full review
Afar Magazine "In a relatively small space, the museum gives visitors a soul music primer before letting them stroll through countless 45s, photographs, outlandish clothes, original recording equipment." Full review
Where "The 17,000-sq. ft. museum, which opened in 2002 on the four-acre site of the defunct label, houses more than 2,000 items." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"This museum stands on the site of the former studios of the record label Stax, since knocked down, where soul artists from the 1960-70s recorded." Full review
U.S. News & World Report2.0
"Sitting on the original site of the Stax Records studio, this museum commemorates the musicians who recorded in this legendary space, as well as other American soul legends." Full review
Frommer's "With more than 2,000 artifacts on display commemorating the lives and careers of such soul-music greats as Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding...you'll get to listen to some of your favorite arts play " Full review
