The cotton-trading capital of the Delta, MEMPHIS,sits on the banks of the Mississippi River. Visitors come from all over the world to celebrate the city that virtually invented blues , soul and rock 'n' roll. The town is almost synonymous with two famous icons; Martin Luther King, Jr. and Elvis Presley. Downtown Memphis is revitalizing its downtown, at the cost of losing some of its old cotton-era buildings. The streets along the river are building new hotels, restaurants and shops. Beale Street, the old blues corridor is booming again while Sun Studio is nearby and the Civil Rights Museum just to the south. Graceland, ten miles out, should definitely not be missed.