A Tour of Possibilities Slave Haven Underground Railroad Museum Dixon Galler y & Gardens cultural history Explore civil rights history at the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel . At Slave Haven , learn the story of Memphis’ Underground Railroad . Discover Victorian life in Memphis at the Woodruff-Fontaine House . Learn about Memphis’ early cotton industry at the Cotton Museum . gardens Explore 29 specialty gardens at Memphis Botanic Garden . View fine art and walk through a public garden and certified arboretum at the Dixon Gallery & Gardens , now offering free admission. Take a self-guided tour during Experience Memphis Gardens , held in spring. visual arts See ancient to pop art at Memphis Brooks Museum of Art , sculpture at the Metal Museum , work by local Black artists at Tone , Asian and Judaic craft at the Belz Museum and rotating exhibits at Crosstown Arts . Browse artsy souvenirs (or make your own) at Arrow Creative , Five in One and The Art Project . Find what Inspires you From Guitar Picks to Paintbrushes Playhouse on the Square performing arts Downtown, catch Broadway musicals and concerts at the Orpheum ; intimate performances at the Halloran Centre ; symphonies, ballets and more at The Cannon Center . Do dinner and a show in the Overton Square Performing Arts District , home to Playhouse on the Square , Circuit Playhouse , Hattiloo Theatre and Ballet Memphis . Nearby, see what's on at Crosstown Theater . In East Memphis, check out Theatre Memphis and Opera Memphis . Clockwise from top left: Alex Shansky, Julian Harper, Baxter Buck, Bill Simmers Plan your getaway around performing arts memphistravel.com/performing-arts 13 Brooks Museum