(picture by David Brossard, CC BY-SA 2.0)
Mud Island River Park
The Mud Island River Park consists of various attractions including the Mississippi River Museum and the River Walk. The Mississippi River Museum features a walk-in replica of a steamboat, steam engines and a paddlewheel, boat models, aquariums, river engineering, transportation on the river, music on the river, civil war on the river, exploration and settlement on the river. The River Walk is a 5-block long replica of the Lower Mississippi River from Cairo, IL, to New Orleans, LA, which you can walk along.
Mud Island River Park
www.mudisland.com
Memphis Queen Line Riverboats
The Memphis Queen Line fleet consists of the paddlewheeler MEMPHIS QUEEN II, the paddlewheeler MEMPHIS QUEEN III, the ISLAND QUEEN featuring a decorative paddlewheel, the barge MEMPHIS SHOWBOAT and the party barge CITY OF MEMPHIS pushed by the towboat CAPT. J.T. MEANLEY. Operating from March til November, charters all year round.
Memphis Queen Line Riverboats
www.memphisriverboats.net
From I-40 take exit 1a and follow Riverside Drive south, from I-55 take exit 12b and follow Riverside Drive north.