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The Mud Island River Park, Tennessee is located on the Mud Island. The Mud Island is not actually an island but a small peninsula, surrounded by the Mississippi River to the west and the Wolf River Harbor to the eastern side. Mud Island River Park, Tennessee is located within the Memphis city limits, about 1.2 miles from the coast of downtown.
The Mud Island River Park in Tennessee houses a museum, fine restaurants, and an amphitheater. The island can be accessed by monorail, by foot, ferry service and automobile. Mississippi River Park and Museum includes bike trails, chance to enjoy pedal boating, and rafts, as well as a hydraulic scale model of the lower Mississippi River from Cairo.
The museum on the Mud Island presents the history of the lower Mississippi river valley, with great emphasis on steamboat, complete with a replica steamboat. In order to enter the museum, you have to give a nominal admission fee.
Mud Island River Park, Tennessee includes an amphitheater that has 5,000 seats. It is used for a summer concert series for over 2 decades. Many acts have played here over the years including, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Sting, James Taylor, Midnight Oil, Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, and Jimmy Buffett.
The Mud Island River Park offers unlimited fun and entrainment options to kids and adults alike. The northern portion of Mud Island contains the Harbor Town. It features single-family homes and apartment complexes. The Harbor Island features 2 unique areas that include an indoor theme park, headline entertainment, 2 fine hotels, distinctive shopping and educational opportunities.