The Peabody Hotel

The South's finest and one of America's best-these words have always defined the world-famous Peabody Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee. The Peabody emerged from the war-torn, post-Civil War South in 1869 to become one of the finest hotels in America. Its reputation for comfort, service, and fine dining grew along with Memphis's stature as the river city, cotton capital, and birthplace of the blues. The most famous and infamous citizens of the era stayed at the original Peabody in its day. There,...