Overton Park is a 342-acre public park in the heart of Memphis, Tennessee. The park contains a nine-hole golf course, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis College of Art, Memphis Zoo, Levitt Shell, Rainbow Lake, Veterans Plaza, the Greensward, two playgrounds, and a 126-acre Old Forest State Natural Area. Learn more.

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  • Become a Part of Memphis History

    June 19, 2013

    Overton Park Stories at the Memphis Room

    One of the unsung treasures of our city is the Memphis & Shelby County Room at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library.  Almost anything you ever wanted to know about Memphis is contained in this fourth-floor archive.  With collections of documents, photographs, and memorabilia about everything from the Memphis Belle to historic floods to the [...]

  • Stories: Bill Stegall

    June 17, 2013

    Margaret and Bill

    Bill Stegall has spent more important times in his life in Overton Park than he can count.  Here he recalls coming of age in the park with the backdrop of civil rights and the antiwar movement, and falling in love with his beautiful wife Margaret, who passed away last year. My relationship with the park [...]

  • A Day of Merrymaking Wrap-Up

    June 11, 2013

    YMCA hula hooping

    Thanks to everyone who made our first family festival, A Day of Merrymaking in Overton Park, a huge success!  More than 2,500 visitors helped us welcome summer at the park on a gorgeous day full of entertainment, activities, and delicious treats.  We saw everything from acrobatic feats to hula hoop contests to dogs leaping through [...]

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