Fodor's Expert Review Memphis Museum

Set up like a sculpture garden, this predominately open-air museum has a scattered assortment of statuary, coffins, and architectural fragments recovered from the area of Memphis. Highlights include a large Egyptian alabaster sphinx; a sarcophagus that was, curiously, carved upside down; columns with interesting motifs; and several statues of Ramses II (aka, Ramses the Great, 1279–1213 BC), including a colossal limestone version of him inside the museum building. You can view it from ground level and from a balcony that runs above, where you can better see finely carved details like the elaborate dagger at the pharaoh's waist. Stalls selling souvenir replicas of Egyptian artifacts are set up on one side of the garden. Quality varies, but on the whole, you can find some attractive items here.