With some awesome day trip options available in the surrounding area, renting a car makes good sense. Without one, it’d be much more difficult to experience all that Memphis, 30 miles away, has to offer. Explore the area starting with Beale Street, National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel and Tom Lee Park. Locals are also likely to point you in the direction of Jonesboro, 35 miles away. If you only have time for one thing here, make sure it’s First National Bank Arena. (But we’d also highly recommend Centennial Bank Stadium and Forrest L Wood Crowley’s Ridge Nature Center.)