The Best Hotel in America Is Inside the Memphis Pyramid

A continued object of social media fixation that contains a Bass Pro Shops in a man-made swamp, The Pyramid’s long history of secrets doesn’t stop there.
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"I’m looking up hotels in Memphis," I texted one of my too-many group chats four summers ago, alongside a screenshot of a quote from Time Out: "It even has its very own swamp, complete with live alligators."

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Kate Dries
Kate Dries is Dwell’s Executive Editor. She previously worked at VICE, Jezebel, BuzzFeed, and WBEZ, and has written for many other publications. She's passionate about patinas. Get in touch: kate dot dries at dwell dot com

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