The Pyramid

The next day we started the drive home, leaving Gatlinburg in the morning and heading from the Smokies towards the flat lands of eastern Tennessee. As always when driving with two kids, it was a bit slow going. But we made it to Memphis in the evening, and exited the freeway to made a quick visit to the Pyramid.

When we drove through here before, Jonah was intrigued by the Pyramid and wanted to see it up close. So we took a chance to get out of the car and stretch our legs for a bit. I had also never been inside the Pyramid, which was built in 1991 and is the tenth tallest pyramid in the world. It was originally built as an arena and concert venue, but the building ended up being vacant and unused for several years in the early 2000s. In 2015 the Pyramid underwent a massive renovation and reopened as the new home for a Bass Pro Shops. We headed in and it was a little odd at first to see an outdoors supply store sitting inside the massive interior of the Pyramid.



There is an elevator that stands in the middle, offering rides to an observation deck at the top of the Pyramid. We headed up, and took in the view of the Mississippi River and downtown Memphis.





And one last shot from the road trip, of the sun setting over the Mississippi River. After this we crossed over this bridge into Arkansas and made it back home.