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April 30, 2015

Bass Pro Shops hopes to hook tourists with massive rebuild of Memphis Pyramid

  • The 32-story structure sports a man-made cypress swamp, bowling alley, archery range and 105-room hotel designed like a hunting lodge.
  • By ADRIAN SAINZ
    Associated Press

    AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht [enlarge]
    Bass Pro Shops opened yesterday in the 535,000-square-foot Pyramid.

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shaped like an Egyptian wonder, the Memphis landmark known as the Pyramid stopped being a regular venue for basketball games and concerts in 2004.


     
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