Oh, Give Me a Home Where The Buffalo Roam

Smack-dab in the middle of the city of Memphis lies a true gem. Shelby Farms is an expansive natural park with forests, open land, ponds, biking trails, hiking & running trails, horseback riding areas, picnic tables, playgrounds, and...BUFFALO. I can remember occasional buffalo sightings as a child, usually 3 or 4 at once. But on Good Friday, those furry beasts were out in full force, right up against the barbed wire fence (which surely is not enough to protect us from these usually-gentle-but-capable-of-anything animals). There were about 50 of them--mamas and babies, big ol' papas curled up in the grass like house cats!