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Overview

Get the complete Memphis experience on this all-inclusive city tour. It’s a part history tour, part attraction hopping, part food tour that will introduce you to everything that makes Memphis special. You’ll visit World Famous Beale Street (the Home of the Blues), see the Mississippi River and historic Cotton Row, and get a barbecue tasting at one of the best barbecue joints in the city! Along the way, we'll show you our favorite Memphis sights, including Victorian Village, St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, historic churches, and Court Square, the lovely and historic heart of 19th century Memphis. Visit the Lorraine Motel. to see the balcony where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. Admission to the National Civil Rights Museum, the Rock 'n' Soul Museum or Edge Motor Museum is available (please make sure you select that option).

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Please check in at our ticket podium, located on the patio at Alfred's downstairs.

Language Offered

English-GUIDE

Itinerary

1. Beale Street
The tour starts on Beale Street at Alfred's on Beale, and begins by exploring the history of the Home of the Blues
Duration: 10 mins
2. Memphis Rock 'n' Soul Museum
Admission included (if option selected) to this world-class museum telling the complete story of Memphis music
Duration: 60 mins
3. Central BBQ - Downtown
Enjoy a delicious tasting of Memphis BBQ
Duration: 15 mins
4. National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel
History of the 1968 Sanitation Strike and the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Admission included if option selected (1.5 hours tour)
Duration: 10 mins
5. History and importance of the Mississippi River to Memphis
6. Victorian Village Historic District
History of "Millionaire's Row," the beautiful historic homes of Memphis' cotton barons
7. Magevney House
History of the city's oldest surviving residence
8. The Cotton Museum at the Memphis Cotton Exchange
History of the Cotton Exchange and historic Cotton Row
9. Lauderdale Courts
History of the Presley family's first real home in Memphis
10. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
History of Danny Thomas and St. Jude's
11. Court Square
History of one of the city's oldest and most beautiful parks
12. The Orpheum Theatre
History of the Orpheum Theater
13. AutoZone Park
History of baseball in Memphis
14. Handy Park
History of WC Handy, the "Father of the Blues," and the birth of the blues on Beale Street
Duration: 5 mins
15. Shelby County Courthouse
History of the Shelby County Courthouse
16. Calvary Episcopal Church
History of the city's oldest church
17. South Main
History of the South Main Historic District
18. Edge Motor Museum
Admission included (if option selected) to see Memphis' newest attraction exploring the history of the American sports car.
Duration: 60 mins

Inclusion

National Civil Rights Museum admission (if option selected)

BBQ tasting (BBQ is pork, and we do not offer substitutions)

Professional guide

Rock 'n' Soul Museum admission (if option selected)

Edge Motor Museum admission (if option selected)

Exclusion

Gratuities

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Drinks (alcohol)

Cancellation Policy

Check mark icon Refundable tickets

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

  • 100% refund if cancelled 1+ days before the start date
  • 0% refund if cancelled less than 1 day(s) before the start date

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Within a few blocks there are four different parking garages, and several open-air parking lots. The closest garage to our location (just two blocks away) is at 149 Peabody Place between Second Street and BB King Blvd., next to the Hampton Inn. You can try your luck with on-street metered parking, too, on Second Street just south of Beale; on Beale between Front and Second; or along Peabody Place from Front to Fourth Street.

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