Memphis Discovery Tour
- 2–3 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
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).
Inclusions
What's included
- 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)
What's not
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Drinks (alcohol)
Itinerary
The tour starts on Beale Street at Alfred's on Beale, and begins by exploring the history of the Home of the Blues
Admission included (if option selected) to this world-class museum telling the complete story of Memphis music
Enjoy a delicious tasting of Memphis BBQ
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)
History and importance of the Mississippi River to Memphis
History of "Millionaire's Row," the beautiful historic homes of Memphis' cotton barons
History of the city's oldest surviving residence
History of the Cotton Exchange and historic Cotton Row
History of the Presley family's first real home in Memphis
History of Danny Thomas and St. Jude's
History of one of the city's oldest and most beautiful parks
History of the Orpheum Theater
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Please check in at our ticket podium, located on the patio at Alfred's downstairs.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 36 travellers
- Operated by
- Backbeat Tours
- 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.
How it compares in Memphis
- Its from-price is 45% below the median of the 13 city tours we list in Memphis.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 3 of 13.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Memphis
Memphis is a Mississippi River city in Tennessee, home of the blues and Elvis, with Beale Street, Sun Studio, Graceland and slow-smoked barbecue.
Memphis stands on a bluff above the Mississippi River in south-west Tennessee, and its streets are a birthplace of the blues, soul and rock and roll. Beale Street, lined with neon-lit blues clubs, is the best known of its music strips. Sun Studio, a small recording room, is where Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis made early records, and Graceland, the mansion where Elvis lived, is south of the centre.
Top-ranked sights in Memphis: Beale Street, National Civil Rights Museum, Peabody Hotel Ducks.
Special offers in Memphis
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