Memphis Mojo Bus Tour
- 1.5–3 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
The Mojo Tour is a unique, high-energy musical tour of Memphis, a city that’s given the world three great genres of popular music: blues, rock ‘n’ roll, and sweet Southern soul. Led by professional Beale Street musicians and featuring live music, comedy, history, and storytelling, the tour brings this famed musical heritage to life on the nation’s only music bus. Along the way you’ll see such famous landmarks as Sun Studio, Beale Street, Stax Studio, the Lorraine Motel, Cotton Row, Peabody Hotel, Overton Park, and the early homes of Elvis and B.B. King. It’s no accident that legends like Elvis, Johnny Cash, BB King and Otis Redding all got their start in the city known as the Home of the Blues: find out how it all went down on this entertaining tour of Memphis’ greatest hits.
Inclusions
What's included
- Local taxes
- Admission to Sun Studio (IF OPTION SELECTED)
- Guided sightseeing tour
- Admission to Stax Museum (IF OPTION SELECTED)
What's not
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Admission to Sun Studio or Stax Museum is NOT included (UNLESS option is selected)
Itinerary
The tour starts and ends on Beale Street - the Home of the Blues - at Alfred's on Beale.
Explanation of how WC Handy became known as the "Father of the Blues."
History of the South's grand hotel
History of the Cotton Exchange and historic Cotton Row
History and importance of the Mississippi River
History of the Presley family's first real home in Memphis
History of Danny Thomas and St. Jude's
The birthplace of rock 'n' roll! (Optional admission)
History of Sam Phillips' second recording studio, the successor to "Sun Studio"
Overton Park Shell and the story of Elvis' first concert (short stop is subject to availability and weather)
History of Overton Square and Lafayette's
Home of Stax Records and Southern soul - Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, the Staples Singers, Booker T & the MGs, and many, many others!
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
- 197 Beale St.
- 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
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- The bus does not have a wheelchair lift, but if you have a collapsible wheelchair and have some mobility, we should have no problem accommodating you. Please contact us in advanced with any additional questions.
- 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 57% 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 2 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.
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