Memphis Discovery Tour
Description
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).
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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
History of baseball in Memphis
History of WC Handy, the "Father of the Blues," and the birth of the blues on Beale Street
History of the Shelby County Courthouse
History of the city's oldest church
History of the South Main Historic District
Admission included (if option selected) to see Memphis' newest attraction exploring the history of the American sports car.
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Important Information
- 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.
Reviews(760)
We had a great experience on this Memphis tour. Our guide was friendly, knowledgeable, and clearly passionate about the city, which made the tour both interesting and enjoyable. He shared not only historical details, but also great stories, caveats, and anecdotes about the people and places we visited. The tour was just the right length but probably need more time for those visiting museums. The tour was reasonably priced and well worth it. Everyone involved was professional, and the BBQ stop was especially enjoyable. I would definitely recommend this tour to anyone visiting Memphis.
The tour guy John was very informative. He had a great personality. I would recommend this tour to anyone that decides to check out Memphis.
The tour was informational surrounding the history of Memphis’ music and economic history. The tour guide was exceptional, knowledgeable, personable, energetic!
Details of trip were explained well (pick up location, drop off, where to park, etc). Guide was both informative and personable with an obvious possion for Memphis. Stopping for BBQ was a bonus. Very well organized.
Our tour docent was great! She was so knowledgeable of Memphis history and current community activities. She had a fun sense of humor and made the tour one to remember and recommend.
We enjoyed our tour immensely - Mary was an exceptional host - She was very knowledgeable!! Loved every minute of it
Excellent tour and lots to see and heaps of local information from Shannon our tour guide, she was amazing and made it a fabulous trip.
Amazing tour with a Blues musician, he was great, showed us all the well known sights and the true Memphis, really informative would recommend to anyone visiting Memphis.
Wonderful tour and introduction to Memphis. Mary is very energetic, knowledgeable tour guide.
Mary was really good in explaining the history of Memphis and truly loved her city. Her passion came through in her story telling about the various events.
