Memphis Discovery Tour w/ National Civil Rights Museum Admission
Description
Discover Memphis’ rich history, musical heritage, and Southern cuisine on this comprehensive “best of Memphis” tour. Take in all the highlights of downtown Memphis, from the Blues bars of Beale Street and historic Victorian mansions, to the site where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated and one of Elvis’ early apartments. Get insight into the city's amazing heritage at the The National Civil Rights Museu, site of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. After visiting the museum of choice, you'll be driven safely back to Beale St., or to the Memphis Riverboat to enjoy a scenic cruise on the Mississippi River.
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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
Home of the Memphis Redbirds, Minor League Baseball team
One of the city's oldest and most beautiful parks
"Millionaire's Row", beautiful historic homes of Memphis' cotton barons and
Memphis' oldest surviving residential home
History of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
History of the Orpheum Theater
History of the Cotton Exchange and historic Cotton Row
Enjoy a tasting of Memphis BBQ
South Main Historic Arts District, home to local restaurants and shops
Site of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and now home to the National Civil Rights Museum
History and importance of the Mississippi River to Memphis
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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
- We can accommodate fold-up walkers or wheelchairs. We do not have a wheelchair lift and therefore cannot assist those in powered wheelchairs or with no mobility.
- 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.
- The Memphis Riverboat is located at the bottom of a 35% incline covered with historic cobblestones. Due to the historic nature of the cobblestones, buses or vehicles are not allowed to drop passengers off directly at the boat dock; guests will be dropped off and picked up from Riverside Dr.
Reviews(47)
We had a fantastic time on our excursion. Everybody that we came in contact with was friendly and had a lot of knowledge. The value for whatwe got to do today was excellent. I would highly recommend this tour of Memphis to anybody who is visiting.
I had an amazing experience with the city tour. Civil rights Museum and The Mississippi river boat tour!! Like really really amazing! Oh and our tour guide was super 5,cool,friendly and funny and our bus driver Princess?? Totally amazing!! Hope to see them again when I am able to come back!! Love Memphis, love the people!!
A travel guide was informative and super nice. Made the whole experience worth the effort! Highly recommend this experience!
Our guide Shannon was fantastic, knowledgeable and entertaining. We learned so much about Memphis and enjoyed every minute. We made stops along the way, including for a barbecue slider that was delicious. The National Civil Rights Museum was fascinating and not to be missed. We could have spent another hour there. Great tour!!
It was my first time visiting Memphis, and to do this tour was very important to me. Our tour guide Shannon was amazing from start to finish. She was very fluent in her commentary, and very knowledgeable. And Ms. Princess our driver was very kind, and drove us very safely. We really enjoyed the service
This museum tells essential stories and history, including recent, of civil rights struggles in this country. What a wonderful way to repurpose the site of this tragedy into a place of shining the light and sharing the history of how so many have been inhumanely and wrongly deprived of basic rights that the white majority in this country, myself included, take for granted. Even more importantly, it shines a light on how strong and courageous those in the civil rights movement were to use nonviolent tactics, many times risking and losing their lives, to win rights that should have been theirs all along. I've seen films and read about the civil rights movement. Yet there was more to learn, especially about the 1) intent of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and 2) the role of the Cold War in the JFK administration's actions to intervene in the school desegregation fights and other events in which state governments refused to allow basic civil rights. Don't leave Tennessee without a visit.
Good introductory tour, the guide, I know they like to have their names mentioned but I always forget names, she was quite informative, so I would recommend this tour
It was much more than I expected. It was informative and chronologically organized with the events that happened. It touched me! I was impressed and appreciative of the way that was paved for us. This is a must do tour.
My host was very funny and knowledgeable. She kept everyone engaged and interested throughout the tour. Also our driver was nice and a safe traveler.
Excellent tour guide & driver. Very knowledgeable and helpful.
