Memphis Trip 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); the Lorraine Motel, to see the balcony where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated; the Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum or Edge Motor Museum (if option selected); Lansky Brothers Clothing Store, clothier to Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and B.B. King (and still one of the most stylish places to shop!); 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 the Mississippi River, Victorian Village, St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, old Cotton Row, and Court Square, the lovely and historic heart of 19th century Memphis.
Additional Info
Duration: 2 to 3 hours
Starts: Memphis, United States
Trip Category: Tours & Sightseeing >> City Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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); the Lorraine Motel, to see the balcony where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated; the Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum or Edge Motor Museum (if option selected); Lansky Brothers Clothing Store, clothier to Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and B.B. King (and still one of the most stylish places to shop!); 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 the Mississippi River, Victorian Village, St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, old Cotton Row, and Court Square, the lovely and historic heart of 19th century Memphis.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Beale Street, Memphis, TN 38103
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 minutes
Stop At: Memphis Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum, 191 Beale St, Memphis, TN 38103-3715
Admission included (if option selected) to this world-class museum telling the complete story of Memphis music
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Central BBQ – Downtown, 147 E Butler Ave, Memphis, TN 38103, USA
Enjoy a delicious tasting of Memphis BBQ
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: National Civil Rights Museum – Lorraine Motel, 450 Mulberry St, Memphis, TN 38103-4214
History of the 1968 Sanitation Strike and the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Admission is not included to enter the museum.
Duration: 10 minutes
Pass By: Mississippi River, Tennessee
History and importance of the Mississippi River to Memphis
Pass By: Victorian Village Historic District, Between East Parkway and North Manassas St, Memphis, TN 38105
History of “Millionaire’s Row,” the beautiful historic homes of Memphis’ cotton barons
Pass By: Magevney House, 198 Adams Ave, Memphis, TN 38103-1922
History of the city’s oldest surviving residence
Pass By: The Cotton Museum at the Memphis Cotton Exchange, 65 Union Ave, Memphis, TN 38103-5196
History of the Cotton Exchange and historic Cotton Row
Pass By: Lauderdale Courts, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
History of the Presley family’s first real home in Memphis
Pass By: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Pl, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
History of Danny Thomas and St. Jude’s
Pass By: Court Square, 45 N 2nd St, Memphis, TN 38103-2226
History of one of the city’s oldest and most beautiful parks
Pass By: The Orpheum Theatre, 203 S Main St, Memphis, TN 38103-3905
History of the Orpheum Theater
Pass By: AutoZone Park, Union Ave and Third Ave, Memphis, TN 38103
History of baseball in Memphis
Stop At: Handy Park, 200 Beale St, Memphis, TN 38103-3716
History of WC Handy, the “Father of the Blues,” and the birth of the blues on Beale Street
Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By: Shelby County Courthouse, 140 Adams Ave, Memphis, TN 38103, USA
History of the Shelby County Courthouse
Pass By: Calvary Episcopal Church, 102 N 2nd St, Memphis, TN 38103, USA
History of the city’s oldest church
Pass By: South Main, Memphis, TN, USA
History of the South Main Historic District
Stop At: Edge Motor Museum, 645 Marshall Ave, Memphis, TN 38103-3314
Admission included (if option selected) to see Memphis’ newest attraction exploring the history of the American sports car.
Duration: 1 hour
