Memphis Trip Overview
Wander through the most famous street in Memphis, with your private guide, where you will immerse yourself in the history of Memphis, the stars of the show, and their stories. Visit the classic Peabody Hotel and see where Elvis first signed his first album. See one of the city’s most loved radio stations. Beale Street is in Downtown Memphis and runs from the Mississippi River to East Street, a distance of nearly 2 miles. Your tour finishes with a drink at a local haunt, where your guide will get you a drink (beer, house wine, coffee, or soda) and give you insight into the best place to indulge in Memphis’s music scene.
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Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Starts: Memphis, United States
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Literary, Art & Music Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Wander through the most famous street in Memphis, with your private guide, where you will immerse yourself in the history of Memphis, the stars of the show, and their stories. Visit the classic Peabody Hotel and see where Elvis first signed his first album. See one of the city’s most loved radio stations. Beale Street is in Downtown Memphis and runs from the Mississippi River to East Street, a distance of nearly 2 miles. Your tour finishes with a drink at a local haunt, where your guide will get you a drink (beer, house wine, coffee, or soda) and give you insight into the best place to indulge in Memphis’s music scene.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Handy Park, 200 Beale St, Memphis, TN 38103-3716
Meet your guide at W.C. Handy Park, which commemorates William Christopher Handy a composer and musician who saw himself Father of the Blues and whose music paved the way for America’s Rock n’ Roll.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: The Peabody Ducks, 149 Union Ave The Peabody Memphis, Memphis, TN 38103-2638
Visit the legendary Peabody Hotel , where history was made with the signing of Elvis’ first contract with RCA and where Sam Phillips started his musical journey with the likes of Glen Miller.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Beale Street, Memphis, TN 38103
Stroll down Beale Street – a must-see attraction during your tour of Memphis as it’s one of the most famous streets in America. Your guide will point out to you the legends hidden in plain sight, including the Domino Lounge, Pee Wee’s Saloon and BB King’s nightclub
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee
See WDIA Radio Station, which has been continuously open since 1947, programmed entirely for African Americans. B.B. King and Rufus Thomas started their work at WDIA and it had a huge impact on Elvis .
Duration: 30 minutes
