Memphis Tour: History, Music, and BBQ Highlights

Experience the best of Memphis on this comprehensive tour. Explore downtown highlights, indulge in delicious BBQ, and cruise along the Mississippi River.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Beale Street - History of one of the most famous streets in America
  • Handy Park - Story of WC Handy and the birth of the Blues
  • AutoZone Park - Home of the Memphis Redbirds and 901 FC professional soccer
  • Lauderdale Courts - Home of teenaged Elvis Presley
  • St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital - World-class medical research…
What's Included
  • Sightseeing cruise on Mississippi River
  • Admission to Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Snacks
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and dropoff
  • Drinks
  • Entry/Admission to National Civil Rights Museum (no option to enter)
Additional Information

Explore Memphis’ vibrant history, musical legacy, and Southern flavors on this all-encompassing “best of Memphis” tour. Experience the key attractions of downtown Memphis, from the Blues bars on Beale Street and historic Victorian homes, to the location where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated and one of Elvis’ early residences. Delve into the…

Location
197 Beale St
Beale Street
Please check in at our ticket podium, located on the patio at Alfred's downstairs.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Briana_b
Oct 31, 2024
Beautiful experience - We had an incredible time!! Our guide was a lot of fun (can’t remember her name but I know she teaches and bartends too). She was super informative and inclusive and took lots of awesome pictures for us. I feel like she taught us everything there is to know about memphis and the boat ride was beautiful!
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Beatrice_h
Oct 28, 2024
Fun in Memphis. - Fun facts from our tour guide. She was both friendly and knowledgeable. Good food for lunch. Good selection of events including a ride on the Mississippi.
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Courtney_b
Oct 28, 2024
The whole tour was great!... - The whole tour was great! We had a great tour guide, named Ms.Taylor Nicole, she was very informative and and she had a great personality! The driver Ms. Kita was nice, she drove us safely around the tour and to our final destination the Riverboat! I highly recommend this tour, it's a great price for what all comes with the tour! Thanks again, the couple from Huntsville!
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Beverly_b
Oct 21, 2024
Great Experience - The boat ride was so awesome. The gentleman telling us about things was great!! The staff was friendly.
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Chari_g
Oct 19, 2024
Great experience - we loved our guide Larry. He explained everything so well and was so passionate about his job. We really appreciated the historical viewpoints and all the places we went. The barbecue lunch at Central barbecue was amazing. I would definitely go back there again. Riverboat tour was very nice.
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David_m
Oct 18, 2024
We were all over downtown Memphis - My wife and I had a great time on our Memphis tour. The bus was comfortable and the guide was very funny and personable. We would book this tour again.
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James_b
Oct 25, 2024
Thoroughly enjoyable. - The commentator on the River boat was excellent as was our city tour driver. Both were extremely knowledgeable and friendly.
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Anonymous
Nov 4, 2024
Good experience - It’s wonderful listening to the stories and history they share! Plus, they provide drinks and snacks onboard too.
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Jackai3381go
Oct 29, 2024
Good day out to pass the time.... - Great tour, but was expecting more for the money for some reason, particularly the riverboat cruise, which was just a trip up and down the river, nothing really to see believe or not, everything was a bit far, just a long talk about Memphis and river history, crew and captain very funny and helpful enough. BBQ tasting was OK, but it is just a tasting, you will still be hungry after. The Rock & Soul Museum was the best part, so much musical history, but this is within walking distance from Beale Street, so could have done this on foot. The other interesting stop on this tour was the Martin Luther King assassination site, which happened here, unbeknown to me. The site is the old motel, which has been kept in it's original condition, along with the surrounding area but now with the National Civil Rights Museum attached to the side, very interesting indeed, as it all fits in with another stop on this tour, which is the 'I AM A MAN' monument detailing the beginning of the civil rights protest, a great tribute and insight to the brave pioneers of this movement.... There is another part to the tour, which is Historical Memphis, some great buildings and old houses to see, fascinating architecture from a bygone time.... Overall good tour; guide and driver pleasant enough, very informative and helpful, good day out to kill a few hours....
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Louise_w
Oct 27, 2024
14 Mile & Hayes - Larry the tour guide skipped a tour event that was on the agenda, we asked him and said we are heading back were tour started The Memphis sign for pictures he care less about Not only that we were 3 ladies in the restroom and he proceeded the tour without checking to see if all were present this was the Civil Rights Mueseum. He didn't even apologize or explain to us Room 306.Another thing getting to the Riverboat was the incline was so bad no rails to hang on to a accident waiting to happen
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