All-Inclusive Memphis City Tour: History, Food & Sights
Get to know Memphis and its top attractions on this educational and entertaining motor coach tour. The adventure begins at BB King’s Blues Club on Beale Street. In addition to Beale Street, one of the most iconic streets in America, visit the Lorraine Motel to see the balcony where Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. Make a pit stop at the award-winning Central BBQ to sample some of the best barbecue in Memphis (tasting included). Other sites to see may include the Victorian Village district, the Orpheum Theatre, St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, AutoZone Park (home of the AAA baseball Memphis Redbirds), historic Cotton Row, Court Square Center, the Shelby County Courthouse, St. Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral. Elvis fans, be sure to check out the Chisca on Main, where one of rock 'n' roll's pioneering disk jockeys, ‘Daddy-O’ Dewey Philips, played Elvis for the first time, and the Lauderdale Courts, one of Elvis’ early apartments.
Highlights
- ✓Extensive guided tour of downtown Memphis
- ✓Visit attractions and landmarks that speak to the city's colorful history
- ✓Tasting at one of Memphis' best barbecue joints
- ✓Includes admission to the Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum (if option selected)
What you'll see & do
- ✓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.
What's included
- ✓National Civil Rights Museum admission (if option selected)
- ✓BBQ tasting (BBQ is pork, and we do not offer substitutions)
- ✓Professional guide
- ✓Rock 'n' Soul Museum admission (if option selected)
- ✓Edge Motor Museum admission (if option selected)
What's not included
- ✓Gratuities
- ✓Hotel pickup and drop-off
- ✓Drinks (alcohol)
Good to know
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.
Cancellation policy
- •A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
- •No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.
All-Inclusive Memphis City Tour: History, Food & Sights
Get to know Memphis and its top attractions on this educational and entertaining motor coach tour. The adventure begins at BB King’s Blues Club on Beale Street. In addition to Beale Street, one of the most iconic streets in America, visit the Lorraine Motel to see the balcony where Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. Make a pit stop at the award-winning Central BBQ to sample some of the best barbecue in Memphis (tasting included). Other sites to see may include the Victorian Village district, the Orpheum Theatre, St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, AutoZone Park (home of the AAA baseball Memphis Redbirds), historic Cotton Row, Court Square Center, the Shelby County Courthouse, St. Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral. Elvis fans, be sure to check out the Chisca on Main, where one of rock 'n' roll's pioneering disk jockeys, ‘Daddy-O’ Dewey Philips, played Elvis for the first time, and the Lauderdale Courts, one of Elvis’ early apartments.
Highlights
- ✓Extensive guided tour of downtown Memphis
- ✓Visit attractions and landmarks that speak to the city's colorful history
- ✓Tasting at one of Memphis' best barbecue joints
- ✓Includes admission to the Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum (if option selected)
What you'll see & do
- ✓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.
What's included
- ✓National Civil Rights Museum admission (if option selected)
- ✓BBQ tasting (BBQ is pork, and we do not offer substitutions)
- ✓Professional guide
- ✓Rock 'n' Soul Museum admission (if option selected)
- ✓Edge Motor Museum admission (if option selected)
What's not included
- ✓Gratuities
- ✓Hotel pickup and drop-off
- ✓Drinks (alcohol)
Good to know
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.
Cancellation policy
- •A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
- •No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.