Memphis Trip Overview
Explore the best of Memphis on a private walking tour, which finishes with tickets to the National Civil Rights Museum. On your tour, your guide will take you to all of the must-see, must-do spots of Memphis, including Beale Street, home of the Memphis blues. See the places across the city where Elvis grew into the ‘King of Rock’n’Roll’, including where he signed his very first contract. Along the way, your guide will take you for a small taste of Memphis BBQ, before finishing with a one-hour tour of the National Civil Rights Museum, including the Lorraine Motel. After, you are free to continue exploring the museum at your own pace.
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Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes
Starts: Memphis, United States
Trip Category: Walking & Biking Tours >> Walking Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Explore the best of Memphis on a private walking tour, which finishes with tickets to the National Civil Rights Museum. On your tour, your guide will take you to all of the must-see, must-do spots of Memphis, including Beale Street, home of the Memphis blues. See the places across the city where Elvis grew into the ‘King of Rock’n’Roll’, including where he signed his very first contract. Along the way, your guide will take you for a small taste of Memphis BBQ, before finishing with a one-hour tour of the National Civil Rights Museum, including the Lorraine Motel. After, you are free to continue exploring the museum at your own pace.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Mississippi River, United States
Your tour begins at the heartbeat of Memphis’s origin story: The Mississippi River. Like cities the world over, the history of Memphis is one best understood by knowing the lay of the land, the geography which shaped it.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: The Peabody Ducks, 149 Union Ave The Peabody Memphis, Memphis, TN 38103-2638
Pop into The Peabody Hotel to see the iconic Peabody ducks, if the timing is right!
Duration: 30 minutes
Pass By: The Orpheum Theatre, 203 S Main St, Memphis, TN 38103-3905
Learn about the heritage of the historic Orpheum Theatre.
Stop At: Beale Street, Memphis, TN 38103
Visit historic Beale Street – where nightclubs, pawnshops, restaurants, and theatres have been playing the blues for over a century. Hear tales of Ida B Wells, ‘Beale Street Blues’, B.B. King, and Dr King.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: National Civil Rights Museum – Lorraine Motel, 450 Mulberry St, Memphis, TN 38103-4214
Learn about the legacy of Memphis in the struggle for Civil Rights, and see the Lorraine Motel – now part of the museum – where Dr King was assassinated in 1968. Hear how the centre continues to play a central role in moving forward the push for civil rights nationwide.
Duration: 1 hour
