Memphis: Your Essential 2-Hour Soul City Immersion
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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), see the Mississippi River and historic Cotton Row, 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 Victorian Village, St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, historic churches, and Court Square, the lovely and historic heart of 19th century Memphis. Visit the Lorraine Motel. to see the balcony where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. Admission to the National Civil Rights Museum, the Rock 'n' Soul Museum or Edge Motor Museum is available (please make sure you select that option).
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H9008QVkeithf, 11/24/2025 7:43:14 AM
Guide knowledgeable, professional and friendly. Enjoyed the historic content of the city. Learned a lot. Would do again.
Julie_L, 11/19/2025 4:33:10 PM
Our guide was very informative and the number of stops was appropriate for the length of the tour. Don’t forget to bring a little cash in case you are inclined to tip the guide and/or driver!
robertn56, 11/12/2025 7:51:50 PM
Tour guide was knowledgeable of Memphis & Beale St history. Tour ends with free delicious lunch. River Cruise has a steep walk both up & down.
3luchettis3, 11/11/2025 10:11:34 AM
The tour is well-structured, and our guide was excellent (sorry, I don't remember the name): it includes a panoramic tour of the city to see the major attractions downtown and get some basic information about the city, some of its key figures, and its history. Several stops are included: at the Victorian district, the I'm a Man monument (very moving, masterfully recounted by our guide), the Lorraine Hotel (where Martin Luther King was assassinated), and a tasting at BBQ Central. There is the option to add admission to several museums (but the entry ticket costs less than the price difference between the tour with and without admissions, as well as the river boat tour). I do recommend this tour
Lindsay_R, 11/4/2025 2:06:53 PM
Good tour if you only have a few hours to see the highlights! Tour guide was fantastic! Tour gives you a good idea where to go next during your visit! Central BBQ was good food!
James_P, 10/28/2025 2:37:20 PM
Lots of Memphis history, blues, jazz. Quick visit to MLK site of assignation at Lorraine Motel, good guide
Scott_F, 10/22/2025 4:35:31 PM
We especially enjoyed the tour bus ride around Memphis. Mary, our tour guide was funny, knowledgeable and definitely loves Memphis
Jet672225, 10/11/2025 4:44:53 PM
Taylor Nicole was our tour guide for this Discovery Tour in Memphis. She was informative, knowledgeable, and passionate, while taking us back to the time and place of each stop on our tour. I could have spend the whole day driving around Memphis with her and listening to her stories. She was superb!
Linda_M, 10/9/2025 5:02:26 PM
Taylor Nicole was an excellent tour guide. She gave very informative information in a very enthusiastic manner. Her knowledge of information was very detailed. I would highly recommend the Memphis discovery tour to anybody. Princess the driver made sure we not only arrived at each destination safely but the temperature was also well controlled.
Anthony_M, 10/9/2025 3:22:34 PM
The tour guide had great delivery and in depth knowledge of very important details of the history of Memphis and it's people. She also had a very caring and interested approach to all her customers and seemed like she really enjoyed her job.
- 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.
Departure point
Please check in at our ticket podium, located on the patio at Alfred's downstairs.Return details
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), see the Mississippi River and historic Cotton Row, 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 Victorian Village, St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, historic churches, and Court Square, the lovely and historic heart of 19th century Memphis. Visit the Lorraine Motel. to see the balcony where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. Admission to the National Civil Rights Museum, the Rock 'n' Soul Museum or Edge Motor Museum is available (please make sure you select that option).Redemption
• Tour Departs from the Backbeat Tour Ticket Counter at Alfred's on Beale (197 Beale St.) 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.24 hours before travel date - 100% refund
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