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Historic Memphis Guided Walking Tour
Historic Memphis Guided Walking Tour
Historic Memphis Guided Walking Tour
Historic Memphis Guided Walking Tour
Court Square

Historic Memphis Guided Walking Tour

By Backbeat Tours
9.4 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$52 per adult
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
Overview

This two-hour walking tour of Memphis explores the city's rich history at a fun and leisurely pace. You'll explore historic Cotton Row and Court Square, the lovely and historic heart of 19th century Memphis; enjoy sweeping views of the Mississippi River; and hear fascinating tales of rebels during the Civil War as well as Prohibition Era bootleggers. You'll also experience a time-honored Memphis tradition, the famous March of the Ducks at The Peabody Hotel. This tour is suitable for the whole family.
Also available is an additional guided tour of the historic Orpheum Theatre (if option selected).

Activity location

  • Beale Street
    • 38103, Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Alfred's On Beale
    • 197 Beale Street
    • 38103, Memphis, Tennessee, United States

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Historic Memphis Guided Walking Tour
  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 9:30 am
Price details
AU$51.82 x 1 AdultAU$51.82
Total
Price is AU$51.82
Until Thu, 20 Feb

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedOrpheum Theatre guided tour (if option selected)
  • What's includedWhat's includedProfessional guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedLocal taxes
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedService charge
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedHotel pickup and drop-off
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedFood and drinks

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Within a few blocks there are four different car parks, and several open-air car parks. The closest garage to our location (just two streets 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.
  • Guests who choose the Orpheum Theatre guided tour will arrive at the theatre for the 12:00pm tour. Your tour guide will depart at that time; the Orpheum Theatre is just 2 blocks from where the tour begins.

Activity itinerary

Beale Street
  • 5m
The tour starts on historic Beale Street, the Home of the Blues, at Alfred's on Beale
Court Square
  • 20m
History of one of Memphis' oldest and most beautiful parks
Confederate Park
  • 20m
History of the 1862 Civil War Battle of Memphis
The Peabody Ducks
  • 20m
History of the South's Grand Hotel and the Peabody duck march
Mississippi River
  • 15m
History and importance of the Mississippi River
General Washburn's Escape Alley
  • 15m
Civil War history of Memphis
WDIA-WHRK Radio Building
  • 10m
History of WDIA, the "Goodwill Station"
Barboro Alley
  • 10m
History of yellow fever in Memphis
The Cotton Museum at the Memphis Cotton Exchange (Pass by)
History of the Cotton Exchange and historic Cotton Row
The Orpheum Theatre
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Visit the Orpheum Theatre, the premier entertainment venue in Memphis since 1928. If the add -on option is selected, guests will be allowed to participate in a guided tour of the building (available Monday-Wednesday only and subject to change based on availability).

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESBeale Street
    • 38103, Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEAlfred's On Beale
    • 197 Beale Street
    • 38103, Memphis, Tennessee, United States

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