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Memphis Riverboat "Island Queen"
Victorian Village
BBQ tasting

Memphis Discovery Tour with Riverboat Cruise on Mississippi River

By Backbeat Tours
9.6 out of 10
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Overview

Discover Memphis’ rich history, musical heritage, and Southern cuisine on this comprehensive “best of Memphis” tour. Take in all the highlights of city centre Memphis, from the Blues bars of Beale Street and historic Victorian mansions, to the site where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated and one of Elvis’ early apartments. Get insight into the city's amazing musical heritage at the Smithsonian's Rock 'n' Soul Museum, then finish the tour with a delicious BBQ tasting, a photo op of the city skyline at Mud Island Park's iconic “Memphis” sign, and a scenic cruise on the Mississippi River.

Activity location

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

Meeting/Redemption Point

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

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What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedSightseeing cruise on Mississippi River
  • What's includedWhat's includedAdmission to Rock 'n' Soul Museum
  • What's includedWhat's includedAir-conditioned vehicle
  • What's includedWhat's includedBarbeque tasting
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedService charge
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedHotel pickup and dropoff
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedDrinks
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedEntry/Admission to National Civil Rights Museum (no option to enter)

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Travellers should have a high level of physical fitness
  • Travel time and is already included in total tour duration.
  • This tour includes a visit to Mud Island River Park and the 50-foot MEMPHIS sign on the south end of the island. This is approximately .6 miles return walking from the bus to the sign and back.
  • The Memphis Riverboat is located at the bottom of a 35% incline covered with historic cobblestones. Due to the historic nature of the cobblestones, buses or vehicles are not allowed to drop passengers off directly at the boat dock; guests will be dropped off and picked up from Riverside Dr.
  • 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.

Activity itinerary

Beale Street
  • 5m
History of one of the most famous streets in America
Handy Park
  • 5m
Story of WC Handy and the birth of the Blues
AutoZone Park (Pass by)
Home of the Memphis Redbirds and 901 FC professional football
Lauderdale Courts (Pass by)
Home of teenaged Elvis Presley
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (Pass by)
World-class medical research hospital
Victorian Village Historic District
  • 10m
Beautiful Victorian-era mansions of "Millionaire's Row"
Magevney House (Pass by)
Oldest home in Memphis
Court Square (Pass by)
Historic centre of the city
Calvary Episcopal Church (Pass by)
oldest church in the city
The Cotton Museum at the Memphis Cotton Exchange (Pass by)
centre of the Memphis cotton industry
I AM A MAN Plaza
  • 10m
Moving tribute and memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr. and the 1968 Sanitation Strike
National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel
  • 10m
  • Admission ticket not included
Site of the assassination of Rev. Dr., Martin Luther King, Jr. Please note that you do not have the option to enter the museum, and we will only stop outside.
Central BBQ - Downtown
  • 15m
  • Admission ticket included
Barbeque tasting
Beale Street
  • 1h
Free time to explore shops and restaurants of Beale Street
A. Schwab
  • 15m
Beale Street store in the city with old-time charm
Mud Island River Park
  • 15m
Walk the Riverwalk and photo op at the iconic "Memphis" sign
Memphis Riverboats
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
Scenic sightseeing cruise on the Mississippi River

Location

Activity location

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

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE197 Beale St
    • 197 Beale Street
    • 38103, Memphis, Tennessee, United States

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