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Historic Memphis Guided Walking Tour: Memphis Beyond Beale 1
A multi-tiered fountain with water jets in a park with trees and buildings in the background. 2
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A street lined with vintage buildings, a sign for Beale St. Gifts, and a neon sign for Alff. 4
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Historic Memphis Guided Walking Tour: Memphis Beyond Beale

By Backbeat Tours
9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is $33 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

This 2-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.

Activity location

  • Barboro Alley
    • Barboro Alley
    • 38103, Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • The Peabody Memphis
    • 149 Union Avenue
    • 38103, Memphis, Tennessee, United States

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Historic Memphis Walking Tour

  • Earn $0.99
  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 9:00AM
Price details
$32.92 x 1 Adult$32.92
Total
Price is $32.92

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Professional guide
  • Inclusions
    Local taxes
  • Exclusions
    Gratuities
  • Exclusions
    Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Exclusions
    Food and drinks

Know before you book

    • Wheelchair accessible
    • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transportation options are available nearby
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
    • 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.

Activity itinerary

Barboro Alley

  • 10m
History of yellow fever in Memphis

WDIA-WHRK Radio Building

  • 10m
History of WDIA, the "Goodwill Station"

Court Square

  • 20m
History of one of Memphis' oldest and most beautiful parks

Confederate Park

  • 15m
Renamed Fourth Bluff Park in 2016, site of the Battle of Memphis in June 1862

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  • 15m
History and importance of the Mississippi River

The Cotton Museum at the Memphis Cotton Exchange

  • 10m
History of the Cotton Exchange and historic Cotton Row

Memphis Tourism

  • 10m
Once known as Howard's Row, see the oldest collection of original buildings in Downtown Memphis

The Peabody Ducks

  • 20m
History of the South's Grand Hotel and the Peabody duck march

Location

Activity location

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    Barboro Alley
    • Barboro Alley
    • 38103, Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    The Peabody Memphis
    • 149 Union Avenue
    • 38103, Memphis, Tennessee, United States

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