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Memphis Discovery Tour with Riverboat Cruise on Mississippi River

By Backbeat Tours
9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is $90 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 6h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

Discover Memphis’ rich history, musical heritage, and Southern cuisine on this comprehensive “best of Memphis” tour. Take in all the highlights of downtown 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 heritage at the your choice of one of three museums only found in Memphis: The National Civil Rights Museum, the Smithsonian's Rock 'n' Soul Museum, or the Edge Motor Museum.
After visiting your museum of choice, you'll be driven safely to the Memphis Riverboat to enjoy 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

Check availability

Tour + Edge Motor + Riverboat

  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h
    6h
  • English

Edge Motor Museum admissions: Tour includes admission to Edge Motor Museum and Riverboat Cruise

Language options: English
Starting time: 10:00AM
Price details
$90.00 x 1 Adult$90.00
Total
Price is $90.00
Until Fri, Aug 21

Tour + Rock'n'Soul + Riverboat

  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h
    6h
  • English

Rock'n'Soul admissions: Tour includes admission to Rock'n'Soul Museum and Riverboat Cruise

Language options: English
Starting time: 10:00AM
Price details
$90.00 x 1 Adult$90.00
Total
Price is $90.00
Until Fri, Aug 21

Tour + Civil Rights +Riverboat

  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h
    6h
  • English

Civil Rights Museum admissions: Tour includes admission to the National Civil Rights Museum and Riverboat Cruise

Language options: English
Starting time: 10:00AM
Price details
$97.68 x 1 Adult$97.68
Total
Price is $97.68
Until Fri, Aug 21

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 soccer

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 center of the city

Calvary Episcopal Church (Pass by)

oldest church in the city

The Cotton Museum at the Memphis Cotton Exchange (Pass by)

center 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. Admission included *IF OPTION SELECTED*; guests will be given 1.5 hours to tour the museum. If the option is not selected, guests will only be allowed in the public area outside.

Central BBQ - Downtown

  • 15m
  • Admission ticket included
Barbeque tasting

Memphis Riverboats

  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
Scenic sightseeing cruise on the Mississippi River

Location

Activity location

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    Beale Street
    • 38103, Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

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

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