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Historic Memphis Guided Walking Tour: Memphis Beyond Beale

By Backbeat Tours
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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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What's included, what's not

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    Professional guide
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    Local taxes
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Orpheum Theatre guided tour (if option selected, MONDAY-WEDNESDAY ONLY)
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    Service charge
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    Hotel pickup and drop-off
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    Food and drinks
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Orpheum Theatre guided tour (not available Thursday-Sunday)

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 (AVAILABLE MONDAY-WEDNESDAY ONLY) 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.

What you can expect

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.
Also available is an additional guided tour of the historic Orpheum Theatre (if option selected, Monday-Wednesday only).

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
Mississippi River
  • 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 City centre Memphis
The Peabody Ducks
  • 20m
History of the South's Grand Hotel and the Peabody duck march
The Orpheum Theatre
  • 1h
**IF OPTION SELECTED** 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
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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