Memphis Discovery Tour

Overview

Available languages

English

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Get the complete Memphis experience on this all-inclusive city tour. It’s a part history tour, part attraction hopping, part food tour that will introduce you to everything that makes Memphis special. You’ll visit World Famous Beale Street (the Home of the Blues), see the Mississippi River and historic Cotton Row, and get a barbecue tasting at one of the best barbecue joints in the city! Along the way, we'll show you our favorite Memphis sights, including Victorian Village, St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, historic churches, and Court Square, the lovely and historic heart of 19th century Memphis. Visit the Lorraine Motel. to see the balcony where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated.

Admission to the National Civil Rights Museum, the Rock 'n' Soul Museum or Edge Motor Museum is available (please make sure you select that option).

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

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.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

National Civil Rights Museum admission (if option selected)

BBQ tasting (BBQ is pork, and we do not offer substitutions)

Professional guide

Rock 'n' Soul Museum admission (if option selected)

Edge Motor Museum admission (if option selected)

Gratuities

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Drinks (alcohol)

What To Expect

Beale Street

The tour starts on Beale Street at Alfred's on Beale, and begins by exploring the history of the Home of the Blues

10 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Memphis Rock 'n' Soul Museum

Admission included (if option selected) to this world-class museum telling the complete story of Memphis music

1 hour • Admission Included

Options

Tour Only: No Museum Admission

Duration: 2 hours

Tour + Edge Motor Museum

Edge Motor Museum admissions: Admission to Edge Motor Museum
Duration: 3 hours: Adds additional hour to basic tour

Tour + Civil Rights Museum

Civil Rights admissions: Admission to the National Civil Rights Museum
Duration: 3 hours: Adds additional hour to basic tour

Tour + Civil Rights +Riverboat

Civil Rights Museum/Riverboat: Tour includes admission to the National Civil Rights Museum and Riverboat Cruise
Duration: 6 hours: Adds 4 hours to basic tour Adds 3 hours to tour + museum option

Tour + Edge Motor + Riverboat

Edge Motor/Riverboat : Tour includes admission to Edge Motor museum and Riverboat Cruise
Duration: 6 hours: Adds 4 hour to basic tour Adds 3 hour to tour + museum option

Tour + Rock'n'Soul Museum

Rock'n'Soul admissions: Admission to the Memphis Rock'n'Soul Museum
Duration: 3 hours: Adds additional hour to basic tour

Tour + Rock'n'Soul + Riverboat

Rock'n'Soul/Riverboat : Tour includes admission to the Memphis Rock'n'Soul Museum and Riverboat Cruise
Duration: 6 hours: Adds 4 hours to basic tour Adds 3 hours to tour + museum option

Reviews

4.77

720 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

614

Beale St, Memphis
robertn56,
Nov 12, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Tour guide was knowledgeable of Memphis & Beale St history. Tour ends with free delicious lunch. River Cruise has a steep walk both up & down.
Very good introduction to the city of Memphis
3luchettis3,
Nov 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
The tour is well-structured, and our guide was excellent (sorry, I don't remember the name): it includes a panoramic tour of the city to see the major attractions downtown and get some basic information about the city, some of its key figures, and its history. Several stops are included: at the Victorian district, the I'm a Man monument (very moving, masterfully recounted by our guide), the Lorraine Hotel (where Martin Luther King was assassinated), and a tasting at BBQ Central. There is the option to add admission to several museums (but the entry ticket costs less than the price difference between the tour with and without admissions, as well as the river boat tour). I do recommend this tour
Tour if you only have a few hours in Memphis
Lindsay R,
Nov 4, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Good tour if you only have a few hours to see the highlights! Tour guide was fantastic! Tour gives you a good idea where to go next during your visit! Central BBQ was good food!
Lots of Memphis history,...
James P,
Oct 28, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00
Lots of Memphis history, blues, jazz. Quick visit to MLK site of assignation at Lorraine Motel, good guide
Excellent tour
Scott F,
Oct 22, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00
We especially enjoyed the tour bus ride around Memphis. Mary, our tour guide was funny, knowledgeable and definitely loves Memphis
The BEST guided tour I have ever been on. Worth twice the amount paid!
Jet672225,
Oct 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Taylor Nicole was our tour guide for this Discovery Tour in Memphis. She was informative, knowledgeable, and passionate, while taking us back to the time and place of each stop on our tour. I could have spend the whole day driving around Memphis with her and listening to her stories. She was superb!
Excellent and very informative discovery tour.
Linda M,
Oct 9, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Taylor Nicole was an excellent tour guide. She gave very informative information in a very enthusiastic manner. Her knowledge of information was very detailed. I would highly recommend the Memphis discovery tour to anybody. Princess the driver made sure we not only arrived at each destination safely but the temperature was also well controlled.
Deep history
Anthony M,
Oct 9, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
The tour guide had great delivery and in depth knowledge of very important details of the history of Memphis and it's people. She also had a very caring and interested approach to all her customers and seemed like she really enjoyed her job.
The Discovery tour
valenciaw900,
Oct 9, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Taylor Nicole and Princess was such a good tour guides. Taylor Nicole was very knowledgeable about the history of Memphis.If you are ever in Memphis, take the Memphis Discovery tour and you won’t be disappointed. Renee Watson from St. Louis, MO
Best Memphis Tour
Climber22914337078,
Oct 9, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Taylor Nicole was the best tour guide! I'd been to Memphis before, but she was very knowledgeable and provided insights into the history that I never knew! She and our bus driver Ms. Princess, went above and beyond to ensure we enjoyed our experience with them! You'll be happy you booked this tour!!!