Beale Street Guided Walking Tour
from $21.95
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
Overview
Explore the street where the blues began on this one hour walking tour of historic Beale Street. Voted “America’s Most Iconic Street” by USA Today, Beale Street has a long, colorful history. From its early days as a red light district to its heyday as the center of the city’s vibrant African-American culture, you’ll explore the stories behind the legends and the colorful characters who helped make Beale Street the “Home of the Blues.”
1 hour
Meet at the start point (no pickup)
Itinerary
- 1Beale Street
The Home of the Blues, and pone of America's most historic and iconic streets/
- 2Handy Park
History of the famous bluesmen's park
- 3Stop
History of the famous store where Elvis adopted his signature style
- 4A. Schwab
History of the old fashioned general store and soda fountain founded in 1876, the city's oldest business
- 5W.C. Handy Memphis Home and Museum
History of the "shotgun house" of W.C. Handy
What's included
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Professional guide
Not included
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Good to know
- 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
- Provide Viator Voucher to show proof of purchase
- The walking distance is 0.5 miles (0.8 km)
- The tour is a walking tour on public city sidewalks, and is wheelchair accessible
- 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.
