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Shelby County
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Memphis
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Historic Memphis Walking Tour
2 h
By walk
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About this activity
Meet your guide on Beale Street at 9:30am to begin your leisurely stroll through the tree-lined streets of Memphis.
Memphis is both a gracious old Southern city of riverboats and cotton money, and a rowdy river town of roughnecks, gangsters and gamblers. Your guide will unfold the city’s colorful history and some of the characters who have made it one of the world’s most unique and interesting cities. Along the way you’ll see:
• Historic Court Square
• Fourth Bluff Park, overlooking the Mississippi River
• Civil War sites (the Battle of Memphis and Forrest's Raid)
• Cotton Row
• Panoramic rooftop views of the city
• Deadman's Alley
• Main Street, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s last march
The tour includes watching the famous Peabody Ducks march into the fountain in the hotel's Grand Lobby, a Memphis tradition dating back to 1933!
The tour ends on Beale Street at 11:30am.
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Memphis is both a gracious old Southern city of riverboats and cotton money, and a rowdy river town of roughnecks, gangsters and gamblers. Your guide will unfold the city’s colorful history and some of the characters who have made it one of the world’s most unique and interesting cities. Along the way you’ll see:
• Historic Court Square
• Fourth Bluff Park, overlooking the Mississippi River
• Civil War sites (the Battle of Memphis and Forrest's Raid)
• Cotton Row
• Panoramic rooftop views of the city
• Deadman's Alley
• Main Street, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s last march
The tour includes watching the famous Peabody Ducks march into the fountain in the hotel's Grand Lobby, a Memphis tradition dating back to 1933!
The tour ends on Beale Street at 11:30am.
Included
- Professional guide
- Local taxes
Not included
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Food and drinks
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
Features
Tourism
90%
Cultural
80%
Original
30%
Sport
25%
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Had a great time - sister is in a wheelchair and this tour was most satisfactory - Meghan was a marvellous guide
What a great tour. The guide was knowledgeable and very personable and made the experience very interesting. And best - no high pressure to tip at the conclusion of the tour (like we experienced in other cities). Highly recommend!
We’ve been to Memphis many times and this time decided to take a tour to learn about the history. What a great decision that was. Our guide, and I don’t remember his name, was great! Learned many things about the buildings and the history of downtown Memphis. He recommended places to eat and other things to do afterwards too.
This is a must while in Memphis. Kathy was an outstanding tour guide, who, not only pointed out historical landmarks, but had additional stories to add.
This tour was amazing!
The Historical Memphis Walking Tour was interesting but not a slam dunk. We did walk around downtown and it was fun but not as historical based as I would have like. The highlight was seeing the ducks at The Peabody but that is something you can do on your own. It was a nice leisurely pace, good for my wife and I yet I hoped to see more and hear more about the history of Memphis.
Informative and interesting. Took us to parts we would otherwise have missed.
An interesting tour and a good walk. Much of the are and narrative were also covered by the Memphis Coach Tour.