Beale Street Guided Walking Tour

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.”

City: Memphis

Mon 11 Nov

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Starting at $16.46

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Mon 11 Nov

Starting at $16.46

Make a reservation

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What's Included

All taxes, fees and handling charges

Professional guide

Additional Info

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.
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Guests are recommended (but not required) to wear face masks on each tour.

What To Expect

Beale Street

The Home of the Blues, and pone of America's most historic and iconic streets/

Handy Park

History of the famous bluesmen's park

A. Schwab

History of the old fashioned general store and soda fountain founded in 1876, the city's oldest business

W.C. Handy Memphis Home and Museum

History of the "shotgun house" of W.C. Handy

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Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (86)

Marianne_T

Mar 2021

Our tour guide was a very friendly informative young lady. She was enthusiastic with her description of beale street with all the interesting facts of the different points of interest. We were very impressed with her fun approach to the tour and highly recommend this tour. It gives u a wonderful background of beale st. We thoroughly enjoyed every minute.

Benton_S

Dec 2020

Jay was an incredible guide who posseses a wealth of information on both Beale street and Memphis in general for both the historian and tourist as well.

Ralph W

Oct 2020

We took this tour on a Saturday. A great time to do it. We met our guide, Michael, at the appointed time and place. He is a younger man. But he knew all about the area, it's history and personalities. He was especially able to relate Beale Street's influence on modern music and black heritage. Making history fun.

Response from Host

Oct 2020

Sounds like you had a great time with Michael! We certainly appreciate you taking the time to leave him such a nice review and we hope you will join us for another tour in the future!