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

Fri 20 Sep

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Starting at $16.46

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Fri 20 Sep

Starting at $16.46

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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)

Cheryl M

Oct 2017

Although I did enjoy the tour and the guide seemed informative it was hard to concentrate and take everything in that he was saying as we had a hard time looking at him talking as he had white saliva in both corners of his mouth the whole time. If not for that I may have given it an extra rating and suggest someone with a big voice should always be giving the tour to be able to hear over the music. Sorry but it's honest feedback.

Nancy F

Oct 2017

After I signed up for this tour, I received an email saying the tour was not offered on the day we would be there. Therefore, I should request a refund. Was dismayed that they took my money in the first place. Therefore, we went to another museum at the time we would have been taking the tour. However, about 15 minutes after the original start of the walking tour, I received a phone call from the guide asking where we were. I explained to him about the email cancelling the tour. He asked us whether we wanted to reschedule for the afternoon which we did. That was a good decision. Our tour lasted 45 minutes and covered about 3 blocks of Beale Street. Our guide (RJ) was extremely knowledgeable and told us wonderful stories about the history, people, events of Beale Street. For any history or music buff this is an excellent tour!