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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
Tue 15 Jul
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Starting at $21.95
Tue 15 Jul
Starting at $21.95
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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.
What To Expect
1
Beale Street
The Home of the Blues, and pone of America's most historic and iconic streets/
2
Handy Park
History of the famous bluesmen's park
3
A. Schwab
History of the old fashioned general store and soda fountain founded in 1876, the city's oldest business
4
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 (165)
Ashley_C
Jun 2024
Our guide was incredible. Very passionate, informative, loved questions (we had a lot). It’s an easy walk even in the heat she kept us in the shade. You should go!
scottishtraveller55
Jun 2024
We booked a private walking tour of Memphis for the three of us. We only had two days in Memphis so this was an ideal way to get oriented and see the highlights of downtown Memphis as we started our visit. Our guide, Charlie, met us at our hotel and provided a very informative and interesting tour. We asked to point out good restaurants and eateries and places of interest to visit afterwards. He was very helpful and we did visit several of these. We were not disappointed. Charlie was an excellent guide and I would thoroughly recommend him.
Irene_A
May 2024
Excellent guide who was so knowledgeable with lots of fun tidbits. Learned things I wouldn’t have known about.

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