Booking fee
The booking fee includes the costs of booking your tickets such as charges for payment processing. It also covers the provision of our customer care center for processing your order, and all charges imposed by our suppliers.
* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
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.”
All taxes, fees and handling charges
Professional guide
Gratuities
Food and drinks
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Departure Point
197 Beale St, Memphis, TN 38103, USA
Beale Street, Memphis, Tennessee, United States The Home of the Blues, and pone of America's most historic and iconic streets/ 60 minutes
Handy Park, Memphis, Tennessee, United States History of the famous bluesmen's park 10 minutes
126 Beale St, Memphis, TN 38103, USA History of the famous store where Elvis adopted his signature style 10 minutes
A. Schwab, Memphis, Tennessee, United States History of the old fashioned general store and soda fountain founded in 1876, the city's oldest business 10 minutes
W.C. Handy Memphis Home and Museum, Memphis, Tennessee, United States History of the "shotgun house" of W.C. Handy
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.
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
Trek50735675845
08 Mar 2024
Larry was great! Very personable and knowledgeable. He made the trip fun! He knew alot of history and answered random questions.
DerekRitchie
14 Feb 2024
Beale street walking tour with Rene. Excellent experience very knowledgeable in Beale Street History and broader Memphis history. Thoroughly recommended!
D7807NQbethf
11 Nov 2023
Good history area but needs more safe feel. Needs more help in bring in tourists, It needs boost of area of Elvis and needs magic. Lack of creativity and community involvement and less ghetto. Too many risks of safety.
This tour in
Memphis
is organized by
Backbeat Tours
We always double-check the availability with our local partners for each booking. Even though this is usually a swift process, it can take up to 24 hours. Once this process is completed you will receive your voucher or ticket by email. If our local partner is not able to confirm your booking we will offer you the best possible alternative. If the new date and/or time doesn’t fit your itinerary, we will reimburse the full amount paid.
How great that you want to share your experience! Your feedback helps other travelers to make a better choice.