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Memphis Discovery Tour

TourTruth score 6.7 out of 10

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64 reviews · Rated on 1 provider · How we score

  • Memphis
  • Updated November 2, 2026

Explore Memphis history, music, and barbecue with a guide, visit the National Civil Rights Museum, and optionally cruise the Mississippi.

About this tour

Discover Memphis through its music, history, and unmistakable barbecue flavors on this guided city tour. From the meeting point at Alfred's on Beale Street, explore downtown landmarks including Beale Street's blues bars and historic Victorian mansions, while hearing stories connected to Martin Luther King Jr. and Elvis Presley. The tour also visits the National Civil Rights Museum, located at the site of Dr. King's assassination, and includes museum admission.

A professional guide brings the city's heritage into focus as you travel between highlights. BBQ tastings add a taste of local tradition; the barbecue is pork, and substitutions are not offered. Choose the riverboat option to add admission to a scenic cruise on the Mississippi. Food purchased aboard the riverboat is not included. After the museum visit, the tour returns to Beale Street or continues to the riverboat, depending on your selected option.

Meet your guide at the Backbeat Tours podium on the patio at Alfred's. Make your Memphis visit count with a guided introduction to the city's defining stories and sights.

Highlights

  • Explore downtown Memphis, from Beale Street blues bars to Victorian mansions
  • Visit the National Civil Rights Museum
  • Hear stories about Martin Luther King Jr. and Elvis Presley
  • Add a scenic Mississippi River cruise when you select that option
  • Taste Memphis barbecue

What's included

Included

  • Professional guide
  • BBQ tastings; barbecue is pork, with no substitutions offered
  • National Civil Rights Museum admission
  • Riverboat cruise admission, if the option is selected

Not included

  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Alcoholic beverages
  • Food purchased on the riverboat

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Important information

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals are allowed
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Fold-up walkers and wheelchairs can be accommodated; there is no wheelchair lift, so powered wheelchairs and guests with no mobility cannot be assisted
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  • Meet your guide at the Backbeat Tours podium on the patio at Alfred's on Beale Street
  • Several parking garages and open-air lots are nearby; the closest garage is two blocks away at 149 Peabody Place
  • The riverboat dock is at the bottom of a steep 35% incline with historic cobblestones; vehicles cannot drop off at the dock, and guests are dropped off and picked up on Riverside Drive

How this score is calculated

This score is based on one provider. Viator rates it 4.72 from 64 reviews. We place that rating among all Viator ratings and weight it by its review count. If the tour is found on another provider later, both ratings are combined.

How the score works and rating distribution in Memphis
  • Each provider rating is turned into a percentile: the share of that provider's ratings it beats, weighted by review counts.
  • Listings on different providers are combined in proportion to their review counts.
  • Tours with few reviews are pulled toward the average until more reviews come in, so a handful of perfect reviews can't top the list.
  • The result is shown from 0 to 10: this tour scores 6.7.

Provider rating distribution in Memphis

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