Half Day Memphis Guided Tour

This driving tour will give you an opportunity to experience Memphis in ways not often included in traditional tours. You will not only see sites connected to the struggle and triumph of African Americans in Memphis, but you will hear stories that will help connect the dots often not taught to us in school. Visit one of the nations' premier heritage and cultural museums, the National Civil Rights Museum. It is steadfast in its mission to share the culture and lessons from the American Civil Rights Movement and explore how this significant era continues to shape equality and freedom globally. Your visit to this museum is self-guided and will take approximately 2 hours. Located at the former Lorraine Motel, where civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968. It's one thing to say you have been to Memphis, TN. It's another thing to say you have EXPERIENCED Memphis. Join me and let me show you a Memphis you can feel!

What you can expect. . . - Slave Haven: a site that documents the history of the Underground Railroad - Historic Mason Temple: where Dr. M L King, Jr. delivered his last speech; "I've Been to the Mountaintop, " the day before his was assassinated. - Visit the National Civil Rights Museum/Lorraine Motel: the site of the assassination of Dr. M L King, Jr. - Beale Street: hear "the rest of the story" about one of America's most iconic streets. - Stax Museum of American Soul Music: one of the few museums in the world dedicated to Soul Music, located in the heart of Soulsville, USA. We will visit several neighborhoods: - Uptown - Pinch District - South Memphis - Soulsville USA - The Edge There is so much more to Memphis than Downtown, and I am excited to show you more of it by visiting several other neighborhoods. You will get a sense of where Memphis is going in the future.