Beale Street Audio Tour: Explore Music History
4.3
6 Ratings
Memphis
Immerse yourself in the rich music history of Beale Street with our location-aware audio tour. Explore at your own pace and relive the experience anytime. Discover the legends, enjoy the music, and find the best spots to eat, drink, and enjoy live shows.
Duration:
1 hour
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Beale Street Baptist Church - The tour starts outside the Beale Street Baptist Church, and then walks next door to the Robert Church Park, where you’ll hear about the start of Beale Street and discover it’s roots.
- Robert R. Church Park - The tour takes you to the Robert Church Park, where you’ll hear about Robert Church and how he brought musicians and started Beale street.
- W.C. Handy Memphis Home and Museum - The tour stops outside of the W.C. Handy House Museum and you’ll learn the story of the father of the blues, and his life.
- Old Daisy Theatre - The tour stops outside of the Old Daisy, and New Daisy, and you’ll hear it’s story in history.
- Handy Park - The tour goes into Handy Park where you’ll hear about the history of the muscians that played here, and W.C. Handy.
- Kings Palace Cafe - This iconic joint has great food, and a musical story all its own with Rudy Williams, the Mayor of Beale.
- A. Schwab - Pop into A. Schwabs and see their relics and learn about how they helped to stop the destruction of historic Beale.
- Lansky - The \
What's Included
- Walking tour app of Beale Street
What's Not Included
- No food, drink or entrance tickets, the whole tour is outside :)
Additional Information
Beale Street, synonymous with the origins of Blues and the inception of Rock and Roll, is one of the most iconic streets in the United States.
This is a self-paced, location-aware tour available on our walking tour app. Don’t worry about its expiry - there isn’t any. Having completed the tour on-site, you can relive the memories by accessing the off-site version at any time.
Our professional narrators, accompanied by a mood-inducing soundtrack, will guide you through this historic street while sharing the stories of the legendary artists who shook its very foundations and made a mark in the music world.
Get ready to be immersed in the history of entertainers like Elvis, BB King, the pioneer of Blues W.C. Handy, the ‘Mayor of Beale Street’ Rudy Williams, among many notable others.
Along the journey, I’ll be your guide to the best local hangouts for food, beverages, and live performances.
Location
Beale Street Baptist Church
Beale Street
The tour starts outside the Beale Street Baptist Church, and then walks next door to the Robert Church Park, where you'll hear about the start of Beale Street and discover it's roots.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.3
(6 Ratings)
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Dibby728
Oct 20, 2023
Nice app for self guided tour. - Well done app. Easy to download and run. Nice accompaniment for self paced tour. Easy to move around between modules. Recommend.
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Jeanc279
Jul 31, 2023
So many changes - Very informative. Plus you can go at your own pace. We stopped for lunch then resumed the audio. Audio made us realize how many changes Beale Street has gone through.
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Deniescha_m
Apr 6, 2023
Great Lessons Learned about Beale Street - It was great to learn of the African American influence on Beale Street. So many firsts in Memphis. Good walk.
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Lettiej2023
May 17, 2023
Southern Adventure - Excellent place, day or night!!!! The musicians were amazing and the service was great!!! Oh myyy….and those ribs!!!! Yummmmyyyy!!!!! Would definitely say that BB Kings BBQ is a keeper!!! Thank you!!!
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Chris
Apr 20, 2023
Great Orientation to Beale Street - This is a great way for a solo traveler or a couple on their own time frame to get important and fascinating history about a specific area. I was on my own in Memphis and downloaded the Beale Street Experience, using it to guide my initial walkthrough of this area. Really helped me understand the history behind Beale Street and some of the important characters that helped it thrive.
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Karen
Aug 9, 2023
Give Memphis a try, it needs You! - Sadly to say, the city of Memphis needs a facelift and investors who can recreate what the city once had. It is full of history but because of the flight to the suburbs and the safety issues the city is lacking in vitality.
The city government or state tourism department needs to come up with a plan to clean it up and make Beale Street come alive again. Only with a foreseeable change and a time constraint plan to improve the area will tourist return. If measures aren’t put into place the city will continue to deteriorate.
Graceland and the Elvis Presley facility brings tourists to view his life. I would say the majority of the tourist go here first then set out to find other things to explore. While walking through the tour there seemed to be more foreigners than people from the USA. Many different languages were spoken.
As a tourist myself I am glad I saw the city. Took in Graceland and the Elvis tour, Beale Street walking tour and got to listen to a blues player and his group playing on a small stage tucked between two buildings,
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Lorraine Hotel, Sun Studios, drove by St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, and the pyramid shaped Bass Pro Store.
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