The Mojo Tour is a unique, high-energy musical tour of Memphis, a city that’s given the world three great genres of popular music: blues, rock ‘n’ roll, and sweet Southern soul. Led by professional Beale Street musicians and featuring live music, comedy, history, and storytelling, the tour brings this famed musical heritage to life on the nation’s only music bus.
Along the way you’ll see such famous landmarks as Sun Studio, Beale Street, Stax Studio, the Lorraine Motel, Cotton Row, Peabody Hotel, Overton Park, and the early homes of Elvis and B.B. King. It’s no accident that legends like Elvis, Johnny Cash, BB King and Otis Redding all got their start in the city known as the Home of the Bl...
Highlights
From 1 hour and 30 minutes to 3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 1 hour and 30 minutes to 3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Local taxes
Admission to Sun Studio (IF OPTION SELECTED)
Guided sightseeing tour
Admission to Stax Museum (IF OPTION SELECTED)
Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Admission to Sun Studio or Stax Museum is NOT included (UNLESS option is selected)
Meeting Points
Departure
Alfred's On Beale
197 Beale St.
Return
Important Information
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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The bus does not have a wheelchair lift, but if you have a collapsible wheelchair and have some mobility, we should have no problem accommodating you. Please contact us in advanced with any additional questions.
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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.
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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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.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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The tour starts and ends on Beale Street - the Home of the Blues - at Alfred's on Beale.
5 minutes
2
Handy Park
Explanation of how WC Handy became known as the "Father of the Blues."
3
The Peabody Ducks
History of the South's grand hotel
4
The Cotton Museum at the Memphis Cotton Exchange
History of the Cotton Exchange and historic Cotton Row
5
Mississippi River
History and importance of the Mississippi River
6
Lauderdale Courts
History of the Presley family's first real home in Memphis
7
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
History of Danny Thomas and St. Jude's
8
Sun Studio
The birthplace of rock 'n' roll! (Optional admission)
9
Sam Phillips Recording Studio
History of Sam Phillips' second recording studio, the successor to "Sun Studio"
10
Overton Park
Overton Park Shell and the story of Elvis' first concert (short stop is subject to availability and weather)
10 minutes
11
Lafayette's Music Room
History of Overton Square and Lafayette's
12
Stax Museum of American Soul Music
Home of Stax Records and Southern soul - Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, the Staples Singers, Booker T & the MGs, and many, many others!
13
National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel
Explanation of the 1968 Sanitation Strike and the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Memphis Mojo Bus Tour
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Downtown Memphis
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$44.00
Price varies by group size
About
The Mojo Tour is a unique, high-energy musical tour of Memphis, a city that’s given the world three great genres of popular music: blues, rock ‘n’ roll, and sweet Southern soul. Led by professional Beale Street musicians and featuring live music, comedy, history, and storytelling, the tour brings this famed musical heritage to life on the nation’s only music bus.
Along the way you’ll see such famous landmarks as Sun Studio, Beale Street, Stax Studio, the Lorraine Motel, Cotton Row, Peabody Hotel, Overton Park, and the early homes of Elvis and B.B. King. It’s no accident that legends like Elvis, Johnny Cash, BB King and Otis Redding all got their start in the city known as the Home of the Bl...
Highlights
From 1 hour and 30 minutes to 3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 1 hour and 30 minutes to 3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Local taxes
Admission to Sun Studio (IF OPTION SELECTED)
Guided sightseeing tour
Admission to Stax Museum (IF OPTION SELECTED)
Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Admission to Sun Studio or Stax Museum is NOT included (UNLESS option is selected)
