Schmap Memphis Walking Tour of Downtown

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The perfect place to start a tour of Memphis is the historic Peabody Hotel. If you get there around 10am, you can watch the famous Peabody ducks make their march from elevator to the fountain in the lobby. From the hotel, walk east down Union to Third Street, then walk three blocks to Beale Street. This street—where the blues were born, honed and polished in the early part of the 20th century—has been restored and is once again among the main entertainment districts in Memphis. For a couple of quarters, hop on the Main Street Trolley southbound for seven blocks. Get off and walk east on Calhoun Street to the National Civil Rights Museum. Here you can learn about Martin Luther King Jr., see where he was assassinated and experience what Rosa Parks felt when she was told to sit at the back of the bus.

Take the Riverfront Loop trolley to Mud Island, and visit to the Information Center. This center is now the home to the Elvis Presley and W. C. Handy statues once found on Beale. It's also the perfect place to gather information about other Memphis attractions.

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Main Street Trolley

See the sights from vintage trolley

Main Street and Riverfront
Memphis, TN 38103
United States
+1 901 577 2640

These restored vintage trolley cars offer views of downtown Memphis and the riverfront. One route runs up and down Main Street from the Pyramid to Central Station offering comfortable transportation to sights such as the Peabody Hotel, the Civil Rights Museum and Beale Street. The Riverfront Loop runs south down Main Street and crosses to Riverside drive providing an easy tour of Memphis and the Mississippi.

Fares: $0.50 each way; special $0.25 fare each way 11am-1:30pm Mon-Fri; $0.25 each way seniors and persons with disabilities; free for ages 4 & under; $2.00 all day pass; $3.00 three-day pass. Exact fare required.

Frequency: Main Street-every 5 minutes; Riverfront-every 10 minutes

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Mud Island

Island with tourist attractions 125 N. Front St
Memphis, TN 38103
United States
+1 901 576 7241 / +1 800 507 6507
http://www.mudisland.com/ Trace the twists and turns of the Mississippi River following the River Walk. Learn about the shipping of cotton on the river and the musical history made in cities along the river, from New Orleans Jazz to Memphis Blues and Elvis. See the Memphis Belle, a historic WWII airplane. The amphitheater on the island hosts concerts in the summer. To get there, ride the monorail, featured in the Tom Cruise movie "The Firm." Admission to the island and museum: USD8 adults, USD6 seniors, USD5 kids (5-17).

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National Civil Rights Museum

In the Historic Lorraine Motel 450 Mulberry St
(South of Beale St)
Memphis, TN 38103
United States
+1 901 521 9699
http://www.civilrightsmuseum.org/
contact@civilrightsmuseum.org While speaking on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. You can relive history here by visiting the balcony and Dr. King's room, restored as it was when he was here to support the Sanitation Worker's strike. Through interactive multimedia exhibits you participate in the civil rights movement and learn its history from the 1600s through Rosa Parks and the freedom riders until today. Admission: USD12 adults, USD10 seniors and college students, USD8.50 children (4-17).

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Peabody Hotel

The heart of Memphis 149 Union Ave
(at Second Street)
Memphis, TN 38103
United States
+1 901 529 4000 / +1 800 732 2639 (Toll Free)
http://www.peabodymemphis.com/
phmduckmarch@peabodymemphis.com This place is a true southern original - perhaps the only hotel in the world where ducks live on the roof and ride the elevator to the main floor and promptly march to the lobby fountain every day at 10a. Restored to its late 19th-century elegance, the Peabody is the heart that pumps Memphis social life. On any given weekend, you can sit in the lobby bar and watch people come and go from charity events, weddings and high school proms. With its central location two blocks from Beale Street and its two superb restaurants, Dux and Chez Phillippe, the Peabody is well worth the cost. Famous guests that have stayed here include Robert E. Lee and William Faulkner.

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