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Category: Group Travel Tours.Memphis, the Gateway to the Old South, is one of the most beautiful cities in the Southern United States. Filled with Southern charm, beautifully restored mansions, sculptured tree-lined parkways, on a setting high on the Fourth Chickasaw Bluff, this river city boasts of glowing sunsets over the Mississippi, the world’s finest BBQ restaurants, and the “Red, Hot and Blue” sounds of the Beale St. Historic Entertainment Distinct. Come with us on this inclusive tour to explore the city that is called, “The City of Good Abode.”
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For prices and availability for groups of 20 or more call our Memphis office at 901-369-9838 or email Memphis@SweetMagnoliaTours.com
Feel the Vibe This comprehensive overview tour will take you to the Mississippi Riverfront and through downtown Memphis where tradition and modern progress collide to form an exciting modern city filled with historic sites, fun and adventure. As you travel past the magnificent mansions in Victorian Village and down Cotton Row, you will experience a southern river town in its hay day when carriages lined the streets and cotton bales sat proudly on the sidewalks waiting to be graded, traded and sold at the Memphis Cotton Exchange. The excitement created by the landing of Riverboats carrying cotton from the Mississippi Delta to the Memphis market continues today as river barge traffic still contributes to Memphis designation as the “Distribution Center of the United States.” Traveling down Riverside Drive where the Fourth Chickasaw Bluff raises to the skyline you will see why the founding father’s foresight to develop the city in 1819 as a transportation center was an astute decision. The bluffs provide a natural flood barrier to the rampages of the Mississippi River allowing the Memphis of today to be an internationally recognized intermodal transportation center for rail, barge, trucking and air cargo which is only enhanced by our claim to be the home of the largest overnight mail service of the world-Federal Express!
Rhythm of Memphis Memphis is considered by many to be the “Home of the Blues and the Birthplace of Rock ‘n Roll.” Connected to the Mississippi Delta by Hwy 61″The Blues Highway,” Memphis has been a Mecca for Blues, Country, and Gospel artists from all over this music rich area of the United States. Aretha Franklin was born in Memphis and Elvis Presley made his home at Graceland, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Issac Hayes, Al Green, Otis Redding, Charlie Rich, Ike Turner all called Memphis home during their careers.
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In the quest to identify the roots of American music, all roads led to Memphis, as stated by to the Smithsonian Museum. The Music of Elvis and Graceland, BB King and the Blues, the Gospel of Al Green, Isaac Hays, Otis Redding, and the sounds of soul … Memphis, the epicenter of the Blues, Rock ‘n Roll, Gospel and Soul … this is where it all began.
Each one of our “Rhythms of Memphis” tours begin with a music related sightseeing tour, a visit to the Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum and one other music attraction. All tours end on Beale Street, making it convenient to add an optional Sweet Magnolia lunch and/or dinner package at B. B. King’s Blues Club, Alfred’s on Beale, Kings’ Palace, Pig on Beale or the Blues City Café.
African American Civil Rights Tour
Our African American Civil Rights Tour will take you to historic sites related to our Black Heritage and present-day places significant in the development of the African American community in Memphis. Please take a moment to review just some of the interesting places that you will see on this tour.
This tour is a narrated riding tour with picture stops. Click below to see African American Civil Rights Tour packages that include stopping to tour inside various attractions described below.
In 1968 an important labor dispute brought Dr. Martin Luther King to Memphis. A strike was raised by the City of Memphis Sanitation Workers that escalated into a full-fledged commitment to human dignity, economic equity, and segregation. On April 4, 1968, Dr. King was assassinated on the balcony of the Lorraine Hotel, now the National Civil Rights Museum. Your Sweet Magnolia tour guide will take you to the spot of the assassination for a presentation.
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