Memphis Mojo Bus Tour

About this activity

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 Blues: find out how it all went down on this entertaining tour of Memphis’ greatest hits.

Itinerary

1. Beale Street · 5 min

   The tour starts and ends on Beale Street - the Home of the Blues - at Alfred's on Beale.

2. Handy Park · pass by

   Explanation of how WC Handy became known as the "Father of the Blues."

3. The Peabody Ducks · pass by

   History of the South's grand hotel

4. The Cotton Museum at the Memphis Cotton Exchange · pass by

   History of the Cotton Exchange and historic Cotton Row

5. Stop 5 · pass by

   History and importance of the Mississippi River

6. Stop 6 · pass by

   History of the Presley family's first real home in Memphis

7. Stop 7 · pass by

   History of Danny Thomas and St. Jude's

8. Sun Studio · pass by

   The birthplace of rock 'n' roll! (Optional admission)

9. Stop 9 · pass by

   History of Sam Phillips' second recording studio, the successor to "Sun Studio"

10. Overton Park · 10 min

    Overton Park Shell and the story of Elvis' first concert (short stop is subject to availability and weather)

11. Stop 11 · pass by

    History of Overton Square and Lafayette's

12. Stax Museum of American Soul Music · pass by

    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 · pass by

    Explanation of the 1968 Sanitation Strike and the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Meeting point

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

End point: 197 Beale St.

Good to know

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• 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.
• 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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