Memphis Mojo Bus Tour

Memphis Mojo Bus Tour

The Home of the Blues comes alive aboard Memphis' only Music Bus! Real Memphis musicians will show you the sights, make you laugh, and perform the music that has made Memphis famous throughout the world. Audience participation is encouraged! Tour departs from Alfred's On Beale (197 Beale St, Memphis).

Itinerary
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Stop At: Beale Street, Memphis, TN 38103

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

Duration: 5 minutes

Pass By: Handy Park, 200 Beale St, Memphis, TN 38103-3716

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

Pass By: The Peabody Ducks, 149 Union Ave The Peabody Memphis, Memphis, TN 38103-2638

History of the South's grand hotel

Pass By: The Cotton Museum at the Memphis Cotton Exchange, 65 Union Ave, Memphis, TN 38103-5196

History of the Cotton Exchange and historic Cotton Row

Pass By: Mississippi River, Tennessee

History and importance of the Mississippi River

Pass By: Lauderdale Courts, Memphis, TN 38105, USA

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

Pass By: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Pl, Memphis, TN 38105, USA

History of Danny Thomas and St. Jude's

Pass By: Sun Studio, 706 Union Ave, Memphis, TN 38103-3218

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

Pass By: Sam Phillips Recording Studio, 639 Madison Ave, Memphis, TN 38103, USA

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

Stop At: Overton Park, 1914 Poplar Ave, Memphis, TN 38104-2806

Overton Park Shell and the story of Elvis' first concert

Duration: 10 minutes

Pass By: Lafayette's Music Room, 2119 Madison Ave, Memphis, TN 38104, USA

History of Overton Square and Lafayette's

Pass By: Stax Museum of American Soul Music, 926 E McLemore Ave, Memphis, TN 38106-3338

Home of Stax Records and Southern soul - Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, the Staples Singers, Booker T & the MGs, and many, many others!

Pass By: National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel, 450 Mulberry St, Memphis, TN 38103-4214

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