The “Queen City of the South” is the birthplace of Memphis blues, popular in vaudeville shows of the early 20th century. With its strong trade in agricultural goods and other natural resources, it grew into one of the South’s largest commercial centers. Memphis famously boasts a wealth of civil rights history, much of it along Beale Street and at the Lorraine Motel, site of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination. It is also the home of Graceland, the mansion where Elvis Presley, “the King of Rock ’n’ Roll,” lived.
Shore Excursions
Shore excursions vary by each itinerary and are subject to change.
National Civil Rights Museum & Mason Temple
Discover where some of the most seminal moments of 20th-century civil rights history occurred in Memphis.
National Civil Rights Museum
Explore the National Civil Rights Museum, a rich repository of American civil rights history.
