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A street with buildings, trees, and a sunset. 1
A building facade with the inscription "HOTEL CHISCA" in large letters. 2
A street at sunset with buildings and street lamps. 3
By Backbeat Tours

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10 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is €36 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 30m
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Overview

    • Hear how Georgia Tann used the Tennessee Children's Home Society to steal babies
    • Learn about local Memphis woman, Alma Theede's long list of dead husbands
    • Feel the goosebumps as your hear storey after storey about the city's dark past

Activity location

    • Memphis
    • Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • 197 Beale St, Memphis, TN 38103, USA | Meet your tour guide at the activity provider's, Backbeat Tours, ticket podium located on the downstairs patio at Alfred's. If you are arriving by car, there are four different parking garages within a few blocks of the meeting point, and several open-air parking lots. The closest garage to the 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.
    • Memphis, Tennessee, United States

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What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Return transport by air-conditioned (or heated) bus
  • Inclusions
    Local tour guide
  • Inclusions
    Stop at Moxy Hotel for themed cocktails (mocktails, soft drink, and water also available)
  • Exclusions
    Tips
  • Exclusions
    Hotel pickup and drop-off

Know before you book

    • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
    • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

What you can expect

  • Embark on a twilight exploration of Memphis' murderous, scandalous, fascinating past, complete with serial killers, mobsters, vengeful lovers, and compelling unsolved cases on a bus tour.

    Sit back and listen to your local guide's stories as they take you to the scene of some of the city's most notorious crimes. See where a serial killer caused terror over a summer. Pass by Beale Street's deadliest saloon. Hear about stories of Georgia Tann, the notorious baby thief.

    Try not to let chills go down your spine as you learn about Memphis' coldest case or about the 'Black Widow' of Vance Avenue, Alma Theede's chilling storey. Continue on to hear about the largest jail break in Shelby County history, and more.

    Return to your starting point filled with a new angle on Memphis, one of its darker sides.

Location

Activity location

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    • Memphis
    • Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • 197 Beale St, Memphis, TN 38103, USA | Meet your tour guide at the activity provider's, Backbeat Tours, ticket podium located on the downstairs patio at Alfred's. If you are arriving by car, there are four different parking garages within a few blocks of the meeting point, and several open-air parking lots. The closest garage to the 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.
    • Memphis, Tennessee, United States