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Bus and Carriage Tours
Bus tours with hotel pick-up are offered by LNA Tours, 901-370-6666. Horse-drawn carriage tours of the city are available through Carriage Tours of Memphis, 393 N. Main St., 901-527-7542. Blues City Tours, 325 Union St., offers bus tours of Graceland, downtown Memphis, Beale Street and Mud Island; a riverboat tour also is available. Phone 901-522-9229.
Walking Tours
There are several sightseeing areas in Memphis, including Victorian Village, Beale Street and Elmwood Cemetery. Victorian Village is a collection of 19th-century buildings centering on the 600 block of Adams Avenue. Docents lead walking tours of the Elmwood Cemetery on the third Saturday of the month; phone 901-774-3212.
Of the nine churches in the area, the oldest is Calvary Episcopal Church, which dates from 1832. Brochures describing a self-guiding walking tour through the Victorian Village are available at the Woodruff-Fontaine House.
Revitalized Beale Street, once home to smoky night clubs and the birthplace of the blues, now features restaurants, shops and music clubs in a three-block entertainment district.
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