The bucket-list things to do — and who runs each one.
Here’s the bucket list for your day ashore: the most extraordinary thing to do at each stop, who runs it, and how to book it direct — so you can weigh it against your ship’s excursion and pick what suits you.
In port at Memphis, the bucket-list move is Private Memphis Music Tour Led by a Working Musician. Memphis Music Hall of Fame runs it. Below: 4 bucket-list things to do on a Memphis port day — worth weighing against whatever your ship offers.
A story-driven private tour of Memphis's legendary music landmarks — Sun Studio, Beale Street, and beyond — led by a working local musician who lived it. This is the insider's Memphis, told by someone who actually plays its stages.
Book itMemphis Music Hall of Fame: Entry Ticket$8 per ticket
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Walk the rooms, gardens, and private jet of the King of Rock 'n' Roll at his legendary Memphis estate. Graceland is one of the most visited private homes in America — an absolute bucket-list pilgrimage for music lovers.
Book itMemphis City Tour + Elvis Experience with entry to Graceland$215 per person
Stand in Room 306 of the Lorraine Motel — where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated — and trace the full arc of America's Civil Rights Movement through one of the world's most powerful museums. Unmissable and profoundly moving.
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Eat, drink, and listen your way through the street that gave American music to the world. A guided walk along Beale Street combining legendary Memphis BBQ tastings, live blues, and the rich African American cultural history woven into every cobblestone.
Book itMemphis: 1-Hour Beale Street Guided Walking Tour$22 per person
Step into the tiny recording studio where Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, and B.B. King all made history. Sun Studio is the most important small room in American music — and a private after-hours visit makes it feel like you own it.
Book itMemphis: Big Mojo Sun Studio + Music History 3-Hour Bus Tour$66 per person
Witness the world-famous Peabody Ducks march the red carpet to the lobby fountain of Memphis's grande dame hotel — a beloved, utterly unique American ritual that has enchanted guests since 1933. Pair it with afternoon tea or cocktails in the grand lobby.
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Your day in MemphisNothing picked yet — tick what you fancy
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You know what to do on the day. Here is the trip it belongs to —
each one opens as a whole plan, not a list: where to fly in, every port, what it runs.
