Beale Street

Walk a historic downtown Memphis street lined with blues clubs, bars, restaurants and shops with live music.

Beale St between Main St and 4th St · Memphis, TN

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Price: No admission fee
Good for: First-time visitors
A night out for two
Public transit nearby: 3RD STREET at PEABODY PLACEBus 04, 12, 13, 34, 39, 57 · 270 ft away
2ND STREET at BEALE STREETBus 04, 07, 12, 13, 34, 39, 57 · 0.1 mi away
2ND STREET at LEE AVENUEBus 04, 07, 12, 13, 34, 39, 57 · 0.1 mi away
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Flying in: Memphis International Airport (MEM) is about 8 miles away.
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About Beale Street

Beale Street is the downtown Memphis street that an act of Congress declared the Home of the Blues in 1977. You walk past bars and clubs with live music, restaurants, shops and the New Daisy, a music venue that first opened as a movie theatre in 1937. The 1916 song Beale Street Blues is named for it, and Louis Armstrong, Muddy Waters and Memphis Minnie all played the street. The stretch from Main to 4th has been a National Historic Landmark since 1966.

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The Cotton Museum
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