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Memphis + the Mississippi Delta: A Music and Civil Rights Guide

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Things change. Every price, hour and fare here carries a stamp showing the page we read on 2026-10-10. Some official pages disagreed with themselves (the Civil Rights Museum lists two closing times; Big River Crossing lists two hours), and we say so where it happens. Where a page would not open we say that too and name the page to check. When this guide and the official page differ, trust the official page.

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Promise: A music-and-memory trip: the rooms where rock, soul and blues were recorded, and the place where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed, all on one compact map.
Trip length: 3 to 4 days in Memphis, plus an optional day in the Delta.
Best months: any month the museums are open; check the forecast and the event windows in chapter 10.
Budget band: roughly $98 to $356 in sight fees per adult, before lodging, food and transport (see chapter 8).
Best for: music lovers, history readers, couples, and families with older kids.

At a glance

Airport to Graceland is described by Graceland as about 3 minutes, and downtown as about 10 minutes from Graceland (checked Oct 10, 2026).
Graceland opens daily 9am to 4pm with the last mansion tour at 4pm (checked Oct 10, 2026).
Sun Studio tours run hourly at :30 from 10:30 to 4:30 and need no reservation (checked Oct 10, 2026).
National Civil Rights Museum: $25 adults, closed Tuesdays (checked Oct 10, 2026).
Stax: $20 adults, closed Mondays (checked Oct 10, 2026).
MATA fares are currently zero under a pilot of undetermined length (checked Oct 10, 2026).
Vicksburg National Military Park costs $20 per private vehicle for a 7-day pass (checked Oct 10, 2026).