Beale Street is a historic street that runs for about two miles from East Street to the Mississippi River and one of the top Memphis attractions. Covering an area of 27 acres, the street is a major tourist attraction because of its many restaurants and blues clubs as well as its outdoor concerts and festivals. Built in 1841, Beale Street became a venue for traveling musicians in the 1860s. Between the 1920s and 1940s, many legendary blues and jazz musicians performed on Beale Street. During the 1960s, the area went into decline but was redeveloped during the 1970s and 1980s to again become a popular attraction.

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