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National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel vs The Children's Museum of Memphis

Both are rated highly by professional travelers. On balance, National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel ranks significantly better than Children's Museum of Memphis. National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel comes in at #1 in Memphis with approval from 6 publications such as Frommer's, Afar Magazine and concierge.com.

National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel
National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel
9 / 10
450 Mulberry St., Memphis, TN 38103
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Concierge Concierge
"The site of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination... the first museum to trace America's civil rights movement opened its doors at the tragically historic site."
Fodor's Fodor's
"An outstanding facility that documents the civil rights movement through exhibits and clever audiovisual displays." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Housed in the Lorraine Motel, where the Reverend Dr Martin Luther King Jr was fatally shot on April 4, 1968, is the gut-wrenching National Civil Rights Museum." Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"Today the former hotel is a 10,000sq ft memorial depicting key events of the US civil rights movement in the 1950s and 60s." Full review
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"The National Civil Rights Museum symbolizes one of the darkest moments in the history of Memphis while serving as one of its great tourism points of pride." Full review
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The Children's Museum of Memphis
The Children's Museum of Memphis
7 / 10
2525 Central Ave, Memphis, TN 38104-5926
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Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Gives the kids a chance to let loose and play in, on and with exhibits such as an airplane cockpit, tornado generator and waterwheel." Full review
Fodor's Fodor's
"At the The Children's Museum of Memphis youngsters can touch, climb, and explore their way through a child-size city, and delve into the many interactive exhibitions." Full review
Where Where
"Kids can pretend to drive, shop in a grocery store, pretend to be a firefighter and more at this hands-on museum that allows children to discover science, math, health and art." Full review
Frommer's Frommer's
"At this playful, interactive museum, pint-sized visitors can sit in the cockpit of a plane, learn about auto safety in the Garage exhibit, or scale a 22-foot-high vertical maze of a skyscraper" Full review