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National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel vs Memphis Rock 'n' Soul Museum
Both Memphis Rock 'n' Soul Museum and National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel are highly recommended by professional travelers. On balance, National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel scores significantly higher than Memphis Rock 'n' Soul Museum. National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel comes in at 95 with praise from 6 reviewers including Fodor's, concierge.com and Lonely Planet.
National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel
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450 Mulberry St., Memphis, TN 38103
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"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
"An outstanding facility that documents the civil rights movement through exhibits and clever audiovisual displays."
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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."
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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."
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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."
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Memphis Rock 'n' Soul Museum
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191 Beale St, Memphis, TN 38103
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"Details how the uniquely earthy sounds of Memphis's alleys, juke joints, choir lofts, and fields coalesced to become American popular music."
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A great place for music-loving tourists to start
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Examines how African American and white music mingled in the Mississippi Delta to create modern sound."
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Afar Magazine
"The museum is filled with costumes, instruments, and other artifacts important to telling the story of Memphis music."
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Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"This museum provides an interactive introduction into the history of Memphis music from the 1920s to the 1970s."
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Fodor's
"This museum showcases Memphis as musical mecca, tracing the history of legendary performers who poured into Memphis and made everlasting contributions to blues, rock 'n' roll, and other musical forms."
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