Museum Of Science & History vs National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel
Both National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel and Pink Palace Museum are endorsed by professional travelers. On balance, National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel scores significantly better than Pink Palace Museum. National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel comes in at #1 in Memphis with accolades from 9 publications including Concierge, Fodor's and Atlas Obscura.
Museum Of Science & History
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3050 Central Ave, Memphis, TN 38111
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Concierge
"Exhibits include a replica of the original store, creepy dioramas detailing the history of the Memphis area, and kid-pleasing animatronic dinosaurs."
Frommer's
"One of the city's more underrated museums, the Pink Palace is filled with a hodgepodge of local trivia and memorabilia."
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Lonely Planet
"The 1923 building was built as a residence for Piggly Wiggly founder Clarence Saunders and opened in 1996 as a natural- and cultural-history museum."
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Fodor's
"Houses a mix of natural history and cultural history exhibits, focusing on 20th-century Memphis. A planetarium with lasers and star projectors and an IMAX theater present seasonal shows."
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Michelin Guide
1 Star
"Exhibits in the expanded 170,000sq ft facility-which contains an IMAX theater and planetarium-include a replica of the first Piggly Wiggly store and other features of Memphis history."
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National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel
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450 Mulberry St., Memphis, TN 38103
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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
"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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