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National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine MotelvsSlave Haven / Burkle Estate Museum
Both are endorsed by professional travelers. Overall, National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel ranks significantly better than Slave Haven / Burkle Estate Museum. National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel ranks #1 in Memphis with recommendations from 6 sources such as Fodor's, Lonely Planet and Frommer's.
National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel
Concierge
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Michelin Guide
Afar Magazine
Where
Atlas Obscura Michelin Guide
U.S. News & World Report
Frommer's
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." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop 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 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 "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
Where "The museum focuses on the major events of the civil rights movement, including events surrounding the integration of Central High School in Little Rock and the march on Selma." Full review
Atlas Obscura "The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work. " Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"From the outside, the National Civil Rights Museum looks exactly as it did in the 1950s when it was the Lorraine Motel, the best hotel in the region for African Americans in the segregation era." Full review
U.S. News & World Report1.0
"Housed in the Lorraine Motel where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968, the museum features multimedia presentations on the civil rights movement." Full review
Frommer's "One of the most important museums in the South—if not the country as a whole." Full review
Slave Haven / Burkle Estate Museum Frommer's Fodor's Lonely Planet Michelin Guide U.S. News & World Report
826 N Second St, Memphis, TN 38107
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Frommer's "Secret tunnels and trap doors evoke a period before the Civil War, when this house was a stop on the underground railroad used by runaway slaves." Full review
Fodor's "The main house of this museum features displays on slave life and the Underground Railroad." Full review
Lonely Planet "An unimposing clapboard house, is thought to have been a way station for runaway slaves on the Underground Railroad." Full review
Michelin Guide 0 Stars
"Thought to have been a stop on the Underground Railroad, the secretive network of abolitionists and sympathizers who helped slaves escape the Deep South." Full review
U.S. News & World Report10.0
"You'll get a different perspective of Memphis history if you spend some time at the Slave Haven Underground Railroad Museum, which draws visitors back to the pre-Civil War era." Full review
