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National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel vs Sun Studio
Both are recommended by professional reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel is the choice of most reviewers compared to Sun Studio. National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel is ranked #1 in Memphis with praise from 6 reviews like Frommer's, Michelin Guide and concierge.com.
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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Sun Studio
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706 Union Ave, Memphis, TN 38103
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"You are no doubt already aware of Sun Studio's reasonable claim to be the birthplace of rock 'n' roll."
Fodor's
"Where Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, B. B. King, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, and Roy Orbison, among others, launched their careers."
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Lonely Planet
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"It doesn't look like much from outside, but this dusty storefront is ground zero for American rock and roll music."
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Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"A half-hour studio tour consists of standing inside the recording room and listening to exuberant outtakes from sessions with Elvis, Jerry Lee and others."
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Afar Magazine
"The birthplace of rock and roll—it’s that simple to describe what makes Sun Studio significant."
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