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National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel vs Woodruff-Fontaine House

Both are praised by expert reviewers. Overall, National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel ranks significantly better than Woodruff-Fontaine House. National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel comes in at #1 in Memphis with approval from 6 sources including concierge.com, Afar Magazine and Frommer's.

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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Woodruff-Fontaine House
Woodruff-Fontaine House
7 / 10
680 Adams Avenue, Memphis, TN 38105
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Fodor's Fodor's
"This exquisite three-story French Victorian mansion was built in 1870 and has a grand drawing room." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
"Carefully preserves Victorian clothing and furnishings." Full review
Frommer's Frommer's
"Located in a downtown neighborhood known as Victorian Village, the Woodruff-Fontaine House displays an elaborate Victorian aesthetic, in this case influenced by French architectural styles" Full review