National Civil Rights Museum
South Main, Memphis · Memphis · ~3.8 mi from downtown Memphis
Chill
$25 for adults
Built around the Lorraine Motel, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968 — Room 306 is preserved exactly as it was. The exhibits trace the movement from slavery to today; it is powerful, plan-ahead material. Tennessee residents get in free Mondays from 3pm; closed Tuesdays.
Book tickets on the official site
Good for
The most important stop in Memphis
Crowd
Reverent and busy — book tickets ahead on weekends
Getting there
Main Street trolley stops nearby
Parking
Paid lot next door; street parking nearby
Accessibility
Step-free throughout