Lorraine Motel (National Civil Rights Museum)

Approx. Time: 2 hours
Activity Level: Easy to Moderate

The National Civil Rights Museum is build around the remains of the Lorraine Motel where the acclaimed Civil Rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr., was assassinated. The Museum seeks to preserve and commemorate the Civil rights Movements of the 1940s, 50s, and 60s via exhibits such as Montgomery Bus Boycott, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Little Rock, The March on Washington, Student Sit-Ins, Freedom Rides, Chicago Freedom Movement, March from Selma to Montgomery, Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., and The Struggle Continues. Open Mon.-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 1-6pm. Closed Tues.