National Civil Rights Museum is a hotel in Memphis, the United States.[1] Wikidata describes it as “hotel that was site of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., now a museum”. It opened in 1920. It stands about 1.4 km from the centre of Memphis.[3]

Overview

The National Civil Rights Museum is a complex of museums and historic buildings in Memphis, Tennessee; its exhibits trace the history of the civil rights movement in the United States from the 17th century to the present. The museum is built around the former Lorraine Motel, the site of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968. Two other buildings and their adjacent property, also connected with the King assassination, have been acquired as part of the museum complex.

From “National Civil Rights Museum” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]

History and building

The hotel opened in 1920. [1]

Location

2 km4 km

Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 1.4 km from the centre of Memphis. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Frederick W. Smith International Airport (MEM), about 13 km from the centre of Memphis.[4]

It is one of 11 hotels in and around Memphis recorded in Wikidata, 5 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 3 with a recorded opening date, it is the earliest. See Hotels in Memphis.

Other hotels within 1.5 km:

  • Arrive Memphis — 0.1 km
  • The Central Station Memphis, Curio Collection By Hilton — 0.3 km
  • The Westin Memphis Beale Street — 0.7 km
  • Peabody Hotel — 1.0 km, opened 1925
  • Madison Hotel — 1.3 km
  • Hotel Napoleon, Ascend Hotel Collection — 1.3 km

See also

References

  1. ^ National Civil Rights Museum (Q845216). Wikidata. CC0.
  2. ^ National Civil Rights Museum. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-09-28.
  3. ^ Memphis (Q16563). Wikidata. CC0.
  4. ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
  5. ^ Hotels in Memphis. Wikidata. CC0.

Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.

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