Room 306 where Dr. Martin Luther King was shot
Elvis, The Orpheum, and Beale Street
The Peabody Hotel
Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed on April 4
th, 1968. Today will mark the 42 anniversary of his
death. He was killed as he was leaving his hotel room 306 at the Lorraine. Today the hotel is a not only a memorial, but is a Civil Rights museum. Visiting the sight was a great teaching moment with my children. You can't visit Memphis without visiting Beale Street. Here you will find restaurants and great Jazz clubs. We ate at the Pig restaurant. I had seen this restaurant on the Today show, but it did not live up to it's reputation. The food was
mediocre BBQ and the restaurant was dirty. The it was off to Sun Studio record studio where Elvis recorded his first record along with other record legends like Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash. You can't miss the Peabody Hotel. Now famous for it's life ducks that they march in each day at 11am and march out at 5pm the hotel is a treasure. The inside
architecture is gorgeous!
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