What’s the Lorraine Motel?

Martin Luther King Jr. stayed at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, while helping trash workers in a strike. He was assassinated on the balcony outside Room 306 in 1968. The motel closed in 1982 due to financial problems but was purchased and reopened in 1991 as the National Civil Rights Museum. The museum features […]

Hotel vs Motel: What’s the difference?

Motels are roadside lodgings often privately owned, with an internal parking lot and convenient access to highways. They offer easy access and reasonable rates, ideal for travelers on less traveled roads. Hotels, on the other hand, are located in or near towns or major resort towns, offer more luxurious amenities, and have separate parking lots. […]

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