TripLearning

To finish off our time in Memphis this morning, we made a stop by the Lorraine Motel.  This is the motel where Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot.  They have preserved the motel and built the National Civil Rights Museum around part of it.  The balcony where he was standing when he was shot is outside and you can walk up and see it.  Then the museum connects to the room, so you can go in the room and see what it looked like.  Normally the museum is closed on Tuesdays, so we thought we would just drive by and see the outside.  When we arrived we discovered they had temporarily opened it today to accommodate more travelers.  Unfortunately we did not have time to stay and tour the museum.  The website for the museum has a lot of resources to help with discussions as well as printable scavenger hunt sheets for various ages.  The wreath marks the place where MLK, Jr. was shot.  The cars represent the two cars they had that they were go...

A few hours Northeast of Little Rock, AR lies the city of Memphis.   It sits on the Mississippi River and connects Tennessee to this important body of water.   On the banks of the Mississippi lies the Great Pyramid of Memphis.   So far this is the closest thing to the Great Pyramids of Giza that we have had the opportunity to see in person.   Unfortunately, it now stands empty and alone.   Chain link fence surrounds the property and this amazing edifice appears forgotten.   We have heard rumblings of a Bass Pro Shop developing the property and putting a store in the pyramid that once housed the University of Memphis basketball team as well as the Memphis Grizzlies.   We hope that in a few years we will be able to come back and go inside this unique structure sitting on the banks of the Mississippi and that it will no longer be cursed by poor plumbing.   (The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan uses the Memphis Pyramid as part of its plot.)  ...