Episode 47: MLK 50: Memphis marks 50 years since Martin Luther King Jr. assassination

Summary: Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated on April 4, 1968, on the balcony of a hotel room in Memphis, Tennessee. The National Civil Rights Museum was built around the actual Lorraine Motel where King was staying. In this episode of the Associated Press Travel podcast “Get Outta Here,” hosted by AP travel editor Beth Harpaz, we talk with AP reporter Adrian Sainz in Memphis about King’s time there, and what visitors will find at the motel site and museum. We also discuss events planned to mark the anniversary, additional sites of interest in Memphis and other destinations where travelers can walk in King’s footsteps.