Memphis to Little Rock

Up and checked out of the hotel by 11:30 after our strange evening in the dark. We had breakfast at the Arcade Diner which touts itself as the oldest diner in Memphis. Breakfast was pretty good. Next stop was the National Civil Rights Museum just a block away. The museum is built into the Lorraine Motel where Dr. King was assassinated in 1964. They preserved his room as well, the room next door where his advisors stayed, the facade of the hotel, and a few cars that were parked outside at the time of the assassination. The museum has a ton of material and could easily take up an entire day. With kids in tow, we consumed as much as we could in 2 hours...which was still considerable. The end of the main museum takes you by the upstairs location where Dr. King was shot as well as by room 306 where he was staying. All in all a very powerful museum. After the museum, we moved to the Memphis Trolley and Railroad Museum which we just happened to stumble across this morning. As any desperate parent would, we used the railroad museum as a bargaining chip for good behavior in the Civil Rights Museum....and when they behaved, we had to pay up. Last 2 Memphis stops were Central BBQ and The Cheesecake Corner which were also just a few blocks away....and both were excellent. We hit the road for Little Rock at 5 and arrived at our hotel (Downtown Marriott) @ 7ish. Have a nice view of the Arkansas River and the Minor League baseball stadium across the river. We took a brief walk down Clinton Ave to see the neighborhood. They have a nice waterfront park with a permanent stage and a farmers market on Tues and Sat. It's early but, so far, Little Rock looks like a candidate for our final "Places that Don't Suck as Much as We Thought" list.