Heritage trail
U.S. Civil Rights Trail
The U.S. Civil Rights Trail connects the churches, bridges, and museums across the South where the movement for civil rights was fought and won — among the most important historic sites in the country.
Why do it
The places where the movement happened.
Standing where this history actually happened is unlike reading about it. A meaningful, sobering, essential American road trip.
The essential stops
Where to stop on the Civil Rights Trail.
01Edmund Pettus BridgeSelma — the bridge of “Bloody Sunday” and the march to MontgomeryAL0216th Street Baptist ChurchBirmingham — a movement landmark and memorialAL03National Civil Rights MuseumMemphis — built around the Lorraine MotelTN04MLK Jr. National Historical ParkAtlanta — Dr. King’s birth home and Ebenezer Baptist ChurchGA05Mississippi Civil Rights MuseumJackson — a powerful, comprehensive tellingMS
Plan the trip
Build your Civil Rights Trail trip.
Use the trail guide on the web now, then join the iOS beta list for verified check-ins, shared trips, badges, and your growing map.
Build a trip around a trail like this.
Save catalog-backed stops to My Trips on the web now. The iOS beta is testing the on-road companion: verified check-ins, badges, shared trips, and your growing map of America.