Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 404-331-5190, 404-331-6922;
www.nps.gov/malu/index.htm
;
450 Auburn Ave; 9am-5pm)
The historic site commemorates the life, work and legacy of a civil rights leader
and one of the great Americans. The center takes up several blocks. A stop by the excel-
lent bustling
visitor center
( 9am-5pm, to 6pm summer)
will help you get oriented with
a map and brochure of area sites, and exhibits that elucidate the context - ie the segrega-
tion, systematic oppression and racial violence that inspired and fueled King's work. A
1.5-mile long, landscaped trail leads from here to the Carter Center (
Click here
)
.
Martin Luther King Jr Birthplace
LANDMARK
MAP
GOOGLE MAP
(
www.nps.gov/malu
;
501 Auburn Ave; tours 10am, 11am, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm & 4:30pm)
Free guided tours of King's childhood home take about 30 minutes to complete and re-
quire reservations, which can be made at the National Historic Site visitor center.
King Center for Non-Violent Social Change
MUSEUM
(
www.thekingcenter.org
;
449 Auburn Ave NE; 9am-5pm, to 6pm summer)
Across from the
National Historic Site visitor center, this place has more information on King's life and
work and a few of his personal effects, including his Nobel Peace Prize. His
gravesite
is
surrounded by a long reflecting pool and can be viewed any time.
First Ebenezer Baptist Church
CHURCH
MAP
GOOGLE MAP
(
www.historicebenezer.org
;
407 Auburn Ave NE; tours 9am-6pm Mon-Sat, 1:30-6pm Sun)
Martin Luther King Jr, his father and grandfather were all pastors here, and King Jr's
mother was the choir director. Sadly she was murdered here by a deranged gunwan while
she sat at the organ in 1974. A multimillion-dollar restoration, completed in 2011,
brought the church back to the 1960-68 period when King Jr served as co-pastor with his
father.
You can sit in this time capsule, as his voice booms beautifully through the sanctuary.
Sunday services are now held at a new Ebenezer across the street.
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
