Theodore Roosevelt Presidential LibraryPublic Lands Directory

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Information Park Information Center - Temporarily Moved

Please Note: The Park Visitor Center at 450 Auburn Avenue is closed for renovations. For Park information visit Park Rangers at Fire Station No. 6 (39 Boulevard N.E. Atlanta, Georgia) Monday - Sunday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Visitor parking GPS: 423 John Wesley Dobbs NE Atlanta Georgia. View the Park calendar for daily Ranger led tours & talks.

Overview

Welcome to Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park & Preservation District where a young boy grows up in a time of segregation. He was moved by destiny to lead the modern civil rights movement. This was Martin Luther King, Jr. Explore his roots, walk in his footsteps, visit the home of his birth, and where he played as a child. Hear his voice in the church where he changed the world.

From the National Park Service

History

The designation history for this site (every law, proclamation and order, and the administration behind each) is being researched and checked by the Library’s historians.

What to see and do

Activities

  • Arts and Culture
  • Guided Tours
  • Junior Ranger Program
  • Museum Exhibits
  • Shopping
  • Bookstore and Park Store

Browse hiking, biking and paddling routes on AllTrails

Plan your visit

Hours

Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park: Access to buildings at the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park is as follows: Open: Monday – Sunday, 9:00am – 5:00pm Visitor Center Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church Birth Home – Tours are temporarily on-hold. Fire Station No. 6 – Opened with staff availability.

Getting there

The park is accessible via public transportation and by car.

Visitor centers

Weather

Summers typically are warm and humid with average afternoon high temperatures are in the lower 90s. During winter the high temperatures average from the mid-50s to the lower 60s. Lows average in the mid-30s. Spring and Autumn seasons are characterized by much variability from day to day and from year to year. The average date of first freeze is in mid-November and the date of the last freeze is mid to late March.

Phone: (404) 331-1401

Whose lands these are

These lands are the ancestral and present-day homelands of Native nations. A section on whose lands these are is being prepared with tribal review. In the meantime, Native Land Digital offers a starting point.

Photos

The Birth Home of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Birth Home of Martin Luther King, Jr. · Gary Tarleton, NPS, HFC
Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church
Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church · Gary Tarleton, NPS, HFC
Fire Station No. 6
Fire Station No. 6 · NPS Photo/Gary Tarleton
The Tomb of Dr. and Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Tomb of Dr. and Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr. · NPS Photo/Gary Tarleton

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