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The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park is located in Atlanta, Georgia. The park is just steps from the location where he was born and raised on Auburn Ave.
The park is found in the neighborhood of Atlanta known as Sweet Auburn.
The acreage around the park is beautifully manicured. There are many buildings you can tour and things to see while you are there. Below you will find all the details.
This park is dedicated to the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It preserves his positive imprint he left on our society and the world.
Within the park are many historic Atlanta landmarks. Below you will find out more about them.
Why Visit The Park
Perhaps you are like me, and his fight for freedom occurred before you were born or, maybe you are revisiting memorable events from your lifetime. Either way, you will enjoy your visit to the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr National Historical Park.
While there are many sites around the globe with dedications to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, what makes this unique, is that it offers additional perspective on where he was born and raised. You get to see the roots of his raising.
There are many preserved buildings, including his childhood home that you can tour.
Map of The MLK National Historical Park
What To Expect At The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park
You may be wondering how long it takes to see everything at the park. The answer really depends on if you want to see. Will you tour every available building and read every piece of historical information or will you only stop at the primary sites?
For an expedited visit where you only want to see the majors sites, it will probably take 30 minutes.
To experience everything the park has to offer, it will take about 2 hours.
Some of the primary things you will want to see:
- Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Visitor Center
- Civil Rights Walk of Fame
- Ghandi Statue
- The King Center
- Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church
- Freedom Hall
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. birth home
- Historic Fire Station No. 6
How To Get There and Parking
If you are driving and are using Google Maps, you will probably have the same problem I did. It doesn’t take you to the parking lot. It just drives you near the park.
There is a free parking lot for visitors to the MLK National Historical Park. If you are traveling from the 85, you will take the exit 248C for GA-10 E/Freedom Pkwy/Carter Ctr.
In less than a mile take a right on Boulevard NE. Then, take right on John Wesley Dobbs Ave NE. The parking lot entrance is on your left. If you pull all the way down to the end of the parking lot, towards Irwin Street, you will have an easy walk to the visitor center.
In the map above, just follow the arrows to the parking lot.
For MARTA riders, there is a stop on the blue and green lines, named King Memorial. It is about a 5 block walk from the MARTA station. Head north on Jackson St. or Boulevard NE.
More Information
The Park is located at:
450 Auburn Avenue, NE
Atlanta , GA 30312
For more information, please see the National Park Service website.