I took my wife to Atlanta for her birthday. The MLK Jr National Historic Site was the highlight of our trip. So much history and so much to learn. We stayed in the area for several hours. It's a free self-guided tour with so much to see. We visited Ebenezer Baptist church and MLK's birth home. On Saturday's you don't need a ticket to visit the birth home. It's an open house guided tour form 10am - noon led by park rangers. The park rangers were knowledgeable and friendly. I learned more about MLK and his family than I ever have.

Be sure to allow sufficient time for this site. There is so much to see, I ran out of time. The birth house is available for a free tour, but requires advance sign up and space is limited. There is also a ranger talk at the Ebenezer Baptist church. The Kings’ tombs are directly across the street at the King Center. The Park Service has purchased several properties on Auburn Street to preserve the neighborhood as part of the national site. The movie at the visitor center was also very good.

The visitor center exhibits were a nicely laid out chronology with lots of information. The Ebenezer church talk was good. The Boyhood home tour was fantastic. The guide on my tour, Morgan, was an excellent storyteller, really making MLK's childhood come alive. This site is definitely worth a visit.

The displays were very well done and captured the life of MLK. The parking lot is actually off John Wesley Dobbs Ave NE near Jackson St NE and Boulevard NE. GPS took me all around it. There is a tour of his birth home that you have to reserve at the desk, and the Ebenezer Baptist Church also has a program by the NPS. Allow at least 2 hours. Free

We stopped to see Martin Luther King Jr's birth home. Parking was a little difficult, but we went on a Sunday morning and forgot about the church services. You could not go into the house at this time because they were renovating it. That wasn't a big deal, we could see the outside and the surrounding houses had information to read. We went into the freedom hall and saw some of Martin Luther King JRs, his wife, Ghandi, and Rosa Parks things. Each room had information about each one. The visitor center was closed so we didn't get to see inside. We did pay our respects at MLK Jr and his wife's grave stone. The grounds are beautiful with a lot of information about him and his life and work. Great place to visit.

Definitely worth the visit just to try and envision all that happened there. Plenty to see and do. The house talks (since MLK's birth home is being renovated until next year) and talks in the church don't happen very often throughout the day, so if you're trying to plan an itinerary, it might be worth calling ahead to see what the schedules are for the day you'll be there (or just arrive when they first open).

Our visit to the tomb, visitor center and the ranger talk at Ebenezer Church were very moving and informative. Unfortunately the film was not available that day and the birth home is closed until 2025 for renovations. We also walked around the neighborhood and grabbed lunch at a local eatery.

The visitor centre is located towards the east side of Atlanta in Auburn Avenue NE. It’s around a mile on foot from the Downtown area of the city. The centre has great collection of photographs, articles and other memorabilia covering the life of Dr. King. It portrays his upbringing and his role in the Civil Rights movement. Events such as the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott, the 1963 march on Washington (including the “I have a dream” speech) and the 1965 Selma to Birmingham march are well documented. His murder in Memphis in 1968 where he was campaigning for the rights of sanitation workers is poignantly covered. I wasn’t able to visit the house of his birth as it is currently being renovated. Admission is free.

This is a spread-out National Park with three main sites along an historic street. The Visitor's Center is a wealth of knowledge about the King family. The birth house is currently under renovation and inaccessible, but there is an informative 'talk" at the gift shop next door. Ebenezer Church had a wonderful presentation lasting around 30 minutes. And the final resting place is a tribute to a man who changed America.

This is a beautiful setting for this type of tribute. The museum is excellent, the grounds are perfect for strolling. As long as you're walking, be sure to go down the street to Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth home (it was closed for renovation but still great to see) and see the historic homes, fire station, and of course the tomb and eternal flame. You'll also see the Ebenezer Baptist Church. Everything is free and it's pretty easy to get to on public transportation. There is no reason not to have this high on your list when visiting Atlanta, it's an important piece of history. After your visit, the walk along the Freedom Path to the Jimmy Carter Library and Museum is a very nice walk, about 40 minutes.