Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park · Trailwind

LandmarkAtlanta, United StatesThe Sweet Auburn district site preserving Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth home, Ebenezer Baptist Church where he preached, and his tomb.

Set in: Atlanta, United States

Currency: USD

Language: English

Timezone: UTC-05:00

Know before you go

Free to visit; the National Park Service visitor center has timed tickets for the birth home tour.

Ebenezer Baptist Church (the historic sanctuary) is open to walk through even outside of service times.

King's crypt sits on a reflecting pool between the church and the visitor center: a quiet, moving stop.

Sweet Auburn Avenue around it was historically one of the most prosperous Black business districts in the US: worth a slow walk.

Pairs well with

Greenville, 136 mi away

Chimney Tops, 139 mi away

Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 139 mi away

Gatlinburg, 144 mi away

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