Martin Luther King Jr., Center Reviews

I grew up in Martin Luther king's time. I was 21yrs old when he was shot. It was my third time being in Atlanta, I needed to connect with the past. It was awesome and very moving.

Great educational site. Everyone should visit this place it is very entertaining as well as educational.

A learning experience you learn stuff you didn't know stuff that that was not taught in school

Great African American historical museum. Puts an excellent historical perspective of the Civil Rights Movement during the time of Dr. King.

Fan Martin Luther King, a must-have is perfect for you. You can all know about his life.

Wonderful place to refocus your life. The statues we're life like. The information was endless, I received more information from the museum, then I did from schools.

Can't believe it's taken me this long to visit this historical place. I truly enjoyed every part of it's presentation, before I knew it I was crying.

Everyone should honor this man. It was inspirational and educational.

Historically wonderful museum
Very educational
Good place to learn history

Awesome awesome awesome. Very moving. A must see visit.

Beautiful peaceful serene place especially at night

I truly enjoyed the day at the center it was awesome and a great learning experience for our mentees.

The tour was amazing ! great place to take young adults who want to learn about African American history.

Been a few times over the past few years. Each visit, you can tell they continue to upgrade the site

Never forget the past so as not to repeat the same mistakes.

Came in from NY. What an amazing way to celebrate Black History Month. Sitting inside the church listening to MLK playing over the loudspeaker was one of the most fantastic feelings ever. Totally recommend

If you love to learn the history, about great people, you must visit this place. You can even visit the home where Dr. Marting Luther King Jr. grew up. Nothing new, but you should give it a simple visit if you have enough time.

Wonderful to see a man who shown how much one man can change, with courage and conviction

My experience at Martin Luther King Historic Site was amazing and thought provoking. There is no cost for admission which makes it really accessible. At first, it was confusing on where to go to enter the site. But a park ranger helped me and guided me on where to go in the site. The park ranger also helped me by giving me a map. The site is self-guided but there are sporadic tours that are available if you would like to wait for them. There are 4 different parts of the site which are MLK s home, his church, his neighborhood firehouse, and his burial site. All are fairly easy to travel to and have little distance between them. As a student, I recommend that other students go to all the sites and pick up pamphlets along the way to maximize your experience. The first site I visited was the firehouse. The firehouse had a volunteer who told stories about Dr. King s childhood activities there. It helped to bring the firehouse to life. Next, I went to MLK s house. The only way to get access inside the house was to receive a free ticket from the visitor center. The tour times were far apart so I was not able to go inside. On the other hand, I was able to sit on the porch steps and explore the building that King lived in which was very moving. The Freedom Hall museum was my next stop. It was an unexpected and surprising part of the visit because it had a beautiful collection of the personal items of Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott King. As a student, it was great to see how these two figures and their legacies were tied together in this space. It was my favorite part of the site visit because it included artifacts of figures who represented what King stood for like Rosa Parks and Mahatma Gandhi. When I left Freedom Hall, I was able to see the King burial site and the Eternal Flame. I liked the symbolism of the water and the flame together. To end the visit, I visited the Ebenezer Baptist Church where King was the pastor. King s sermons played out throughout the church as I walked in. It was a great way to end the tour of the entire King site. As a non-native of Atlanta, it was great to see all of these places that I learned about come to life. I knew that coming to the MLK Historic site would be a beautiful experience. In addition to the experience, I loved that I learned some details that many documentaries and articles do not discuss like King s trip to India and his Grammy win for Best Spoken Word Recording. Despite the directional issues, my experience at the site was a special one and I would recommend it to anyone who wants to learn about the unconventional as well momentous things about King.

Great educational experience for children and adults of all types. Learn about the influences of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and his leadership and major contributions to Americans. The only thing this historical park is missing is an art piece on how His contributions helped shape the world we live in today.

Very nice facility and museum. Definitely gives you the feel of what Dr. King was all about. The most gorgeous burial plot for a famous person I have seen.

Love this place each time I go it's like the first.

What a wonderful experience to see history right before my eyes.

Great facility, full of great information about Dr King

Very beautiful! Everyone was very friendly and helpful.

Very moving... I suggest all who are MLK fans visit here

Wonderful experience! You must visit this place. Great Historical moments.

Very busy place so it's difficult to see everything you want. However, it's a fantastic place to visit for history lessons.

I love history and the martin luther king historical park was great. It takes about 1 and a half to 2 hrs if you are reading everything and trying to obsorb information. Highly recommend this to anyone visiting Atlanta for historic purposes.

It was closed due to government shutdown. So disappointed in the city of Atlanta for not taking care of one of our nation's treasures.

I can not visit this memorial site without crying. They have done an amazing job at preserving the greatest black civil rights leader that had ever lived.

Learning history of leaders who paved the way for us is a Blessing. I'm Thankful for my ancestors and what they all have sacrifice for African Americans to have a better chance at life. I salute them all. Please take your kids/family to the MLK National Historical Museum when you visit Atlanta.

Nice place.
Store have good prices.
Here you will ask for free tickets to visit Martin Luther King's birth home.