Historic and Protected Site · Sweet Auburn · 52 tips and reviews
The Grio: This traditionally black neighborhood of several blocks in Atlanta includes Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birth home, the Ebenezer Baptist Church where he was a pastor, and his grave site.
University · Atlanta University Center · 18 tips and reviews
The Grio: Morehouse College is the only all male historically black college in the United States. It has famous alumni such as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Spike Lee.
HISTORY: First opened in 1887, the park hosted the Cotton States and International Exposition of 1895, a World's Fair which ran for 100 days, featured 6,000 exhibits and attracted 800,000 visitors.
History Museum · Poncey-Highland · 25 tips and reviews
HISTORY: The library was opened on Carter's 62nd birthday in 1986. It hosts special exhibits like Carter's Nobel Peace Prize & a full-scale replica of the Oval Office, including a copy of the Resolute Desk.
1000 Peachtree St NE (at 10th Street), Atlanta, GA
Bank · Midtown · 12 tips and reviews
HISTORY: The exhibit features cash-processing operations, where millions of dollars are counted, sorted or shredded daily. Check out the automated vault & see the robotic transports that do the heavy lifting.
285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW (Marietta St), Atlanta, GA
Park · Downtown Atlanta · 211 tips and reviews
HISTORY: Designed as a town square at Atlanta's 1996 Olympics, it became a center of controversy when a bomb killed two people & injured 111 others. Militant anti-abortionist Eric Rudolph was held responsible.