Free Official Site Overview Managed by the National Park Service, the King historic site is one of Atlanta's top visitor destinations, drawing an average of 500,000 visitors a year. The park contains many of the homes and institutions that were a part of Dr. King's early and adult years. The park also has a Preservation District that includes the surrounding Sweet Auburn community where many of the residents of Dr. King's neighborhood made their living.
All attractions are free.
The Park Service Visitor Center is the best place to begin your visit. Park Rangers will answer questions and orient you to the neighborhood. The visitor center has films and exhibits on Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement and a bookstore. Dedicated just before the opening of the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, the visitor center complex also includes free parking, a promenade and the Memorial Peace Plaza containing an amphitheater and landscaped gardens. The Birth Home at 501 Auburn Ave. is where Dr. King was born Jan. 15,1929, and where he lived until the age of 12.