Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site

Today Keith, Alex, and I went to the MLK Jr. National Historic Site in Atlanta.  The entrance fee, house tour, and parking we're all free.  This I was very happy about!  When we got there we walked around the area known as Sweet Auburn or Auburn Avenue and saw the church where Martin Luther King Sr. was a preacher- Ebenezer Baptist Church.  Unfortunately the church was closed and we couldn't go inside- they are restoring it to what it looked like in the '60's.  We walked to the reflection pool, which is next to the church, where we saw the tombs of MLK Jr and his wife, Coretta Scott King.  Then we we're able to get tickets for a tour of his birthplace.  The tour was really good and informative!  The house was so neat!  The park ranger who led the tour told us about 35% of everything in the house is original and that everything in the house was from that time period and donated.  The house is still owned by MLK Jr's sister and only living sibling, Christine King Farris.   Across the street from his house we're row houses, also known as shotgun houses, to the left, and middle class homes to the right.  MLK Jr. lived in the house until he was 12 years old when he and his family moved to a brick home which is still owned by the family.  I wish I could of taken pictures of the inside of the home, but photo's weren't allowed.  Click below for pictures:

Martin Luther King Jr. Home