The King Center

The King Center is located at Auburn Avenue Northeast in Atlanta, Georgia and is approximately 10 miles from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The center serves as a memorial to Dr Martin Luther King Jr., who was a prominent leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. The center was established in 1968 by King's wife Coretta Scott King and is now open to the public seven days a week from 9am to 5pm.

The King Center's primary exhibition facility is at Freedom Hall, where visitors will learn more about the work of King. The hall features a large theater as well as various works of American and international art. The National Park Service Visitor Center on Auburn Avenue provides visitors with a 30 minute video about King's life and his involvement in the civil rights movement as well as various exhibits.

Auburn Avenue is also where King's birth home stands and can be visited in the company of a park ranger by a maximum of 15 people at a time. This was purchased by the King Center in 1974 for restoration. There are bookstore and resource centers at both the visitor center and Freedom Hall.