Guides · Atlanta
Atlanta
44 places · 7 areas · a free route, then $4.99 for the whole city · offline map 7.9 MB
The free route
Free in the app, permanently, before you pay anything. 8 stops, 1 day, about 2.4 km, planned by the app's own engine.
Day 1 · ~2.4 km
1
Fulton Cotton Mill Lofts
Cabbagetown; former Fulton Bag and Cotton Mill, mill village turned lofts; exterior only
Walk around the brick mill buildings and then through Cabbagetown, the mill village built for its workers.
2
Martin Luther King Jr. Birth Home
501 Auburn Ave NE; house where King was born in 1929, reopened July 2026; free ranger tours
Join a free ranger presentation of the house where Martin Luther King Jr. was born and spent his early childhood, with original items left in place.
3
Historic Fire Station No. 6
39 Boulevard NE; historic firehouse, now the temporary visitor center of the MLK park
Start your visit here: sign up for a Birth Home presentation, then see the exhibit on the desegregation of the Atlanta Fire Department.
4
International World Peace Rose Garden
MLK park visitor center plaza on Auburn Ave; rose garden with peace messages
Walk through the rose beds and read the messages of peace from around the world, a quiet pause between the King sites.
5
The King Center
449 Auburn Ave NE; tomb of Dr. and Mrs. King with the Eternal Flame and Freedom Hall; free daily
Stand by the reflecting pool before the white marble crypt of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, and the Eternal Flame beside it. Then see the exhibits on the Kings, Gandhi and Rosa Parks in Freedom Hall.
6
Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church
407 Auburn Ave; church where King, his father and grandfather preached
Sit in the pews of the restored sanctuary and join one of the daily ranger Church Talks.
7
Prince Hall Masonic Temple
330 Auburn Ave; 1940 lodge where the SCLC and WERD radio began, now part of the MLK park
Visit the restored lodge building and see the rooms where the Southern Christian Leadership Conference began in 1957, including the modest office Dr. King used for years.
8
Jackson Street Bridge
Jackson St over Freedom Pkwy; small bridge with the classic downtown skyline view
Stand on the bridge at sunset and watch the downtown towers light up in a row along Freedom Parkway, the view made famous by The Walking Dead.
More of the top sights
A few of the 44 places in the full guide. Each one has its own written guide in the app: what to do, what to notice, the history, and why it hits.
National Center for Civil and Human Rights
100 Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd NW; museum linking the civil rights movement to human rights today
Centennial Olympic Park
Baker St and Marietta St; 22-acre park built for the 1996 Olympics, with the Fountain of Rings
Areas
Downtown · Sweet Auburn · King Historic District · BeltLine Eastside · Inman Park and Oakland · Midtown · West End and AUC
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