Birth Home Tours

Birth Home of Martin Luther King, Jr

Gary Tarleton, NPS, HFC

Visit our Temporary Visitor Center (Historic Fire Station No. 6 located at 39 Boulevard NE Atlanta) to request free ticket to the Birth Home of Martin Luther King, Jr. tour.

Visiting the home where Dr. King was born and lived the first twelve years of his life is often the highlight of ones visit to the park.

Ranger-led tours are free to the public and last approximately 30 minutes during which time you will learn about the life of a young Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Birth Home presentations are free to the public and filled on a first-come, first-served basis, they are reserved at the park, on the day of the tour. *No advanced registration or phone reservations are accepted*. Upon arriving at the park proceed to the information desk located inside the Temporary Visitor Center to reserve your free ticket for the presentation. Once you are signed up, you are encouraged to explore other areas of the park while waiting for your presentation.

Groups (school, family reunion, youth, etc.) are limited to signing up for only 3 tour times per day for a total of 45 people. After signing up a group, the group leader is responsible dividing up the group and seeing that the people arrive for their tour on time.

Tips on Visiting the Birth Home

• Visit early in the day. (Presentations are daily and normally scheduled for 10:00 & 11:00 am and 2:00, 3:00, & 4:00 pm)
• Saturdays can be very busy. Consider weekdays or Sunday mornings for presentation access.