Directions

Start your visit to Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park at the Visitor Center where you will be able to pick up maps, schedules, as well as the latest information on the park.

Directions

Personal Vehicle Parking FREE & open to the public

The entrance to the park's parking lot is located at 423 John Wesley Dobbs Avenue NE Atlanta Georgia 30312 (GPS 33°45'32.43"N, 84°22'24.00"W). Enter these coordinates as your destination for guidance to the park. Once you arrive at the parking lot it is a short walk across Irwin Street and down the Promenade to the Visitor Center.

NOTE: If using a street address takes you to the wrong location use the map link above or enter the GPS coordinates into your GPS unit for best results.

Bus Parking is FREE & open to the public.
Bus Parking is located beside the vehicle parking lot.

The bus parking lot is located next to the vehicle parking lot at 423 Wesley Dobbs Avenue NE Atlana 30312. Buses may unload/load their passengers on Irwin Street (enter these GPS coordinates (GPS 33°45'27.50"N, 84°22'23.74"W) as your destination for driving directions to the park's unloading area, idling or parking this location is not permitted). Once unloaded, the bus must then be moved to the park's bus parking lot (GPS 33°45'33.01"N, 84°22'22.05"W).

 

Alternative Fuel Vehicles

Do you plan to travel to the park in an alternative fuel vehicle? If so, plan your trip with the Alternative Fueling Station Locator from the Department of Energy.

 

Public Transportation

Atlanta Streetcar

The Atlanta Streetcar is part of the City's Connect Atlanta Plan to increase urban mobility, sustainable development and livability of the city of Atlanta. Currently it makes 12 stops along its route including stops at Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park and the National Center for Civil and Human Rights.

MARTA

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) is the public transit system in the City of Atlanta. While there is no direct train service to the park you can access the park on one of the following bus routes:

• Route 3, Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr./Auburn Ave., schedules & maps
• Route 99, Boulevard/Monroe Dr., schedules & maps

Visit MARTA for complete details about riding the trains and buses.