The Great American Road Trip ChallengeOne trip, ~2.5 years, 48 states
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Day249

Day 249 — Civil rights — Atlanta

Full day5h 30m planned
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180Skyline Drive181Luray Caverns182Down to Charlottesville183Jefferson's Charlottesville184Free Day185East to Richmond186The Capitol & the Revolution187Civil War & art188Free Day189To the Historic Triangle190Colonial Williamsburg191Jamestown & Yorktown192Virginia Beach193Free Day194South to the Outer Banks195First Flight196Lighthouses & the Seashore197Free / Beach Day198Inland to the Triangle199The Capital & its museums200Durham & the campuses201Free Day202West to Asheville203Biltmore204The Blue Ridge & Mount Mitchell205Free Day206Down to Charlotte207Speedways & Uptown208Free Day209Southeast to the coast210Riverfront & Battleship211Free Day212Into South Carolina213Falls Park & Main Street214Free Day215East to Congaree216The Old-Growth Swamp217Into the capital218The Capital & the Zoo219Free Day220East to the Grand Strand221The Grand Strand222Free Day223Down to Charleston224The Historic District225Fort Sumter226Plantations & the Angel Oak227Free Day228Into the Lowcountry229Beaufort & the Gullah coast230Free Day231Down to Savannah232The Squares233Gothic Savannah234Free Day235Out to Tybee236Beach & Lighthouse237Free Day238South to the Golden Isles239Jekyll & St. Simons240Free Day241Inland to Athens242Campus & the Clubs243Free Day244North to Helen245Alpine Georgia246Free Day247Down to Atlanta248Downtown icons249Civil rights250Art & the BeltLine251Free Day252South to Florida

The movement's birthplace.

  1. 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM· 3h 30m

    Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical ParkSomber & Civil-Rights SitesAnchor

    Dr. King's birth home, Ebenezer Baptist Church, and the King Center where he and Coretta are entombed.

    Bring: comfortable shoes

    450 Auburn Ave NE, Atlanta, GA

  2. 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM· 2h

    National Center for Civil and Human RightsMuseums & HistoryWorth it

    Immersive galleries linking the American movement to global human rights.

    100 Ivan Allen Jr Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA

What the colours mean

On this day

  • Museums & History1
  • Somber & Civil-Rights Sites1

And how much each one matters

  • AnchorAlways do — the reason this stop is on the map
  • Worth itDo most of these
  • BonusQuirky bonus, if it's happening while you're here