ATLANTA — When you think of Atlanta, you think of the rich history the city has experienced. We’ve got the top 10 sites to visit while in Atlanta that will provide great lessons in American history:
Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site: The park houses the home in which he was born, the church where he preached and the memorial site where he is buried.
http://www.nps.gov/malu/index.htm
Wren’s Nest: The preserved 19th-century farmhouse that once belonged to Joel Chandler Harris, the Atlanta journalist and author of Br’er Rabbit and Br’er Fox.
http://www.wrensnestonline.com/
Oakland Cemetery: The historic park is the resting place for many Civil War soldiers and Margaret Mitchell, author of Gone with the Wind.
http://www.oaklandcemetery.com/
Margaret Mitchell House and Museum: Margaret Mitchell penned her famous Pulitzer Prize-winning novel in an apartment in a turn-of-the-century Tudor Revival mansion, which is now a museum on the National Register of Historic Places.
http://www.margaretmitchellhouse.com/
Rhodes Memorial Hall: An Atlanta landmark on the National Register of Historic Places, the house museum reflects the Romanesque Revival architecture of its time.
http://www.nps.gov/history/nR/travel/atlanta/rho.htm
Dixie Coca-Cola Bottling Plant: A National Historic Landmark since 1983, this bottling plant chronicles the soft drink company’s transformation from a fountain drink to a bottled drink.
http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/atlanta/dix.htm
Centennial Olympic Park: Home of the 1996 Summer Olympic Games.
http://www.centennialpark.com/
Herndon Home: National Historic Landmark home of Alonzo Herndon, a famous black entrepreneur at the turn of the 20th century.
http://www.herndonhome.org/
Academy of Medicine: With its Neo-Classical architecture, the Academy of Medicine is on the National Register of Historic Places and houses the oldest medical society in Atlanta, the Medical Association of Atlanta.
http://www.nps.gov/nr//travel/atlanta/aca.htm
First Congregational Church: One of the oldest African American Congregational churches in the United States, the church is on the National Register of Historic Places.
http://firstchurchatlanta.com/ministries.html