Address: 450 Auburn Ave., Atlanta, Ga.

Phone: 404-331-5190

Open: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday

Of Note: Encompassing nearly 35 acres, the family-friendly and free Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park is composed of landmarks, monuments and exhibits. Take a journey through the civil rights struggles as well as the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Address: 449 Auburn Ave., Atlanta, Ga

Phone: 404-331-6922

Open: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily

Of Note: The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent and Social Change, or The King Center, was established in 1968 by Coretta Scott King and is the official memorial dedicated to the advancement of the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Address: 134 S. Elm St., Greensboro, N.C.

Phone: 336-274-9199

Open: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday

Of Note: Explore the story of the civil rights struggle in the United States as part of the International Civil Rights Center & Museum's permanent galleries, The Battlegrounds. This engaging encounter includes captivating audio/video narratives, pictorial depictions, artifacts, video re-enactments, and interactive components.

Address: 252 Montgomery St., Montgomery, Ala.

Phone: 334-241-8615

Open: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday

Of Note: Historic markers designate the site where Rosa Parks boarded the public bus and where she was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger and move to the back. The Rosa Parks Museum, located at the site of Parks’ famous arrest, is centered on Parks’ story and its place in the Civil Rights Movement and features a restored bus and other artifacts.

Address: 520 16th St. N., Birmingham, Ala.

Phone: 866-328-9696

Open: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday

Of Note: Visitors can experience a rendition of a segregated city in the 1950s, as well as examine a replica of a Freedom Riders bus and even the actual jail cell door from behind which Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. penned his famous “Letter From Birmingham Jail.”

Address: 210 South Court St., Montgomery, Ala.

Phone: 334-414-8647

Open: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday

Of Note: This rehabilitated bus station has been restored to how it looked in 1961 and is the site of the attack on Freedom Riders when they arrived at the station.

Address: 417 Caroline St., Montgomery, Ala.

Phone: 334-386-9100

Open: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday

Of Note: On a hilltop overlooking Montgomery is the nation’s first comprehensive memorial dedicated to the legacy of Black Americans who were enslaved, terrorized by lynching, humiliated by racial segregation, and presumed guilty and dangerous.

Address: 3940 Broadway, New York, N.Y.

Phone: 332-345-9620

Open: Schedule a tour at www.theshabazzcenter.org.

Of Note: Our physical space memorializes the humanitarian efforts and martyrdom of Malcolm X, and embodies the educational vision of Dr Betty Shabazz.

Address: 450 Mulberry St., Memphis, Tenn.

Phone: 901-521-9699

Open: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Monday

Of Note: The museum offers 260 artifacts, more than 40 new films, oral histories, interactive media and external listening posts that guide visitors through five centuries of history — from the beginning of the resistance during slavery, through the Civil War and Reconstruction, the rise of Jim Crow, and the seminal events of the late 20th century that inspired people around the world to stand up for equality.