Stride StoriesRunning tour · atlanta
Olympic Park to Sweet Auburn
1.7 mi run
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The stories on this route
Centennial Olympic Park
Look down at the brick paths. Many carry short engraved messages. Thousands of people helped pay for this park by buying one, at thirty-five dollars each.
Zero Mile Post and Five Points
Look up for the big round Coca-Cola sign over Five Points. Atlantans call this the center of town. Long before that, it was where two Creek trails crossed.
Sweet Auburn Curb Market
Look at the long brick market hall on Edgewood Avenue, and the Municipal Market sign.
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Look at the brick church with its two front towers and the Ebenezer sign over the entrance. This was a second home to young Martin Luther King Jr. He spent all day Sunday here, and much of his weekday afternoons and evenings. At nineteen he gave a trial sermon here and was ordained.
King Center and the Kings' tomb
Look at the reflecting pool and the marble tomb on its round island. After his funeral, Martin Luther King Jr. was buried privately at South-View Cemetery, a burial place mainly for African Americans. In 1970 his crypt was moved here.
Martin Luther King Jr. Birth Home
Look at the two-story house with the wrap-around porch and the shingles in its gables, at 501 Auburn Avenue.
Stories researched October 2026 · every fact checked against a source
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