Day 36 - Savannah/Atlanta

This morning we headed into old town Savannah and enjoyed a quick breakfast and checked out the city’s architecture. Turns out this city is kind of a melting pot and is known for having some of the best preserved homes of various architectural styles.

Atlanta, GA - Hot-lanta was our afternoon destination.  First, we visited the Martin Luther King Historic Site which includes a civil rights museum and the birth home of MLK.  Also in the area is the MLK museum owned by the King family.  It is filled with family memorabilia and the graves sites of both MLK and his wife Coretta sit in the middle of a reflection pool outside.  Ebenezer Baptist Church where MLK preached is on the same block.  The church was closed for renovations, so we were not able to go inside. It was a special place to visit and experience see the place this profound civil rights leader was raised.

(birth home of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.)

(Dr. King's Nobel Peace Prize)

(The graves of MLK and his wife Coretta Scott King)

We went downtown and ate some yummy meatball subs before the Devine’s took off for the airport. It was a blast to have them with us and Ry and his Dad share the same passion for travel which makes it fun and educational. Ryan and I continued to Olympic Centennial Park, built back in 1996 when Atlanta hosted the Olympics. It was a fun area and kids were playing everywhere. There was a walk for Crohn’s Disease that day, so the park was filled with tents and inflatable bounce and jump toys.  Inside Centennial Park there is a water fountain made up of the 5 Olympic rings.  Periodically throughout the day there are water shows narrated with music.  Crowds gather for the shows and get cooled off by the water sprays.