Summer Learning: Telephone Museum and MLK Jr. Center

Today we had to forgo our new Summer Schedule for home because I found a list of activities to do around the city that are free. So, today we had two summer learning adventures. 

Our first adventure was at the Telephone Museum. My source said that the hours were from 11-1. However, the receptionist acted leery about us not having an appointment when we got there. It all worked out because there was another group who had just started a tour. This museum has a guide who leads you through the exhibits. It is a small museum, and we were there about 45 minutes. The guide was knowledgeable, and the kids liked it. We saw early phones, statistics of the numbers of phones throughout the years, switchboards, and the first Atlanta phone book.

Here are our pics:

The 1st Atlanta Phone Book: Only 1 Page
 Early Phones:

 Switchboards:

Outside the Main Building:

Our second adventure was to the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site. Here we did a self-guided tour. We watched a movie on the Civil Rights, toured the exhibits, and walked around the site.

My sister & Me:

In the D.R.E.A.M. Gallery with a replica of the Lincoln Memorial: 

 The Eternal Flame:

The Crypt of MLK, Jr. and Coretta Scott King:

125 Foot Painting on the Wall of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Natatorium by Artist Lois Delsarte: