Apex Museum — Attraction in Atlanta

I always look for history in any city when I travel. I just happen to be in Atlanta on MLK day, so I decided to visit the Apex museum. It was free today, look at the website for the rates and other free days. Lots of parking just keep in mind that on holidays Atl has no shame in charging $20 per car to park in downtown. I believe any other day at the Apex the fee is $7 per car. They do have good parking area with plenty of space.

The museum is large but big enough to wander around and absorb some history. It actually was a great experience packed with knowledge for all. All the school systems need to bring the kids for a true history lesson. Lots of info about African American inventors, leaders, etc. They do have a video that runs at different times, the attendants will walk thru and the announcement. The museum is well organized and clean.

Its well worth the stop if you are in the down town Auburn ave area. There are several other black history museums within walking distance, so keep that in mind since you will be already parked. I really enjoyed my time in Atlanta MLK weekend!

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My wife and I took our children to the Apex Museum one Friday afternoon. Keep in mind that we visited the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute the day before and the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel in Birmingham the day before that. Both were great and obviously sufficiently funded. The Apex Museum is a bit dated and probably underfunded. It has been around for 40 years and has a good message. The videos they show after you pay the entrance fee have good information but technology and attention spans have changed a great deal since 1996 and 1987. The videos were presented very well by the staff member and I feel she could have conveyed the messages better than the videos did. Overall it is worth visiting if you are in Atlanta and have some extra time but by no means would I suggest driving to Atlanta for...

This event should have been free. The older lady there was not friendly and rude to another patron. Provided no real interaction I'm going through the different displays, provided minimal answers to questions inquiring the different scenes placed in the facility. We were told none of the videos or recordings were playing as we viewed because it wasn't a tour. When we thought we purchased tours. Especially, since there weren't various options for purchase. I would not recommend this location or experience. Unless you want to read through the whole building and scan QR codes to watch videos providing information on their hanging historical photos. I wish I could get a refund and I had...