Tuesday, September 15

  7:30am     Gather with your fellow travelers at Capitol Tours office at 2926 Leaphart Rd, West Columbia, SC 29169. 

  8:00am     Depart from Capitol Tours heading to Atlanta, GA.  There will be a stop along the way for lunch on your own.

  1:45pm     Estimated arrival in Atlanta at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights for a self-guided tour.  The museum is dedicated to the achievements of the U.S. civil rights movement and the global human rights movement.

  5:00pm     Board the motorcoach and continue to dinner.

  5:30pm     Arrive at Mary Mac’s Tea Room for a delicious southern style meal.

  7:00pm     Travel to the hotel

  7:30pm     Check-in at the Courtyard by Marriott – Atlanta/Dunwoody.

Wednesday, September 16 – Breakfast is included at the hotel

  7:30am     Have your bags packed and ready for pick-up from your room.

  8:30am     Depart from the hotel and travel to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr National Historic Park.

  9:00am     Arrive at the park for a self-guided tour of the Visitors Center, the old Ebenezer Church, the resting place of Dr. & Mrs. King, and view his boyhood home from the outside (Tours of his boyhood home are limited to 10 people maximum).

11:00am     A public Ranger Talk is offered at the Old Ebenezer Church.

11:40am     Continue to the Municipal Market for lunch on your own.

12:30pm     Travel to the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library & Museum for a timed entry at 1:00pm.  The facility offers immersive exhibits from Carter’s presidency, a full-scale Oval Office replica, A Day in the Life presentation, reproduction of the Camp David Accords and the Nobel Peace Prize.

  3:00pm     It’s time to travel back to West Columbia with lots of great memories.

  7:00pm     Estimated arrival at Capitol Tours.