Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Gardens

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Gardens is a park in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Gardens is situated nearby to Philippian Community Church of North Carolina, as well as near The House of God Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Raleigh National Cemetery and Ligon Middle School.

Raleigh National Cemetery

Cemetery

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Raleigh National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Raleigh in Wake County, North Carolina. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 7 acres, and as of the end of 2005, had 6,000 interments. Raleigh National Cemetery is situated 2,300 feet north of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Gardens.

Ligon Middle School

School

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John W. Ligon GT/AIG Basics Magnet Middle School, formerly John W. Ligon Junior-Senior High School, is a public magnet middle school in the Wake County Public School System located in the Chavis Heights neighborhood of Raleigh, North Carolina. Ligon Middle School is situated 2,700 feet west of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Gardens.

Marbles Kids Museum

Museum

Marbles Kids Museum is a nonprofit children's museum located in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina in the Moore Square Historic District. Marbles was founded in 2007 as a result of the merger between Exploris, an interactive global learning center, and Playspace, a children's museum aimed at preschool through early elementary age children. Marbles Kids Museum is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Gardens.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Historic Oakwood and Boylan Heights.

Historic Oakwood

Neighborhood

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Historic Oakwood is a neighborhood in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, on the National Register of Historic Places, that is known for its Historic Oakwood Cemetery and many Victorian and Second Empire houses.

Boylan Heights

Neighborhood

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Boylan Heights is one of eight historic neighborhoods surrounding downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. Developed in the early 20th century it was one of the earliest planned suburbs in the city. Boylan Heights is situated 2 miles west of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Gardens.

Isabelle Bowen Henderson House and Gardens

Neighborhood

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Isabelle Bowen Henderson House and Gardens is a historic home and garden located at Oberlin Village in Raleigh, North Carolina. The main house is a modest 19th century turreted late Victorian period frame cottage, with a Colonial Revival style studio wing and kitchen and dining porch added in 1937. Isabelle Bowen Henderson House and Gardens is situated 3 miles northwest of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Gardens.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Gardens

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.7682° or 35° 46′ 6″ north

Longitude

-78.61784° or 78° 37′ 4″ west

Named after

Martin Luther King Jr.

Open location code

8773Q99J+7V

OpenStreetMap ID

way 33106353

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Philippian Community Church of North Carolina and The House of God Church.

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