dexter parsonage museum - dr. martin luther king home

We enjoyed going to the Parsonage museum. I went with my 8 year old daughter right after visiting the Rosa Parks museum. It was very interesting to hear about MLK's house being bombed while at the Rosa Parks museum and then go see the actual house that was bombed. The guide (which we arranged ahead of our trip) was very helpful in explaining what was there from MLK's time living there and what was donated but representative of that time period.

I grew up in a house just like the MLK house so I wasn't that impressed by the stuff in the house. I also had seen a typewriter and old books so that didn't impress me. I was impressed that he had a special phone that the president could call him. The SELMA movie accurately depicts the MLK house.

This was a neat opportunity. One not to be missed while in Montgomery. If you are planning a visit, know that you cannot just show up. You need to email the museum and make a reservation. Took them a few days to reply to my request. But we felt the hassle was worth it.

Very inspirational and moving. A definite must see while visiting Montgomery. It was very authentic and educational.

The overall experience was good. But the tour guide michelle needs a little bit more education, on what she's talking about. Even though she started in May of last year she needs to know more about the history . other than that, it was good!!

You step in this home and it just takes you back. You can feel his presence, almost like he never left. I love the way that they tried to keep everything the way that him and his wife most likely had everything.Michelle our guide that we had was absolutely amazing. When telling us everything, she explain what was Authentic and what was actually just a "replica" from that Era. To me this made a difference that she shared this info with us.

We had a personal tour of the parsonage by a museum employee on a slow December day. Seeing his desk...with Gandhi's picture on the wall said it all. Going up the front steps you see the indentation where the bomb hit...with 10 day old Yolanda King in the house with her mother.

So much history in one place. You can almost here Martin Luther King Jr. speaking. One stop on the Civil Rights trail you have to make.

Great to be in a piece of history. Montgomery is a nice city to visit.Take the trolley to see Montgomery.

It was surreal being here and the tour guide was excellent! The museum is quite modern, with films and all sorts of features. I liked the design and make up.Ms. Shirley Cherry was our Tour Director. What a fine lady and brilliant woman! We even got a homework! Every hour on the hour there is a video followed by a guided tour of the house. This is one of the most memorable experiences I have ever had at a museum.

We really enjoyed seeing the home of Dr Martin Luther King Jr. It was amazing to see the home as it would have been in the 1960's. Our tour guide did a great job of showing us the background as well as having had a personal connection to the home. Not only a historical experience but a spiritual one too

As an adult you can appreciate the experience and being able to see the kitchen where Dr. King did much of his thinking and reflection. It can be very hot in the summer time.

I did the whole tour back in December, 2012, but this time I came after it was closed in the evening and just walked around. It's a place of nearly religious value to me given that this was MLK's first job and he was thrust into the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the Civil Rights movement soon after he moved here in 1954. The tour people do a good job. No pictures allowed in the house, unfortunately. Nice little gift shop and video. Just to walk in his steps made it all worth it.

Our guided tour was with a wonderful woman who was and still is a member of the congregation where Dr. M.L.King was the pastor. She was very knowledgeable and interesting. She made history come alive.

Our tour guide was great and gave a more detailed look at what happened with MLK and what happened when he lived in this house. We got to see inside his house that included a lot of the same furniture that was there when he still lived there. Good history.