In the heart of Atlanta is Peace Park, 20 acres of land serving as a symbol of Georgia’s unique 300-year tradition of peace. It’s a place for people around the world to reflect on the work that makes true peace possible, and how to preserve it for future generations.

The park’s Georgia Nobel Peace Pantheon has already attracted six international peace institutes to its peace think tank incubator space. One of their goals? Rebranding the City of Atlanta as the Global Center of Peace.

Did you know? 

• Cook Peace Park was initially built in the 19th century by Mayor Livingston Mims and was the first integrated park in the city. It was designed by the Olmsted brothers
• In the 20th century, famous Atlantans, including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Mayor Maynard Jackson, and Senator Julian Bond, lived on Sunset Avenue, facing where the park sits today.
• Three world-class buildings will be constructed on the park edges, narrating the above mentioned 300 years of Georgia’s peaceful tradition.
• Upon completion, Peace Park will offer new green space for urban farming programs, sports and youth activities, peace think-tank incubators, a developmental K-20 education platform, and conference spaces for international peace gatherings.
• The National Monuments Foundation has choreographed the purchase of the adjacent Martin Luther King, Jr. Life Home by the National Park Service to be restored as a house museum. Over 1 million visitors per year are expected.
• The project represents collaboration between the City of Atlanta Department of Parks and Recreation, the City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management, The National Monuments Foundation, The Trust for Public Land, City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office, and the community.