Place
1895 Exposition Steps
Place · Midtown
Midtown
About
The last physical remnants of the 1895 Cotton States and International Exposition — a world's fair that drew nearly 800,000 visitors and put Atlanta on the international map. These stone steps once led to the exposition's grand buildings. Booker T. Washington delivered his famous "Atlanta Compromise" speech here. The Olmsted Brothers later transformed the fairgrounds into Piedmont Park, but these steps survive as silent witnesses.