Last updated: March 4, 2022
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Spend a Day at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
Discover the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center and explore sites along the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway on your trip to the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park.
Harriet Tubman has long been associated with her extraordinary work with abolitionist causes and as the Underground Railroad's most famous conductor. Her heroic efforts in personally leading more than 300 persons out of slavery to freedom in the North defined her as the "Moses of her People."
Harriet Tubman has long been associated with her extraordinary work with abolitionist causes and as the Underground Railroad's most famous conductor. Her heroic efforts in personally leading more than 300 persons out of slavery to freedom in the North defined her as the "Moses of her People."
Details
Duration
1-8 Hours
Activity
Museum Exhibits
Experience Harriet Tubman's home, where she was born into slavery, grew into a young woman determined to gain freedom, and where she returned to rescue her family and friends to bring them north to freedom.
In the heart of Dorchester County, Maryland, amid farm fields, creeks, and marshes, the Maryland State Park Service and the National Park Service have teamed up to present the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center. Offering exhibits, an audio-visual program, visitor information, a museum store, research library, and seasonal interpretive programs, the visitor center will be the central hub for understanding Tubman's life, legacy, and the landscapes and waterways that remain preserved just as this remarkable freedom fighter would recall.
For visitor center hours and seasonal offerings, check our Operating Hours and Seasons page.
Learn more about other nearby attractions and area information.
In the heart of Dorchester County, Maryland, amid farm fields, creeks, and marshes, the Maryland State Park Service and the National Park Service have teamed up to present the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center. Offering exhibits, an audio-visual program, visitor information, a museum store, research library, and seasonal interpretive programs, the visitor center will be the central hub for understanding Tubman's life, legacy, and the landscapes and waterways that remain preserved just as this remarkable freedom fighter would recall.
For visitor center hours and seasonal offerings, check our Operating Hours and Seasons page.
Learn more about other nearby attractions and area information.
Pets Allowed
Yes
Leashed pets are allowed on the grounds of the Visitor Center but not inside the buidling.
Activity Fee
No
Harriet Tubman Entrance Fee - $0.00
There are no fees to visit Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument, but some partner sites may charge fees.
Location
4068 Golden Hill Road Church Creek, MD 21622
The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center is located approximately 11 miles south of Cambridge, Maryland. From US 50, turn south on Route 16. Follow Route 16 to Church Creek about 7 miles; turn south on Route 335 / Golden Hill Road. Follow Route 335 about 4.5 miles, and the visitor center is on the right. Latitude/Longitude: 38.4445934, -76.1426984
Directions DetailsReservations
No
Season
Year Round
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument is a new national park area. The National Park Service jointly operates a new visitor center facility for the public in partnership with the Maryland Park Service.
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Accessibility Information
The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center, administrative building, picnic pavilion, and legacy garden are fully accessible with handicapped parking available. Service animals are welcome in park facilities and grounds.
Wheelchairs are available for guest use upon request. If you have any questions about accessibility or a request for special accommodations, please contact the park at 410-221-2290.
To learn more about the accessibility of associated sites, programs, and facilities please contact Sailwinds Visitor Center, Cambridge Maryland for more information:
2 Rose Hill Place
Cambridge, MD 21613
(410) 228-1000
Wheelchairs are available for guest use upon request. If you have any questions about accessibility or a request for special accommodations, please contact the park at 410-221-2290.
To learn more about the accessibility of associated sites, programs, and facilities please contact Sailwinds Visitor Center, Cambridge Maryland for more information:
2 Rose Hill Place
Cambridge, MD 21613
(410) 228-1000
Discover
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Stewart's CanalExplore the woods and wetlands of Maryland's Eastern Shore that shaped Harriet Tubman's early life in slavery.
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Harriet TubmanBorn into slavery on a Maryland's Eastern Shore in 1822, Tubman was named Araminta by her enslaved parents, Ben and Rit Ross.
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Visitor CenterExperience the landscape that colored Tubman's early life, and explore exhibits and a film to learn more about her compelling story.