MUSEUMS AND UNDERGROUND RAILROAD HISTORIC SITES
African American Cultural and Historical Museum of Washtenaw County (Michigan) The Museum’s mission is to research, collect, preserve and exhibit cultural and historical materials about the life and work of African Americans in Washtenaw County, MI.
Alexandria Black History Museum (Virginia) is located near Washington, D.C. in Alexandria and its mission is to enrich the lives of Alexandria’s residents and visitors, to foster tolerance and understanding among all cultures and to stimulate appreciation of the diversity of the African American experience. Other nearby sites, including the Freedom House Museum, offer more learning opportunities.
The Griot Museum of Black History (Missouri) is located in St. Louis, Missouri and its mission is to create a community of lifelong learners who explore, experience and embrace the region’s rich and enduring African-American heritage.
Kelton House (Ohio) The Historic Kelton House Museum in Columbus, Ohio was built by Fernando Cortez Kelton. He and his wife, Sophia, were active supporters of the abolitionist movement. The house is a Cornerstone Landmark of the Town Street Historic District and is recognized as an Underground Railroad site.
Levi and Catharine Coffin House - Indiana State Museum (Indiana) is located in the present-day town of Fountain City in Wayne County, Indiana. There is a visitor center that offers tours of the house.
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center (Maryland) is located in Church Creek and is dedicated to the American hero and pioneer of the Underground Railroad.
The National Park Service List of Sites for the Underground Railroad Travel Itinerary an online listing of Underground Railroad sites listed by state with clickable links and descriptions of each site.
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center This museum is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and features information about heroes of the Underground Railroad, history, and other resources.
Network to Freedom – United States National Park Service’s list of verified Underground Railroad locations.
PBS | Locations on the Underground Railroad PBS presents a website about the film The William Still Story that contains a listing of locations of various historic sites and other cultural institutions that relate the story of the Underground Railroad.
The Sheldon Peck Homestead | Lombard Historical Society (Illinois) Portrait artist Sheldon Peck used his homestead in Babcock's Grove (now Lombard, Illinois) to help Underground Railroad travelers. He was a radical abolitionist, urging the full and immediate termination of slavery, as were many of the area townspeople. Historical Society staff and volunteers worked over several years researching the Underground Railroad, genealogy and property lines near the Homestead, and Sheldon Peck’s art.
Underground Railroad Museum - Ohio Valley is located in Flushing Ohio allows the growth of knowledge through an outstanding collection of over 8,000 items.
Washington Waterfront Underground Railroad Museum (North Carolina) shares the history of enslaved persons traveling along the Underground Railroad in North Carolina.