The National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, Harriet Tubman National Historical Park, and Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historic Site are proud to invite you to Travel with Tubman. This virtual trip planning tool, hosted by the new National Park Service App, highlights 13 places important to Harriet Tubman’s life and legacy.
After liberating herself, Tubman returned to Maryland 13 times to rescue friends and family from slavery. In her lifetime she travelled up and down the east coast of the United States, during which she raised money to assist freedom seekers, served as a nurse and scout during the American Civil War, fought for universal suffrage – the list goes on and on. Travel with Tubman invites you to explore places across the country that highlight Harriet Tubman’s importance in American history.
Travel with Tubman is unique. Rather than focusing on ways to plan your visit inside one national park, the tour outlines locations connected to the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program, National Parks, and their partners across the east coast of the United States.
For the best user experience, users should download the National Park Service App. After downloading, search for one of the following parks to navigate to the tour:
- Boston African American National Historical Park
- Harriet Tubman National Historical Park
- Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
HARRIET TUBMAN UNDERGROUND RAILROAD NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center
Harriet Tubman’s developmental years were spent along the Eastern Shore and her first acts of resistance occurred in Church Creek, Maryland. The Harriet Tubman Visitor Center is set against Church Creek’s coastal and marshy environment with two second story, front gable buildings that house a permanent exhibit that describes Tubman’s legacy and other exhibits that focus on Underground Railroad experiences from a regional perspective.
