4068 Golden Hill Road
Church Creek, MD 21622
⚠︎ Be prepared for mosquitoes
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
An executive order in March 2013 established Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument and marked the landscape of Dorchester County, Maryland for its historical significance to Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad. At the creation of Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park a year later, the National Park Service identified land in Dorchester, Talbot, and Caroline Counties for potential future acquisition. The Conservation Fund donated the only land currently owned by the National Park Service—480 acres at the Jacob Jackson site, the home of a free African American who delivered a message for Tubman that she was returning to guide her brothers to freedom. The National Park Service also administers a sister park in Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, New York, where Harriet Tubman lived in her later years. Passport to your National Parks stamps are available at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center.
The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center was developed by the National Park Service and the Maryland Park Service and opened in 2017. Its 10,000 square feet of exhibit place include interpretive exhibits, hands-on learning, and a movie theater, as well as 17 acres with a short nature trail and an outdoor pavilion. It is located about 20 minutes from the heart of Cambridge, Maryland, near Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge. The Visitor Center is open Tuesday through Sunday, 10am-4pm. There is no admission fee, but donations are welcome.
10am - 4pm Tuesday through Sunday
The Harriet Tubman Museum and Educational Center was started by local community members in the 1990s as part of a grassroots effort to preserve and promote Harriet Tubman’s legacy. It includes information about Harriet Tubman’s life. You can visit this small museum at 424 Race Street in downtown Cambridge, Maryland. Hours are Thursday and Friday, 12 to 3pm and Saturday, 12-4pm. There is no admission fee, but donations are welcome.