National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

Explore the history of the Underground Railroad on the Cincinnati riverfront, including a preserved 1830 slave pen.

50 E Freedom Way · Cincinnati, OH

About National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

The Freedom Center opened in 2004 on the downtown Cincinnati riverfront to tell the story of the Underground Railroad and the fight to end slavery. The Slave Pen exhibit is a 21 by 30 foot log structure built in 1830 in Mason County, Kentucky, where enslaved people were held before being shipped to auction. Other permanent exhibits include ESCAPE! Freedom Seekers and the Underground Railroad, From Slavery to Freedom, and Invisible: Slavery Today. The museum suggests planning three to four hours.

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