Places to Visit

1. Goffe Street Special School for Colored Children

106 Goffe St, New Haven, CT
Monumento · Dixwell · 1 tip

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Second Baptist Church of Detroit is one of Places to Visit.

2. Second Baptist Church of Detroit

441 Monroe Streer, Detroit, MI
Iglesia · Greektown · 1 tip

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Melrose Plantation is one of Places to Visit.

3. Melrose Plantation

8.1
3533 Louisiana 119, Melrose, LA
Museo histórico · 3 tips y reseñas

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National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is one of Places to Visit.

4. National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

8.7
50 E Freedom Way (at Rosa Parks St), Cincinnati, OH
Museo histórico · Central Business District · 36 tips y reseñas

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Hewn-Timber Slave Cabins is one of Places to Visit.

5. Hewn-Timber Slave Cabins

Wallace Woods Road, Florence, SC
Museo histórico · 2 tips y reseñas

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DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center is one of Places to Visit.

6. DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center

9.2
740 E 56th Pl (S Cottage Grove Ave), Chicago, IL
Museo histórico · Washington Park · 32 tips y reseñas

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The Kansas African American Museum is one of Places to Visit.

7. The Kansas African American Museum

601 N Water St (at Elm St), Wichita, KS
Museo histórico · Downtown Wichita · 3 tips y reseñas

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River Road African American Museum and Gallery is one of Places to Visit.

8. River Road African American Museum and Gallery

406 Charles St, Donaldsonville, LA
Museo · 1 tip

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The George & Leah McKenna Museum of African American Art is one of Places to Visit.

9. The George & Leah McKenna Museum of African American Art

2003 Carondelet St, Nueva Orleans, LA
Museo histórico · Central City - Garden · 4 tips y reseñas

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African American Museum of Art, Culture & History is one of Places to Visit.

10. African American Museum of Art, Culture & History

1418 Governor Nicholls St (N. Villere), Nueva Orleans, LA
Museo de arte · Treme - Lafitte · 5 tips y reseñas

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National Civil Rights Museum is one of Places to Visit.

11. National Civil Rights Museum

9.3
450 Mulberry St (at E Butler Av), Menfis, TN
Museo · Downtown Memphis · 89 tips y reseñas

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Buffalo Soldier Museum is one of Places to Visit.

12. Buffalo Soldier Museum

1834 Southmore Blvd, Houston, TX
Museo histórico · 4 tips y reseñas

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Kentucky Center For African American Heritage is one of Places to Visit.

13. Kentucky Center For African American Heritage

8.1
1701 W. Muhammad Ali Npcs, Louisville, KY
Museo histórico · Central Louisville · 4 tips y reseñas

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Louis Armstrong Park is one of Places to Visit.

14. Louis Armstrong Park

8.4
North Rampart Street, Nueva Orleans, LA
Parque · Treme - Lafitte · 56 tips y reseñas

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Sweet Lorraine's Jazz Club is one of Places to Visit.

15. Sweet Lorraine's Jazz Club

7.1
1931 Saint Claude Ave, Nueva Orleans, LA
Lugar de jazz y blues · Seventh Ward · 6 tips y reseñas

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Baker's Keyboard Lounge is one of Places to Visit.

16. Baker's Keyboard Lounge

8.4
20510 Livernois Ave (at 8 Mile Rd.), Detroit, MI
Lugar de jazz y blues · Palmer Park · 40 tips y reseñas

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Preservation Hall is one of Places to Visit.

17. Preservation Hall

8.9
726 Saint Peter St (btwn Bourbon & Royal), Nueva Orleans, LA
Lugar de jazz y blues · French Quarter · 157 tips y reseñas

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Black Wall Street is one of Places to Visit.

18. Black Wall Street

Parrish St (at N Magnum St), Durham, NC
Sitio histórico y protegido · 1 tip

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Rosa Parks Circle is one of Places to Visit.

19. Rosa Parks Circle

8.6
101 Monroe Center St NW (at Monroe Ave), Grand Rapids, MI
Parque · Heartside-Downtown Grand Rapids · 24 tips y reseñas

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