We took a field trip downtown today to the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Museum today to learn about our country’s history & present day.

The general admission cost is $16.50 per adult (or $14.00 for seniors 65+), $11.50 for kids (ages 3-12), or free for children under 3. They also offer membership which was $52 for a family of 2 adults & 10 kids, so we went with that option. They do offer a homeschool discount, and if you plan a field trip with at least 15 students, they offer a field trip discount of $8.00 per student & chaperone. 

There is educational materials available to print HERE for grades 4-12 for self-guided tours in the museum and other learning resources available HERE for grades K-12.

The museum begins on the 3rd floor and you work your way back down to the 1st floor. It is intense and there are a lot of sensitive issues to take in. My family does not believe in censorship & we do not shelter our children about such topics in any way, but I do not recommend taking small children. They could not understand what was going on and wanted to play with the displays, which was either prohibited or way beyond their level. It was difficult for them to pay attention, making it difficult for us to learn.

The 3rd floor was really neat- it took us through the very beginning of slavery to present-day human-trafficking. We didn’t make it through the 2nd floor, which was the Underground Railground, so I would really like to go back myself, as well as with the older children now that we are members, to be able to slow down and actually take in more information & see everything we missed. 

There is no parking directly for the museum, but there are paid parking garages nearby or street parking available if you know how to parallel park. I do not.

There is a gift shop, but no consessions so you’ll need to plan accordingly around meal times. Water is permitted.

Overall, I am very glad that we have this resource available for us to learn about American history. I am looking forward to going back.

Until next time ♡ Mama Morozov