Tour, dinner show Dec. 22 with Tubman Tours
Harriet Tubman Tours is planning a special event on Dec. 22 with a tour and dinner show featuring a Harriet Tubman re-enactor. Tickets cost $50 per person. Call for group and family rates. RSVP no later than Dec. 14. Find out more or contact them directly at tubmantours@gmail.com.
First Day Hikes in Tubman Country Jan. 1
Start 2019 off right with a hike in Tubman Country! Join one of two hikes on January 1 led by rangers at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park and Visitor Center (Site #13 on the Tubman Byway). The visitor center will be open on Jan. 1, too. Registration is [...]
Looking for extras for Tubman Visitor Center film
The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park & Visitor Center is working on a short film to serve as an introduction to Tubman's life. The producers are looking for looking for background actors for filming in late October; no acting experience needed. If you're interested, click on the headline above to see the flier with details.
Media Coverage
“For travelers, there is no better way to experience Tubman’s history than along the 125-mile Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway. Spanning three states and more than 30 sites, the self-guided driving route immerses people in the places where Tubman worked, lived, and later found freedom.”
– National Geographic
- The Dirt, The Landscapes of Harriet Tubman, Oct. 18, 2022
- Annette Laing Non-Boring History, On a Mission From God, Sept. 21, 2022
- Chesapeake Bay magazine, Visitors Flock To Cambridge To See Tubman Immortalized With 13-Foot Sculpture, Sept. 12, 2022
- Chesapeake Bay Magazine, Through Her Eyes, Sept. 8, 2022
- WMAR-TV, Maryland Community to Honor Harriet Tubman with 13-foot Sculpture, Sept. 2, 2022
- Miami Herald, We Walk with Harriet: A Modern-Day Retracing of Harriet Tubman’s Footsteps, July 26, 2022
- New York Times, Finding Traces of Harriet Tubman on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, June 2022
- Perceptive Travel, Following Harriet Tubman on the Maryland Eastern Shore, June 16, 2022
- Frommer’s, How to Take a Road Trip through Harriet Tubman’s Maryland, June 16, 2022
- AAA World magazine, Freedom’s Beacon: Exploring the Life of Harriet Tubman, May 2, 2022
- U.S. News & World Report, Maryland Celebrates Harriet Tubman’s Place in State History, April 29, 2022
- NBC News Washington, Exploring the Harriet Tubman Museum, March 24, 2022
- Cuisine Noir, Following Harriet’s Footsteps to Freedom: Maryland’s Tubman Bicentennial, March 15, 2022
- BET, Women’s History Month: The Harriet Tubman Byway Offers A Broader View of Underground Railroad History, March 17, 2022
- National Geographic, Secrets of Harriet Tubman’s Life are Being Revealed 100 Years Later, March 10, 2022
- Smithsonian magazine, Harriet Tubman Is Famous for Being an Abolitionist and Political Activist, but She Was Also a Naturalist, March 10, 2022
- Frommer’s, How to Take a Road Trip Through Harriet Tubman’s Maryland, March 2022
- Toronto Sun, Celebrating Harriet Tubman, iconic figure of the Underground Railroad, March 5, 2022
- The Globe & Mail, A Road Trip Turns History Lesson on Maryland’s Harriet Tubman Byway, March 2, 2022
- National Park Service, Determining Harriet Tubman’s Birth Year, March 2022
- Baltimore Magazine, Cambridge Museum Carries on Legacy of Harriet Tubman, March 2022
- Travel Awaits, Celebrating Harriet Tubman On Her 200th Birthday: Lesser Known Facts, Plus The Best Sites To Visit, February 2022
- Baltimore Sun, A Legacy of Hope: Celebrating Harriet Tubman’s 200th Birthday in Maryland and Beyond, Feb. 10, 2022
- Lonely Planet, Celebrate Harriet Tubman’s 200th birthday at these 5 sites, February 1, 2022
- Arlington Magazine, Retrace History along the Harriet Tubman Byway, Jan. 28, 2022
- Ms. Magazine, Tubman 200: Series of 17 essays and interactive website about Harriet Tubman, January-March 2022