‘Tubman Travels’ writer shares stories April 27
The author of Tubman Travels: 32 Underground Railroad Journeys on Delmarva will share a number of the true-life Underground Railroad stories recounted in his book and discuss the life lessons and key discoveries he made while working on it during a presentation on Friday, April 27. The book includes stories not [...]
Tubman Travel Package offers savings
Travelers along the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, a self-guided and scenic driving tour on Maryland's Eastern Shore, can now find special savings through the Tubman Travel Package. The package offers exclusive savings on two nights of lodging with five different accommodations to choose from, as well as $100 worth of [...]
Tubman Visitor Center – 1st Anniversary Weekend March 10-11, 2018
Since opening in March 2017, the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center has welcomed nearly 100,000 visitors from all 50 states and over 60 countries. Join in the celebration featuring interesting talks and family-friendly activities during their one-year anniversary weekend on March 10-11, 2018. March 10 is also considered Harriet [...]
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