Amherstburg Freedom Museum — Attraction in Amherstburg

Organized a group of friends and family to go to Amherstburg to visit some of the museums and historical sites with this being one of our planned stops. We all showed up during the hours posted online as well as on the sign posted in the window and the doors were locked and only one vehicle in the lot. Bit disappointing to show up during open hours for it to be closed. We showed up around 3:30pm on Sunday May 20th, 2018. There was a closed sign posted in the door and doors were locked. We checked and double checked hours before coming and also rechecked the hours online from the parking lot when the doors...

It’s ridiculously overpriced for what it has to show. Kids under 12 should be free. They don’t have the patience to read information plaques and there are very few artefacts to see. We paid almost 28$ for the family of four, total rip off. I am a huge fan of museums and while I did learn something, overall it was a very disappointing experience because the website makes you think the museum is much more interesting than it actually is. After visiting the Museum of African American History in Detroit it is difficult to give this museum more...

Fascinating and inspiring museum, church building, and exhibits. The stories of escaped slaves between 1833 when Britain abolished slavery in its colonies and 1865 when slavery ended in America after the Civil War are detailed. What is almost as amazing is the community these "freedom seekers" built in Amherstburgh and the significant part it played in the underground railroad. And yet this history was almost forgotten and only recently revived and recognized in the 1980s to 1990s. I wish as a Canadian I had known about this when I...