African American Heritage Memorial Park — Attraction in Alexandria

The bottom levels are very very informative on the history of slavery and black culture. It’s important information, and is really eye-opening to the injustices of slavery. (We did these floors on the same day we did the holocaust… not recommended 😅. Go to the botanic gardens after because you will need some healing after learning about all those atrocities.)

We did the top levels the next day- oh.my. GOSH.

If you listen to lots of rock n’ roll and old jazz and soul like I do, or if you watch sports like I do, this place is a GOLD MINE.

REAL ARTIFACTS. Like you walk in and CHUCK BERRY’S 1972 Cadillac is right there!

The Memorabilia here is CRAZY, including Billie Holiday’s dress, Whitney Houston’s dress, Willie May’s jersey, and so much more. So much history and information to take in.

There’s so much to see. I absolutely loved those exhibits.

I can’t believe I almost forgot… the food is INCREDIBLE. The best fried chicken I’ve ever had,, maybe even the best chicken I’ve ever had in general. There’s a huge selection of great food, I personally loved the fried chicken, sweet potato w/butter, and green beans.

It was so good we ate there both days.

Would highly recommend this place, 5 stars. Take a couple of days to see...

I was riding through Alexandria looking for something interesting to do when I saw a sign for the Alexandria African American Heritage Park. I have never heard of it, so I stopped. So glad I did! It was a quaint, quiet little Park with beautiful sculptures, grassland, Marsh, and a walking path that crosses a bridge over the marsh. It was very peaceful so I spent my afternoon there walking the lands, reading the remaining headstones from what appears to have been an African American cemetery, and admiring...

This one museum had a very significant impact on my view of history. We take so many things for granted, but in this place you get to see how very hard it was for your people to do just basic simple things, like read for free in a public library. The exhibit was beautiful and honest without leaving you in despair. You leave with a renewed desire to make a strong impact with the things we all take for granted. Watch the video, it tells the story...