National Underground Railroad Freedom Center — Attraction in Cincinnati

My 11 y/o daughter & I enjoyed lots of things like the tiny house replica with little hiding places, and a couple other interactive exhibits. The slave pen cabin was amazing. You could go inside and see the shackles & chains. Such a moving thing to experience. The actual information is extremely good and absolutely needs to be told and heard by every single American. I hate to give only 3 stars, but here are my reasons.

Parking was terrible and very difficult to find, we were even stopped by another car full of people inside the designated parking area. They wanted to know if we could tell them where to park for this museum & we explained that they were in it now. They had been looking for too long, also. Need to have signage clear and highly visible.

Another issue is the layout. Nothing is clear. Entrances and exits are often next to each other and you have to search & figure out which way to go inside. Then once inside you second guess yourself because areas are unclear & you feel like you might be going backwards. Very confusing which is a distraction to the overall experience. There were several people throughout different exhibits who clearly had the same issues. We go to museums all the time and have never noticed this problem, you should be able to explore easily without a guide. This is an obvious flaw which may not be noticeable to employees, but to people who are new to the experience... it is a problem.

We were able to be there during the Auschwitz exhibit, which was powerful. Again with the lack of obvious flow here. The Human trafficking exhibit was very odd in its layout & content, but at least it raised awareness to the issue by the exposure.

The portion of the Berlin Wall out front was pretty disappointing. It definitely deserved a spot inside with a little more information on its history. We almost missed it all together.

Basically loved the content, but wish they had some information shared in a more exciting way. Tons of school groups go through & you can see several areas get boring because they are expected to read tons of information, and only a couple people can read the same thing at a time so it isn't possible. My daughter LOVES to read so she tried to read everything... just wasn't possible when there are others around. So you end up feeling like you may have missed out on something important.

Also wanted to say the employees are very friendly. They all smile and say hello,...

A visit to the Freedom Center last weekend was a great way to start the month set aside to consider history from a more comprehensive viewpoint. The path prepared for visitors is a journey through history that offers excuses to no one. Empathy and appreciation guide the way as the opportunity to witness the absolute worst and best in humanity unfolds. The United States Constitution, Bill of Rights, and Emancipation Proclamation gave full expression to the movement taking shape that would provide a better way forward in a hostile world driven by greed and ambition. Those who desired justice and mercy over tyranny and oppression were slowly making headway, refusing to be intimidated while steadily challenging the status quo and helping slaves reach freedom in the North.

Cincinnati’s National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is a work of architectural beauty. Monumental exterior stones support an impressive structure utilizing various complementary building materials and, the spiral staircase inside offers expansive views of the museum’s three floors. A slab from the Berlin Wall stands in front of the building, reminding us of what happens when tyrants remain unopposed.

Whether you find your surname on display among the "owners" or not, all people have fallen short of God's glory, and, all are guilty of selfish disobedience (see Rom 3:23). The biblical admonition to love and treat people the way you want to be treated is the crux the Book’s message (see Lev 19:18; Matt 7:12; John 13:34). Ever since Adam and Eve disobeyed in the Garden, human beings have been born enslaved to sin, and separated from our Creator (see Ge 3; Ro 5:12; Eph 2). Lovelessness is a sin, and the wages of sin is death (see Rom 6:23). But there’s hope because Jesus is the friend of sinners (see John 3:16; Matt 11:28-30; Rom 10:9).

Everyone descended from the same two people, so everyone is an ancestor (see Genesis 1, 2). Visitors have the opportunity to grieve humanity's failures and the brutal loss of lives while resolving to oppose ungodliness in ourselves and others. “Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law”...

What an experience of the history of America. We were planning to visit the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). However, since we want just a short weekend trip we decide to visit this museum just a hour and a half away. After spending some time trying to find parking, we finally found a vacant space on the street for $2.75 until 6:00 pm. In the museum information, it says there is a parking garage below the museum, accessible from Race Street. We rode through twice without seeing a garage entrance anywhere. Nevertheless, we spent about 3 hours in the museum with most of that time spent on the third and second floor respectively. There was so much to take in about a time in history that American history books refused to record and still try to suppress today. This museum was impressive in that it covered people of every nation and ethnicity who have ever been enslaved, even those enslaved today, sadly. This was the detailed history that America seemly forgot to included in the history books. And, yes, this does change the way you view those called great presidents and great leaders. It was empowering to know that many of my ancestors would rather to have died than to become a servant or a slave. Many of them were princes and princesses coming from families of great wealth in Africa who were sold as slave in America. Since we had planned our Sunday visit, making lunch reservations, we could spend only hours here. Of course, we could not return on Monday because the museum is closed. But on our next visit, we will spend more time here because there is more to take in than you can absorb in 3 hours. If you go, my only recommendation for visiting is that you pre-plan to park. I suspect those street parking spaces are most likely taken during the working week. My expectations for parking was flawed in that I expected clear direction to a public parking garages around the museum. After the fact, we found the parking garage recommended by the museum a block to the east on...