Before the Civil War the Ohio border and especially Cincinnati became an escape route for runaway slaves. If they could cross the river from Virginia or Kentucky they might have a chance to get far enough away to elude the trackers. Many people helped – free blacks, former runaways, Quakers and other abolitionists. This excellent museum tells the story from the beginnings of slavery in America through the slavery that continues worldwide today. Give yourself plenty of time to see it all. We had just a couple of hours and didn’t see half of it.
Everything is accessible except for one small section with rocks on the ground that block access to an information panel.
There’s a parking garage plus a lot south of the museum. The lot is below the museum street level but can be accessed by an outdoor elevator. We found some street parking (2 hour limit) just a block west of the museum – very unusual because some of the metered spaces were long enough for RVs. Museum
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