National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Reviews

Well worth a visit and scary to see slavery still happens today.

Wow! Wow, to know history and see it come to life, will change your life forever!

Beautiful exploration of the past. A harrowing tale, worth seeing!

This was such a great experience. I took my 4 and 3 year old. I was worried they would be so bored! But there were a lot of interactive things for them to do! I definitely want to go again when they're older.

I dont recommend wasting money on their " VR theater" - it's misleading when their talking about a cell phone goggle. Otherwise a nice museum and good staff.

Exhibits were well done, but the topic was distressing. The depravity of mankind is so extreme.

This place is strikingly beautiful. We'll architectures building. We went in and was greeted by a nice looking young man. So much history portrayed in a unique way. Everyone ought to see this museum. There's so much to see. We weren't able to see it all. When we come back, hopefully with our children and grandchildren, we will see more. There is a bookstore with interesting vooks and many other things. Well worth browsing, we found a few items.

Expensive for two small floors of exhibits. Was disappointed with the museum, cost of admission, and then cost for parking.

The modern day slavery exhibit was very eye opening!

Great educational museum took me about 2 hours to check it out. If you are in the area for a game make time to see this before.

Great place to learn about slavery and what America has done to black people. Great staff and good documentarys.

Remarakble. a place that garners an emotional response and stays with you, long after you've left.

This is such an awesome place. Lots of history here. We had a great time on our tour. We enjoyed the movie. All of the artifacts are super cool!! We learned allot on our tour that's not taught in school!!

Learned so much about the underground railroad and the brave folks who escaped slavery and those who assisted them on their way North. A must see in Cincy!

Nice experience, they have a special Exhibit of Nelson Mandela going on. The museum was very educational.

Inspiring, emotional and educational. Everyone needs to experience it.

This is an exceptional museum that not only teaches about the history of slavery, but shows how it is still happening today and what you as an individual can do to help stop it. Of course my granddaughters learn about slavery in America in school, but this really showed them more of the reality of what was done and is still being done to vulnerable people. I highly recommend this museum of you are in Cincinnati.

It's a really nice musuem. Very well done. There is alot to see and do so be prepared to take sometime. They do have guided tours, but my husband and I chose to go through and read, look, watch and learn on our own.

Me (live in Cincinnati)and my family( live in Louisville)went for the 1st time. I will say it's a lot of educational reading, you could easily spend 2 to 3 hours. So much information and artifacts. They also have short films you can watch along the way between 5 to 15 min. I had so many emotions learning about my ancestors. What bothered me was seeing people walk around taking selfies in the slave pen with duck lips . Though this is the insensitive world we live in today. I had an amazing time and will be back this summer parking was about $8 for 2to3hours cant wait to go back

It gave me such a great appreciation for our people and what they went thru.

What a wonderful day we had. The kids loved it so much. They were so eager to learn and had great questions.

Informative museum about the African-American experience nationally and locally. Beautiful building, passionate and knowledgeable staff. I wish there was more about Cincinnati specifically in their permanent exhibits. Since the exhibits and interpretations already go beyond the underground railroad era - eg the Transatlantic Trade during the heyday of the Portuguese Empire - I also wish there were more about Civil Rights Era.

Uniquely designed for adventure and education. Visit the "Implicit Bias" center and talk to the creator Ryan! You won't be sorry, he'll blow your mind!

They had real-time exhibits where you can see the situation for Rosa Parks as if you were there.

This is a very important part of our history. Pictures and exhibits are very informative. It is very disturbing to see what slaves endured!

Amazing history, need everyone to learn from our mistakes and grow from it.

History of slave trade, human trafficking and Underground Railroad all with detailed descriptions. Do not need a guided tour as every exhibit is well described. Educational tour for everyone, especially younger generations to gain an awareness about some of the unpleasant periods in human history.

This place was great everyone should go there there is a lot of history there

I feel that it offers a lot for those who are learning about African American history, especially concerning the Underground Railroad and modern day slavery for the first time. However , it's a tad disappointing for a person that knows "the basics", if you will. I felt moved as always when revisiting the topics discussed, but it was pretty generic. The Rosa Parks VR experience was well done, however not at all worth $15 in my opinion. People are able to get so much more for that money for free or lower cost. It felt like it ended faster than it took for us to get set up with goggles, spiel, etc.

You get to learn but i was there for a long time so HELL NO

A great building & design. Must visit if you have young children for education.

Great experience and the kids were able to interact with some exhibits which allowed them to immerse themselves more in the history around them.

Nice survey of slavery and human bondage in America.

This establisment is outstanding and the first of its kind in this country! I highly recommend visiting here!!

Great (and sad) part of America history. Worth the visit.

This is an amazing museum. Definitely up there with some of the best I've ever been to. A must see if you're visiting Cincinnati.

Very informative and hauntly beautiful to visit. A must see while in Ohio.

Please go visit. So much more than I expected. Very thought provoking, especially the modern slavery exhibit.

Truly informative and inspiring. You need multiple visits to begin to take in all of the history that's there. Will definitely be there again.

Excellent experience to visit the Cincinnati Freedom Center. The history of Slavery past and present are displayed here. The Underground Railroad was a real sad part of history. Must see and learn about the slave trade that affected our country. The historical evidence helps us to learn about the path that led us to today. The African Americans who have overcome this long history of slavery are true survivors. It is inspirational. The present day stories are shockingly common. Interesting Rosa Parks exhibit. Wonderful theater has a short documentary. Wonderful paintings are displayed.

Incredibly moving experience. The exhibits were well done, I'd give 5 stars but a lot of the screens and interactive activities were broken or missing altogether.

This was a very interesting and informative experience. It's a beautiful museum, and I really recommend it, especially if you don't know much about the subject.

Great place. It really hit home with the struggles our ancestors went through. Great tour. My sisters and I enjoyed it. Also learned to appreciate things more now than ever. I will be bringing my kids back.

Lovely experience. Visited for MLK day brunch and program. Well organized and a great look at history and current black leaders and youth in our community

This place is great! The stories and history was fascinated, sad and showed courage and strength in the people who lived during this time period.

Great place to visit to learn about African American history.

I didn't get to look around much because i was working there that day. From what I saw it was really nice. They keep it very clean. Lots of information if you have time to look. And the thing that really caught my eye was a cabin that was built inside the building on the second floor. I was amazed when I saw it. Maybe some day I'll be able to go and actually look at the exibits. Lol

Three friends and I took the day off today to visit the Freedom Center. We already hadtickets in hand and were looking forward to the experience. Unfortunately, when we got to Cincinnati, it was a traffic nightmare. We made our way to the underground parking garage of the Freedom Center only to be told that we were not allowed access because we did not have a pass. This was true for every parking lot from the stadium all the way up to Sixth Street and beyond. After searching for parking for more than two hours, we finally gave up and went home. We were told by the police officer working the gate at the parking garage that it was a mandate of the city that the Reds and Bengals be given priority and that the gates were automatically locked to anyone not possessing a pass. I think it is ridiculous that patrons to the Freedom Center are locked out of Freedom Center parking. It's pathetic. A business should be able to accommodate its patrons without interference from the city. The next time you complain about funding maybe you should remind the city that you could do better if they would actually allow your patrons to visit. I like baseball, but guess what, I like education, too. I'm not displeased with the Freedom Center itself, because obviously I didn't get to see it, but shame on a city that has such stupid policies. .

Wonderful facility to learn about the Underground Railroad and slavery. Good exhibits and multimedia presentations. Good staff

The museum is extremely informative from a historical and present day apect of slavery. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience. A lot of the exhibits require extensive reading of information.

Travel back in time to a time when FREEDOM meant everything. It's a great place to take the family, affordable and is full of not just history but current events not just in the USA but abroad. It's brings the past and present together no matter your race or background.

Great museum, we were there for an after hours party

Amazing building in a neat, and growing area... There is a lot of information to digest here, but the best way I can describe it is someone's artistic brainstorming that has gone without organization. Pricing was reasonable for families. I thought that there would be a more apparent tie to the city, in general, when it came to the Underground Railroad. Although I could make deductions, I really wished to know more. I liked the modern day spin on slavery at the end. I think it is important information for people to understand, but it too was general, and thrown together. Most artifacts throughout the museum were reproductions.

It was A Great Experience and sad How the slaves were treated

Nice place but not holding themselves acountble for reject the black owned for holding events there we must do better

The layout makes it feel repetitive and confusing. I prefer more artifacts and less films in a museum. Overall very educational and provocative.