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Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway is an All-American Road in Maryland. Within Maryland it covers roughly 110 miles. The map below shows its route. Use “Plan a drive” to open it in the Road Sorties route planner — already routing along Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway with scenic roads turned on, ready to add your own stops.

This byway crosses the Eastern Shore marshes of Dorchester County, the landscape where Harriet Tubman was born into slavery and which she crossed leading others to freedom on the Underground Railroad. It links the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park and visitor center with the tidal wetlands of Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, alive with eagles and herons. Quiet back roads trace a powerful chapter of American history.

Designated for its historic and cultural qualities

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Places to stop along Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway

  1. Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center

    A state and national park visitor center near Tubman's birthplace, with exhibits on her life and the landscape she escaped through.

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  2. Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge

    Vast tidal marshes where Tubman lived and worked as a young woman, now known for bald eagles and wintering waterfowl.

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  3. Stanley Institute

    A one-room schoolhouse run by Cambridge's Black community from the 1860s, one of the oldest of its kind in Maryland, now a museum.

  4. Museum of Rural Life

    A Denton museum on rural Caroline County life across three centuries, with relocated historic dwellings including a log cabin.

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Where to Stay along Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway

1 campground or RV park sits within about 5 miles of Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway.

Denton, MDCamp ToddBook a site →Hotels & motelsNear Denton, MDSearch stays →Renting an RV?Near Denton, MDSee RV rentals →Harvest Hosts20% offPark free overnight at farms and wineriesSee membership →

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What is an All-American Road?

All-American Roads are the top tier of America's National Scenic Byways. To earn the title a road has to be a destination in its own right — offering features so exceptional, across several intrinsic qualities (scenic, natural, historic, cultural, archaeological or recreational), that they can't be found anywhere else.

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