Slave Haven sign.

Slave Haven: Underground Railroad Museum

This 1849 white clapboard house served as a station along the Underground Railroad. The building opened as a museum in 1997 and has been filled with 19th-century furnishings, but its main feature are its trap doors, cellar, and hidden passages that offered refuge to enslaved people on their way to freedom in the north.

A fire in 2024 temporarily closed the museum. It still has a memorable sign on its front lawn.

Slave Haven: Underground Railroad Museum

Address:: 826 N. 2nd St., Memphis, TN
Directions:: On the east side of N. 2nd St., just south of its intersection with Bickford Ave.
Phone:: 901-527-3427
Admission:: Donations welcome.

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