African American Civil War Memorial - Plan Your Visit

The Visitor Center is open from 9am to 5pm Monday through Friday, except for Federal holidays.

The memorial will be open Monday through Sunday 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years Day.

Getting There

Plane

Manhattan is served by major airports - John F Kennedy (JFK), Liberty/Newark (EWR), La Guardia (LGA), Teterboro (TEB), Macarthur/Islip (ISP) and Westchester (HPN).

Car

The African Burial Ground National Monument is located in Lower Manhattan, close to Foley Square and just north of City Hall.

Public Transportation

Ground transportation includes bus routes servicing the Port Authority Bus Terminal at 42nd Street, PATH Trains servicing the World Trade Center Station and additional stations in Manhattan, Metro North servicing Grand Central Terminal at 42nd Street, and New Jersey Transit and Long Island Rail Road trains servicing Pennsylvania Station at 34th Street.