Amtrak Family Reunions


Know Your History Come aboard Amtrak and take a journey to your past. With over 500 Amtrak destinations, there are plenty of places to go and things to see to explore African-American history. Allow us to suggest a few: New York Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture The largest library of African American and African Caribbean culture and history. Notable collections of Harlem Renaissance artists can be seen at every turn within the center. Chicago A Philip Randolph / Pullman Porter Museum Museum and gallery featuring African American Railroad employee photographic exhibits and artifacts. Los Angeles Western States Black Research Center A must visit for every scholar, this is the largest black historical artifact collection on the west coast, including books, films, and records. Miami Lyric Theater A representation of the apex of African American entertainment and social life and a great place for poetry slams. Old Dillard Museum An informative regional historical museum with exhibits that cover the arrival of people of African decent to the region up to the Civil Rights Movement. Philadelphia African American Museum of Philadelphia Founded 1976 this museum has one the finest collections covering African American life in Philadelphia from 1940s-60s. Baltimore National Juneteenth Museum Offers tours of Underground Railroad sites, Civil Rights tours and presents historical reenactments. Great Blacks in Wax Museum First wax museum of African American history; features more than 100 handcrafted, spectacular historic figures. Memphis Beale Street The historically Black district of Memphis is now home to the largest number of nightclubs and restaurants in the city. Civil Rights Museum Housed in the Lorraine Motel where Dr. Martin Luther king was assassinated, this museum helps visitors better understand the history and lessons of the American Civil Rights Movement. Atlanta Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Non-violent Social Change A National Historic Landmark and the most photographed site in Atlanta. You will be inspired seeing the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King Dual Tomb set amidst a reflecting pool. The complex includes Freedom Hall, which contains over 2 million documents and personal artifacts of the King Family. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birth Home A National Historic Landmark and the home where Martin Luther King, Jr. was born and spent the first 12 years of his life.