Please be advised that due to staffing changes and the ongoing hiring freeze, there is a pause on research requests and donation considerations at all parks in the Manhattan Sites Unit until further notice. Please check this website and social media for updates.

Temporary Pause on Research and Donation Requests

The African Burial Ground is the oldest and largest known excavated burial ground in North America for both free and enslaved Africans. It serves to protect and honor the historic role that slavery played in shaping New York's development.

African Burial Ground Memorial

Entrance to visitor center with four banners above doorway.

Visitor Center Entrance

Outdoor memorial entrance with closed gate.

Outdoor Memorial Entrance

Memorial's circle of diaspora.

Exhibits within visitor center.

African Burial Ground

New Year's Day

Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Washington's Birthday

Memorial Day

Juneteenth National Independence Day

Independence Day

Labor Day

Veteran's Day

Thanksgiving Day

Christmas Day

INDOOR VISITOR CENTER AND MUSEUM

New Year's Day Closure

Outdoor Memorial Summer Hours

Columbus Day

Thanksgiving Holiday Closure

Christmas Holiday Closure

OUTDOOR MEMORIAL

African Burial Ground

Overview

Hours

Fees & Passes

Map

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