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Museum of African American History is one of Must See.

1. Museum of African American History

8.5
46 Joy St (Smith Court), Boston, MA
History Museum · Beacon Hill · 13 tips and reviews

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Boston Massacre Monument is one of Must See.

2. Boston Massacre Monument

8.4
State St. (at Congress St.), Boston, MA
Monument · Downtown Boston · 24 tips and reviews

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Robert Gould Shaw Memorial is one of Must See.

3. Robert Gould Shaw Memorial

Beacon St (at Park St), Boston, MA
Memorial Site · Beacon Hill · 6 tips and reviews

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Freedom Trail is one of Must See.

4. Freedom Trail

8.7
The Freedom Trail (btwn Tremont St & Essex St), Boston, MA
Hiking Trail · Downtown Boston · 77 tips and reviews

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Howard Thurman Center is one of Must See.

5. Howard Thurman Center

775 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA
Student Center · Kenmore · 10 tips and reviews

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National Center of Afro-American Artists is one of Must See.

6. National Center of Afro-American Artists

300 Walnut Ave (Crawford St), Boston, MA
Museum · Roxbury · 3 tips and reviews

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Westchester Martin Luther King Jr. Institute for Nonviolence is one of Must See.

7. Westchester Martin Luther King Jr. Institute for Nonviolence

250 Bryant Ave, White Plains, NY
Non-Profit Organization · 1 tip

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Rucker Park Basketball Courts is one of Must See.

8. Rucker Park Basketball Courts

8.3
2930 8th Ave. (at W 155th St.), New York, NY
Basketball Court · Washington Heights · 33 tips and reviews

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9. Martin Luther King Memorial

213-267 Morton Ave (Martin luther king blvd), Albany, NY
Sculpture Garden · 1 tip

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Audubon Ballroom is one of Must See.

10. Audubon Ballroom

3940 Broadway (at W 165th St), New York, NY
Historic and Protected Site · Washington Heights · 3 tips and reviews

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NYPL Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is one of Must See.

11. NYPL Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

9.2
515 Malcolm X Blvd (at W 135th St), New York, NY
Library · Central Harlem · 45 tips and reviews

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Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd is one of Must See.

12. Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd

7 Avenue A, New York, NY
Road · Central Harlem · 3 tips and reviews

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Apollo Theater is one of Must See.

13. Apollo Theater

9.1
253 W 125th St (btwn 7th & 8th Ave), New York, NY
Theater · Central Harlem · 143 tips and reviews

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NYCHA - Marcy Houses is one of Must See.

14. NYCHA - Marcy Houses

648 Park Ave (btwn Nostrand & Marcy Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Housing Development · Bedford-Stuyvesant · 16 tips and reviews

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Blue Note is one of Must See.

15. Blue Note

8.8
131 W 3rd St (btwn MacDougal St & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Jazz and Blues Venue · Greenwich Village · 174 tips and reviews

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Birdland is one of Must See.

16. Birdland

9.1
315 W 44th St, New York, NY
Jazz and Blues Venue · Hell's Kitchen · 92 tips and reviews

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Flushing Meadows Corona Park is one of Must See.

17. Flushing Meadows Corona Park

9.1
Great Lakes Ct (Dwight Eisenhower Promenade), Queens, NY
Park · Flushing Meadows-Corona Park · 89 tips and reviews
Famous Faces Mural is one of Must See.

18. Famous Faces Mural

Throop Ave (btwn Greene and Van Buren), Brooklyn, NY
Public Art · Bedford-Stuyvesant · 2 tips and reviews

BETBET: Street mural featuring Malcolm X, Bob Marley and Stokely Carmichael. Here are more amazing contributions of African-Americans to us all: http://bet.us/BHM

Slave Theater is one of Must See.

19. Slave Theater

1215 Fulton St (Bedford Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Theater · Bedford-Stuyvesant · 1 tip

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Afro-American Historical Society Museum is one of Must See.

20. Afro-American Historical Society Museum

1841 John F Kennedy Blvd (Stevens Ave.), Jersey City, NJ
History Museum · Greenville · 1 tip

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African American Museum is one of Must See.

21. African American Museum

7.9
701 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA
Museum · Center City East · 15 tips and reviews

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The Howard Theatre is one of Must See.

22. The Howard Theatre

8.0
620 T St NW (at 6th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Concert Hall · U-Street · 104 tips and reviews

BETBET: The 1st concert hall in the country that catered exclusively to Black artists & audiences. See great examples of African-Americans' contributions to us all: http://bet.us/BHM

The National Great Blacks in Wax Museum is one of Must See.

23. The National Great Blacks in Wax Museum

7.0
1601-03 E North Ave, Baltimore, MD
History Museum · Oliver · 15 tips and reviews

BETBET: A museum featuring prominent African-American historical figures. See more noteable accomplishments by African Americans over the years: http://bet.us/BHM

Reginald F Lewis Museum is one of Must See.

24. Reginald F Lewis Museum

8.5
830 E Pratt St (at S President St), Baltimore, MD
History Museum · Southeastern Baltimore · 18 tips and reviews

BETBET: This is the LARGEST African American museum on the East Coast & pays a tribute to Maryland’s Black heritage. See great examples of African-Americans' contributions to us all: http://bet.us/BHM

African American Civil War Museum is one of Must See.

25. African American Civil War Museum

7.6
1925 Vermont Ave NW (btwn T St NW and U St NW), Washington, D.C.
History Museum · U-Street · 6 tips and reviews

BETBET: Preserves & tells the stories of the US Colored Troops and African American involvement in the American Civil War. See more noteworthy African-American accomplishments: http://bet.us/BHM

Mary McLeod Bethune House is one of Must See.

26. Mary McLeod Bethune House

7.4
1318 Vermont Ave NW, Washington, D.C.
Historic and Protected Site · Logan Circle - Shaw · 3 tips and reviews

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is one of Must See.

27. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial

9.3
1850 W Basin Drive SW (at Independence Ave SW), Washington, D.C.
Monument · Southwest Washington · 144 tips and reviews

BETBET: King is the FIRST African-American honored with a memorial on or near the National Mall in DC! See great examples of African-Americans' contributions to us all: http://bet.us/BHM