Last updated: July 16, 2026
Join us for house tours, a flag program, Read with a Ranger, complete the site Junior Ranger Book, earn your certificate & badge!
The only way to get inside Frederick Douglass's home is to be on a guided tour. Rangers lead tours at scheduled times.
This is a competition for students to test their public speaking skills and for them to become great orators like Frederick Douglass.
Tour the inside of Frederick Douglass's house from wherever you are. Virtually walk the halls and see closeups of historic objects.
Visiting Cedar Hill is a powerful experience. Before or after your tour of the home, take a tour of the surrounding grounds with a ranger.
Become a Frederick Douglass National Historic Site Junior Ranger! Explore, complete a booklet, and earn badges and certificates.
As a young woman, Anna Murray helped Frederick Bailey escape from slavery. They adopted the name "Douglass" after marrying.
After Frederick Douglass passed away, his second wife Helen preserved Cedar Hill as a historic house museum.