The Frederick Douglass National Historic Site may be accessed via car or public transportation. Directions

All tours start in the Visitor Center.  Visitors who have made reservations must check-in in the Visitor Center in order to pick up their tickets.  Visitors who do not have tickets will not be allowed to join the tour.

Visitors are encouraged to arrive 20-30 minutes before the start of the tour.  Once the tour has begun, no one may enter the house.  Visitors with reservations who arrive more than 5 minutes after their scheduled tour will not be allowed to join the tour.  They may join the next available tour. 

There are approximately 85 steps from the Visitor Center/parking lot to the front porch of the home.