Today we celebrate the incredible life of Harriet Tubman. She was born into slavery and eventually led herself and many other enslaved people to freedom. She was an abolitionist, an anti-slavery activist, a spy for the Union army during the Civil War, and later on she was active in the women’s suffrage movement. Her unmatched courage and resolve continue to inspire more than 100 years after her death in 1913.

To learn more about her legacy, we recommend checking out the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center and The Tubman Byway. The Byway sounds like a particularly moving way of honoring Harriet Tubman:

The Tubman Byway is a self-guided driving tour that winds for 125 miles through the beautiful landscapes and waterscapes of Maryland’s Eastern Shore, then continues for 98 miles through Delaware before ending in Philadelphia. It is the only place in the world that preserves and interprets the places where Harriet Tubman was born, lived, labored, and where she fled from. Discover the powerful and exciting stories at the byway’s 45 designated sites in Caroline and Dorchester Counties in Maryland and Kent and New Castle Counties in Delaware. Spend a couple of hours or a couple of days exploring.