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Top 15 places to visit during Black History Month

These top-rated museums, historical sites, and memorials offer a glimpse into the vital role African-Americans have played in U.S. history.

It's difficult to overstate just how much African-Americans have shaped U.S. history, but each February, many Americans honor that legacy by setting the month apart for reflection and commemoration. From the fight for equality for all Americans to sports, music, and the visual and performing arts, the following 15 cultural institutions and sites cover a range of areas of Black achievement. The venues, spread across the country, are each top-rated by experts and worth a visit not only during Black History Month, but year round.

1 National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel

2 The Studio Museum in Harlem

3 Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History

4 Pullman Historic District

5 Museum of African American History

6 Negro Leagues Baseball Museum

7 Old Slave Mart Museum

8 DuSable Museum of African American History

9 American Jazz Museum

10 Frederick Douglass National Historic Site

11 Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site

12 Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial

13 California African American Museum

14 Black American West Museum

15 Reginald F. Lewis Museum

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