Freedom Crossing

Directions to the NACC

The NACC the large neo-classic building on the corner of Pine and Portage in the center of Niagara Falls NY and just minutes from the Falls. The address is 1201 Pine Avenue and can be reached easily from the New York State Thruway.

Parking & Wheelchair Accessibility

There is free parking available adjacent to the NACC. The center is handicapped accessible.

Hidden History Tours

Led by specially-trained docents, the Niagara Arts and Cultural Center (NACC) offers exciting group tours of Freedom Crossing: The Underground Railroad of Greater Niagara. Scheduled guided tours are $5 per person.

BUS TOURS : 7 Days a Week

The NACC can accommodate large groups! Wheelchair and  Handicap Accessible. Box Lunches Available ($10.95/person with advance notice. * See Menu)

Interactive Tours include guides with an in depth understanding of the unique story of the Western New York Underground Railroad.  You may add special programing in art, music or poetry to your tour for an additional fee.

Schedule a Tour

For more information or to schedule a guided tour, contact us online at Tours@thenacc.org or call 716.282-7530.

Interested in Becoming a Cultural Center Docent?

To learn more about our docent program and volunteer opportunities, please contact the NACC’s Marketing Director:  Kelly Lang Buckley at 716.282.7530 x 5.

School Tours

Led by specially-trained docents, the Niagara Arts and Cultural Center (NACC) offers exciting school tours of The Underground Railroad of Greater Niagara. Tours include hands-on activities such as

ART: Creating artwork in response to questions of freedom,
MUSIC: Understanding the role of music in the UGRR
WRITING: Exploring the importance of oral history and written narrative in the UGRR.

Teachers may request a menu of activities to choose from. Guided tours are $5/student plus materials.

School Tour Hours:*
Monday – Friday
Between the hours of 9:30 am and 3:30 pm

*Tours must be scheduled at least two weeks in advance.

For more information, or to schedule a guided tour for your school, contact us online at Tours@thenacc.org or call the Niagara Arts and Cultural Center (NACC) at 716.282-7530.

 

“Slaveholders hide themselves behind the church. A more praying, preaching, psalm-singing people cannot be found than the slaveholders at the south…”

– William Wells Brown, Narrative of William W. Brown, A Fugitive Slave, 1847