VISITING INFORMATION
501-551 Broad Street
Newark, NJ 07102
- Newark Penn Station (15 minute walk)
- Broad Street Station (8 minute walk)
- Several bus routes stop at the park – visit njtransit.com for details
Getting to Harriet Tubman Square
Newark Penn Station
- If you’re traveling along New Jersey Transit’s Northeast Corridor, North Jersey Coast Line, or Raritan Valley Line, or if you’re traveling on the PATH train, exit the train at the Newark Penn Station stop.
Broad Street Station
- If you’re traveling along New Jersey Transit’s Montclair-Boonton or Morris and Essex line, exit the train at the Broad Street Station stop.
- Walk downstairs to the ground level and locate Broad Street. (You may notice two main streets traveling alongside each other; the bigger one is Broad Street.)
- Start walking South on Broad Street crossing Lackawanna Avenue first and Orange Street second. (Along this path you’ll notice trolley tracks running parallel to the sidewalk.
- Keep walking South on Broad Street until you reach the park.
- Total walking time is 5 to 8 minutes.
Light Rail at Newark Penn Station
- Follow the signs to the Newark City Subway, also known as the Newark Light Rail, the entrance of which is next to McDonalds.
- If you don’t already have a ticket (or monthly pass), purchase a ticket from one of the blue and orange kiosks in the corridor. The station stop you’ll be riding to is Atlantic Street Station. You must validate this ticket prior to boarding the train using one of the timestamp machines further down the corridor.
- When you approach the platform entrances, walk down the stairs to Platform 2 (trains traveling to Broad Street Station).
- Board the next train on Platform 2 and exit the train at Atlantic Street Station.
- Turn left out of the train and walk to Bridge Street.
- Turn left onto Bridge Street, heading West towards Broad Street.
- Cross over Broad Street and you will the park in front of you.
Staying Safe
We want to make sure that all our visitors enjoy our park, exhibits and programming safely. Please take care of yourself and others by keeping a safe distance from others during your visit.
Weather-Related Safety
Keep our tips in mind when visiting parks on unusually hot or cold days, or during extreme weather events.
In the winter, icy conditions can make parks dangerous. Walk carefully on snowy paths, never set foot on frozen water, and make sure that children are never unattended near ice.
During storms, trees and limbs may become weakened and can fall. Exercise caution under and around trees.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What are your opening hours?
- Harriet Tubman Square is a city park that is open all year round. Visit our Events page for updates on programming and special events.
- How long does it take to look around?
- The Harriet Tubman Monument is a self-guided exhibit. You can take as long or as little time you desire to experience the monument.
- Are there printed or audio guides?
- The monument itself will have QR codes available for both listening experiences with audio content about the Harriet Tubman monument, as well as key locations related to the history of slavery and the abolitionist movement, around downtown Newark. This will include a narrator and interviews with the artists, historians, and other key members of the community.
- Do you give talks?
- The monument will be a community space, facilitating walking audio information sessions both alone or as part of a school, library or museum group. The space is also designed to accommodate and provide a backdrop to performances of many kinds; poetry readings, dance performances and martial arts exhibitions. It also opens itself up to the larger space of the park promoting Newark residents’ casual engagement as they walk through and just sit in the park or coordinate protests as part of their civic engagement.
- Is there a shop or cafe?
- While Harriet Tubman Square does not have a dedicated shop or cafe, there are a variety of coffee shops and cafe's in the area.
- How accessible is the park?
- Harriet Tubman Square has wheelchair accessible walkways that ensure a full experience of the Monument.
- Is the Monument suitable for families?
- Free and open to all, the Monument provides viewers of the exhibition the opportunity to expand their learning with supplemental information from the Newark Public Library's collection.
Public and school tours will be organized with the Newark Museum (virtual and onsite) and conducted by Museum docents and ambassadors, as well as educator workshops, focusing on themes such as slavery, the abolitionist movement, and the Underground Railroad. These experiences will focus on objects from the Museum collection, the Harriet Tubman Monument and other relevant locations in downtown Newark. For school tours we will also develop a teacher guide to offer classroom reflection and activity suggestions. The tours and workshops will be offered starting from the fall of 2022 and will aim to reach at least 1000 children, educators, and adults in the first school year (by June of 2023).