Underground Railroad Museum at Belmont Mansion in Philadelphia, PA.

Learn About American History From The House That Lived It

Experience 18th and 19th century history through the events and lives of people associated with Belmont Mansion in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, PA. Our house museum is dedicated to colonial history and the 19th century network of people and places known as the "underground railroad."

Built in the early eighteenth century, the Mansion is one of the finest examples of Palladian architecture in the United States. The Belmont Mansion property became part of Fairmount Park in 1869, and is now an underground railroad museum open to the public for tours.

News And Events

Press Release:

Belmont Mansion Awarded Major Preservation Resource

Events For Winter and Spring 2008:

February 2008: Black History Month
March 2008: Women's History Month
April and May 2008: Underground Railroad Legacy Series

Newsletters

Winter 2008 Newsletter

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Front of Belmont Mansion, an historic house with three floors, large windows and pale yellow stucco exterior walls.
Front exterior of Belmont Mansion.

Want to take a tour? We welcome tourists, history buffs, teachers, students and groups of all sizes.