AARP Hearing Center
Black History Month is the perfect time to learn about and become inspired by the Black experience in the United States. There are plenty of options, from the Civil Rights Trail, with hundreds of destinations across 15 states and the District of Columbia, to the newest museum openings. Here are eight Black History Month destinations to add to your travel list.
![member card Image Alt Attribute](https://cdn.aarp.net/content/dam/experience-fragments/uxdia-folder-structure/en/features/membership/inline-membership-promo/default/master5/_jcr_content/root/responsivegrid/container_copy/container/articleimage.coreimg.75.1140.png/content/dam/uxdia/membership-card-d-and-t.png)
LIMITED TIME OFFER: Labor Day Sale!
Join AARP for just $9 per year with a 5-year membership and get a FREE Gift!
![An exhibit at the International African American Museum in Charleston, South Carolina An exhibit at the International African American Museum in Charleston, South Carolina](https://cdn.aarp.net/content/dam/aarpe/en/home/travel/vacation-ideas/history-culture/info-2023/destinations-to-celebrate-black-history-month/_jcr_content/root/container_main/container_body_main/container_travel_main_body/container_travel_body/container_body1/container_body_cf/body_one_cf_one/par1/articlecontentfragme/cfimage.coreimg.50.932.jpeg/content/dam/aarp/travel/museums/2024/01/1140-international-african-american-museum.jpg)
Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston’s International African American Museum tells the story of Africans’ forced migration into South Carolina, and the entire United States. The museum ($22 for adults; $14 for those 62 and older and military with ID) sits on a former port where an estimated 40 percent of enslaved Africans first set foot in the U.S. There’s a reflecting garden and infinity fountain on the edge of the original wharf. The museum is home to the Center for Family History, a department offering weekly genealogy classes to help families learn to trace their lineages. Top off your visit by going to the Charleston City Market where you can pick up a traditional Gullah sweetgrass basket and a meal at Hannibal’s Soul Kitchen on Blake Street.
![an exhibit in the national museum of african american music in nashville tennessee an exhibit in the national museum of african american music in nashville tennessee](https://cdn.aarp.net/content/dam/aarpe/en/home/travel/vacation-ideas/history-culture/info-2023/destinations-to-celebrate-black-history-month/_jcr_content/root/container_main/container_body_main/container_travel_main_body/container_travel_body/container_body1/container_body_cf/body_one_cf_one/par3/articlecontentfragme/cfimage.coreimg.50.932.jpeg/content/dam/aarp/travel/destinations/2023/02/1140-national-museum-of-african-american-music-nashville-tennessee.jpg)
Nashville, Tennessee
Dozens of music genres and styles have been created or influenced by African Americans. At the National Museum of African American Music in downtown Nashville, visitors can appreciate America’s sound and the people who shaped it. The interactive museum ($26.95 for adults; $24.95 for those 65 and older and military) opened in 2021 and gives visitors a curated playlist to take home. About 2 miles away is Fisk University, a historically Black college that’s listed on the National Register of Historic Places and counts W.E.B. Du Bois, Nikki Giovanni and John Lewis among its graduates. Finally, get the original taste of Nashville with a stop at Prince’s Hot Chicken.