Frederick Douglass Visit Guide

Frederick Douglass National Historic Site

Best primary window for Frederick Douglass: May, with April and June as strong shoulder months.

Frederick Douglass spent his life fighting for justice and equality. Born into slavery in 1818, he escaped as a young man and became a leading voice in the abolitionist movement. People everywhere still find inspiration today in his tireless struggle, brilliant words, and inclusive vision of humanity. Douglass's legacy is preserved here at Cedar Hill, where he lived his last 17 years.

This page identifies Frederick Douglass National Historic Site from the checked-in NPS snapshot and the dated source cards on the page.

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materializedData snapshot: October 27, 20264 source cards

Answer-first planning signal

Best current use

Frederick Douglass National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot.

Current signal

Frederick Douglass National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in DC in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. Official NPS page: https://www.nps.gov/frdo/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Visitor takeaway

Hours, access, and visitor guidance for Frederick Douglass National Historic Site are on the official NPS page at https://www.nps.gov/frdo/index.htm.

What it sounds like

Frederick Douglass audio on this page is a labeled modeled cue, not a field recording.

Summary at a glance

Frederick Douglass National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. 4 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Designation

National Historic Site

Data snapshot

October 27, 2026

4 source cards

Official NPS

FRDO

Region

coastal atlantic

Core Experiences

african-american-heritageenslavementincarcerationreconstructionsocial-movementsGuided ToursSelf-Guided Tours - WalkingJunior Ranger ProgramPark FilmMuseum Exhibits

Month-by-month

Frederick Douglass National Historic Site is a National Historic Site. Hours, access, and visitor guidance are on the official NPS page at https://www.nps.gov/frdo/index.htm.

Official page

The NPS page for Frederick Douglass National Historic Site: https://www.nps.gov/frdo/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Source cards

4 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Designation

Frederick Douglass National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in DC.

Getting there

Official access details for Frederick Douglass are on the NPS page.

The site can be reached by car, public transportation, or on foot. See the directions page of the website for more detailed information. There is parking on site.

SERPRadio Origin Research

Place instrument

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Season and now

Twelve-month planning is modeled from the published seasonal profile. The current hand stays unavailable until sourced alerts, hours, events, roads, and weather are fresh.

Current hand: Not available

Three listening lanes

Official NPS audio: Not provided for this snapshot.

Synthetic browser audio, never a field recording or live observation.

Jamcorder: Shared station.

Text equivalent for the seasonal place clock
Month	Visitability	Crowd pressure
January	49	24
February	53	24
March	60	28
April	63	42
May	64	58
June	62	76
July	59	92
August	60	90
September	61	74
October	61	56
November	58	34
December	52	28

The cue is a browser-generated composition, not a field recording. How NPS Sounds modeled audio works.

Methodology

This page uses the checked-in NPS identity snapshot for Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, the 4 source cards below, and the figures listed above. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026. Read the NPS Sounds methodology and about NPS Sounds for how pages are assembled.

Data snapshot: October 27, 2026
Source cards: 4

Data Behind This Reading

Source provenance

NPS identity

high

Frederick Douglass National Historic Site is identified as National Historic Site with NPS code frdo.

Available · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Official operations

limited

Official alerts should be verified on the NPS page. This site uses a checked-in snapshot, not a live operations feed.

From the data snapshot · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Weather and seasonality

limited

Frederick Douglass National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in the NPS snapshot. Official NPS page: https://www.nps.gov/frdo/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Modeled · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

How this page is assembled

limited

place page source cards come from the data snapshot October 27, 2026.

Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Where Frederick Douglass National Historic Site fits

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