Experience Africatown
Visit Africatown Cultural Center
Visiting Africatown is a powerful journey into one of America’s most extraordinary historic communities—a place built by survivors of the last known slave ship, the Clotilda, who used their African knowledge, skills, and unity to form a thriving, self-governed town after emancipation. Today, Africatown welcomes visitors from around the world to explore its rich cultural heritage, resilient legacy, and living history preserved across more than 23 significant sites.
Sites to Visit
- Clotilda Landing
- Africatown Historic Cemetery
- Bust of Cudjoe Lewis
- Former Slave Quarters
- Mural of the Clotilda
- Africatown Heritage House
- MCTS Alumni "Den" Museum
- Lewis Quarters & Lewis Landing Historic Slavery-era Fireplace & More
Africatown Walking Tour
Self Guided Tour
Explore Africatown at your own pace with the Africatown Walking Tour Brochure. This downloadable guide leads you through the community’s most significant historic sites, offering easy-to-follow maps, landmark descriptions, and meaningful stories that bring Africatown’s legacy to life.
Perfect for self-guided tours, the brochure highlights key locations connected to the Clotilda survivors, the community they built, and the heritage preserved today. Whether you're a first-time visitor, a history enthusiast, or a local rediscovering Africatown, this brochure helps you experience the area with depth, context, and respect.
Download your copy and start your walk through one of America’s most important cultural landmarks.
Experience Africatown
Lewis Landing the last slave settlement
Lewis Landing the last slavery settlement
One of the last Turn Bridges in the nation
The Clotilda Mural
The Africatown Community Gardens
Mobile County Training School, the oldest middle school in the state of Alabama
Africatown Freedom Bell
The Mobile County Training School Alumni
The Clotilda Landing
Hog Bayou Hunting Grounds, where the Clotilda Descendants Hunted and Fished
The Former Happy Hills Projects
Africatown Hall and Food Bank
The Africatown Heritage House: The Clotilda The Exhibition
The Africatown Welcome Center Coming May 2026
Cudjoe "Kazoola" Lewis Bust
Union Baptist Church
Union Baptist Church
Union Baptist Church
Old Plateau Cemetery Africatown Graveyard
Old Plateau Cemetery Africatown Graveyard
Mural of the Clotilda
Africatown Tourism Guide
Discover the rich history, culture, and resilience of Africatown with the official Africatown Tourism Guide. This downloadable resource provides visitors with an in-depth look at significant landmarks, heritage sites, local stories, and must-see attractions that honor the legacy of the Clotilda survivors and their descendants. Whether you're planning your first visit or returning to explore more, the guide offers maps, historic insights, community highlights, and helpful tips to make your experience meaningful and memorable.
Download your copy today and begin your journey through one of America’s most powerful and inspiring historic communities.