Massachusetts is a treasure for adults and kids interested is seeing the history of Puritan, Colonial, and Revolutionary times during a New England vacation. Historic homes and historic sites dating to the 17th and 18th century in Massachusetts cover a huge range, from Boston, MA's Freedom Trail and Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, MA to the Minute Man National Park at Lincoln, MA, in the Merrimack Valley region where the Revolutionary War began. History fans can see reenactments of Revolutionary War battles and visit 19th-century towns like Old Sturbridge Village. The possibilities for a history-themed vacation trip are endless.
1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, off Route 20 Sturbridge, MA, 01566 Phone: 508-347-3362 Toll-Free: 800-733-1830
Living museum sends visitors back in time to life in a 19th-century New England village
City of Quincy Welcome Center - 1259 Hancock Street Quincy, MA, 02169 Phone: 617-471-1700
Quincy offers a variety of ways to learn about, and celebrate, the nation’s history
Concord, MA is rich with history and literary legacy
225 Derby Street Salem, MA, 01970 Phone: 978-774-0991
Homes on the waterfront celebrate the rich literary and maritime history of Salem
132 North Main Street, Middleborough, MA, 02346 Phone:
Discover Timeless Elegance at the Historic Peter H. Peirce House
4 North Street Plymouth, MA, 02360 Phone: 508-747-0100 Toll-Free: 800-872-1620
A visit to Plymouth means a stroll through the history of 17th-century America
137 Warren Avenue Plymouth, MA, 02360 Phone: 508-746-1622
Inspiring Journeys Begin Here and Last for Generations!
297 West Street Lenox, MA, 01240 Phone: 617-266-1200
Something for every music-lover at the Boston Symphony’s magnificent summer home
7 Jason Street, Arlington, MA, 02476 Phone: 781-648-4300
Walk Through History at One of Massachusetts’ Most Important Landmarks
56 Highfield Drive Falmouth, MA Phone: 508-495-1878
568 Main Street Hudson, MA, 01749 Phone: 978-562-9182
Museum exhibits honor the sacrifices made by veterans in the nation’s battles
207 Bryant Road Cummington, MA, 01027 Phone: 413-532-1631
580 Mount Auburn Street Cambridge, MA, 02138 Phone: 617-547-7105
24 Fifth Street at the Charlestown Navy Yard Charlestown, MA, 02129 Phone: 617-426-1812
Corner of State Street and Washington streets Boston, MA Phone: 617-720-1713
At Battleship Cove, 5 Water Street Fall River, MA Phone: 508-678-1100
19 North Square Boston, MA, 02113 Phone: 617-523-2338
53 South Main Street Ipswich, MA, 01938 Phone: 978-356-2811
455 Lexington Road Concord, MA Phone: 978-369-6993
Corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Garden Street Cambridge, MA, 02140 Phone:
98 Union Street Boston, MA, 02129 Phone: 617-457-8755
State Pier Plymouth, MA Phone: 508-746-1622
161 Washington Street Marblehead, MA, 01945 Phone: 617-631-1069
Beauty and history
210 North Great Road Lincoln, MA, 01773 Phone: 978-369-6993
396 County Street New Bedford, MA, 02740 Phone: 508-997-1401
5 Prospect Hill Road Stockbridge, MA, 01262 Phone: 413-298-8138
Careswell and Webster streets Marshfield, MA Phone: 617-837-5753
1 South Market Street Boston, MA, 02109 Phone: 617-523-1300
250 Main Street Yarmouth Port, MA, 02675 Phone: 617-994-6661
50 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA, 02138 Phone: 617-495-1000
1 Armory Square Springfield, MA Phone: 413-734-8551
1 High Pole Hill Road Provincetown, MA Phone: 508-487-1310
306 Congress Street Boston, MA, 02210 Phone: 617-338-1773 Toll-Free: 855-832-1773
You Are There!
150 Prospect Street Nantucket, MA Phone:
Monument Square at Boston National Historical Park Charlestown, MA, 02129 Phone: 617-242-5641
947 Park Street, Route 118 Attleboro, MA, 02703 Phone: 508-222-5410
2468B Washington Street / Route 138 Canton, MA, 02021 Phone: 781-821-2977
sprawling gardens on an historic estate
310 1/2 Essex Street Salem, MA Phone: 508-744-8815
280 Main Street Amherst, MA Phone: 413-542-8161
105 Alden Street, Duxbury, MA Phone: 781-934-9092
Tremont Street between Park and School Streets Boston, MA, 02116 Phone:
88 Old Main Street Deerfield, MA, 01342 Phone: 413-775-7214
7 Fair Street Nantucket, MA, 02554 Phone: 508-228-1894
11 Strawberry Lane (off Route 6A) Yarmouth Port, MA, 02675 Phone: 508-362-3021
244 Central Street Saugus, MA Phone: 617-233-0050
Beacon Street at Park Street Boston, MA Phone: 617-727-3676
1332 Massachusetts Avenue Lexington, MA Phone: 617-674-9238
310 Washington Street Boston, MA, 02108 Phone: 617-482-6439
399 Lexington Road Concord, MA, 01742 Phone: 978-369-4118
14 High Road Newburyport, MA, 01951 Phone: 978-462-2634
67 East Road Adams, MA Phone: 413-743-7121
Smith Court at Joy Street Boston, MA, 02114 Phone: 617-742-5415
58 Tremont Street Boston, MA, 02108 Phone: 617-523-1749
238 Cabot Street Holyoke, MA, 01040 Phone: 413-322-5660
119 Sandwich Street Plymouth, MA, 02360 Phone: 508-746-0012
Eden Hill Stockbridge, MA Phone: 413-298-3931
100 Robert Treat Paine Drive Waltham, MA, 02452 Phone: 781-314-3290
80 Parallel Street Harwich Center, MA, 02645 Phone: 508-432-8089
State Pier New Bedford, MA, 02740 Phone: 508-992-4900
68 Baker Bridge Road Lincoln, MA, 01773 Phone: 781-259-8098
11 Orange Street Nantucket, MA, 02554 Phone: 508-228-5466
139 Andover Street North Andover, MA, 01845 Phone: 978-682-3580
45 Hull Street Boston, MA, 02113 Phone: 617-635-7361
200 Main Street Wellfleet, MA, 02667 Phone: 508-349-6877
1 Jackson Street Lawrence, MA, 01840 Phone: 978-794-1655
527 Washington Street Newton, MA, 02458 Phone: 617-796-1450
141 Cambridge Street Boston, MA, 02114 Phone: 617-277-3956
Plunkett Street Lenox, MA Phone: 413-551-5111
15 Johnny Cake Hill New Bedford, MA Phone: 508-992-3295
29 York Street Nantucket, MA, 02554 Phone: 508-228-4058
347 Stage Harbor Road Chatham, MA Phone: 508-945-2493
185 Salisbury Street Worcester, MI Phone: 508-755-5221
Garden Street Cambridge, MA, 02138 Phone: 617-876-0200
Newport Avenue & Adams Street Quincy, MA, 02169 Phone: 617-773-1177
34 Codman Road Lincoln, MA, 01773 Phone: 617-994-6690
Vestal Street Nantucket, MA Phone:
22 Stoney Hill Road at Route 6 Swansea, MA Phone: 617-742-3190
60 Spring Street Essex, MA Phone: 978-768-3632
1 Bedford Street Lexington, MA Phone: 781–862–5598
1 Vestal Street Nantucket, MA, 02554 Phone: 508-228-2896
5 Little’s Lane Newbury, MA, 01951 Phone: 978-462-2634
Bounded by Tremont, Beacon, Charles, Park and Boylston streets Boston, MA, 02116 Phone:
Parker and West Bay Roads Osterville, MA, 02655 Phone: 508-428-5861
246 Market Street Lowell, MA Phone: 508-970-5000
4 Winslow Street Plymouth, MA, 02360 Phone: 508-746-2590
290 Argilla Road Ipswich, MA, 01938 Phone: 978-356-4351
269 Monument Street Concord, MA, 01742 Phone: 978-369-3909
Ocean Street and Gosnold streets Hyannis, MA Phone:
19 Main Street Stockbridge, MA, 01263 Phone: 413-298-3239
Art School Road Monterey, MA, 01245 Phone: 413-528-6888
Depot Road Chatham, MA, 02633 Phone:
188 Washington Street Marblehead, MA Phone: 781-631-0000
52 Gore Street Waltham, MA, 02453 Phone: 781-894-2798
193 Salem Street Boston, MA, 02113 Phone: 617-523-6676
83 Beals Street Brookline, MA Phone: 617-566-7937
8 Memorial Street Deerfield, MA, 01342 Phone: 413-774-7476
46 Joy Street Boston, MA, 02114 Phone: 617-720-0753
6 Highland Light Road Truro, MA, 02666 Phone: 508-487-3397
Allerton Street Plymouth, MA Phone: 508-746-1620
89 Main Street Edgartown, on Martha's Vineyard, MA, 02539 Phone: 508-627-4442
Front Street, Route 114 Marblehead, MA Phone:
2515 State Highway Eastham, MA Phone: 508-255-1798
205 Nantasket Avenue Hull, MA Phone: 617-925-0472
Walk starts at Old State House, 206 Washington Street Boston, MA Phone: 617-482-1722
Williamsville Road, one mile south of Routes 183 and 102 Stockbridge, MA, 01262 Phone: 413-298-3579
105 Brattle Street Cambridge, MA, 02138 Phone: 617-876-4491
Christiantown Road Vineyard Haven, MA, 02568 Phone: 508-627-8687
23 Paradise Road Swampscott, MA Phone: 781-599-1853
66 Clara Barton Road North Oxford, MA Phone: 508-987-2056
206 Clarendon Street Boston, MA, 02116 Phone: 617-536-0944
158 Polpis Road Nantucket, MA, 02554 Phone: 508-228-2505
Battleship Cove, 5 Water St Fall River, MA Phone: 508-678-1100
780 Holmes Road Pittsfield, MA Phone: 413-442-1793
79 Water Street Plymouth, MA, 02360 Phone:
1 Park Street Boston, MA, 02108 Phone: 617-523-3383
15 Lake Avenue Oak Bluffs, on Martha's Vineyard, MA Phone:
Bedford Street (Route 62) near Monument Street Concord, MA Phone: 978-318-3233
46 Joy Street Boston, MA, 02114 Phone: 617-742-5415
34 Chestnut Street Salem, MA, 01970 Phone: 508-744-0440
4 Old Portsmouth Road Amesbury, MA, 01913 Phone: 978-462-2634
6 Spring Lane Plymouth, MA, 02360 Phone:
