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
35 Cambridge Turnpike at Lexington Road Concord, MA, 01742 Phone: 978-369-9763
Historic town’s museum reflects life from Indigenous people to Revolution to 19th-century literary scene
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
297 West Street Lenox, MA, 01240 Phone: 617-266-1200
Something for every music-lover at the Boston Symphony’s magnificent summer home
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
225 Derby Street Salem, MA, 01970 Phone: 978-774-0991
Homes on the waterfront celebrate the rich literary and maritime history of Salem
61 Market Street, Unit 1C Lowell, MA, 01852 Phone: 978-459-6150
Step through the doorways of these Lexington and Concord homes and walk into history
Concord, MA is rich with history and literary legacy
137 Warren Avenue Plymouth, MA, 02360 Phone: 508-746-1622
Museum demonstrates the interwoven history of Indigenous people and Plymouth colonists
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
158 Polpis Road Nantucket, MA, 02554 Phone: 508-228-2505
Smith Court at Joy Street Boston, MA, 02114 Phone: 617-742-5415
185 Salisbury Street Worcester, MI Phone: 508-755-5221
399 Lexington Road Concord, MA, 01742 Phone: 978-369-4118
19 North Square Boston, MA, 02113 Phone: 617-523-2338
67 East Road Adams, MA Phone: 413-743-7121
161 Washington Street Marblehead, MA, 01945 Phone: 617-631-1069
Beauty and history
141 Cambridge Street Boston, MA, 02114 Phone: 617-277-3956
100 Robert Treat Paine Drive Waltham, MA, 02452 Phone: 781-314-3290
83 Beals Street Brookline, MA Phone: 617-566-7937
310 1/2 Essex Street Salem, MA Phone: 508-744-8815
Plunkett Street Lenox, MA Phone: 413-551-5111
50 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA, 02138 Phone: 617-495-1000
238 Cabot Street Holyoke, MA, 01040 Phone: 413-322-5660
1 Armory Square Springfield, MA Phone: 413-734-8551
29 York Street Nantucket, MA, 02554 Phone: 508-228-4058
205 Nantasket Avenue Hull, MA Phone: 617-925-0472
89 Main Street Edgartown, on Martha's Vineyard, MA, 02539 Phone: 508-627-4442
23 Paradise Road Swampscott, MA Phone: 781-599-1853
188 Washington Street Marblehead, MA Phone: 781-631-0000
1 South Market Street Boston, MA, 02109 Phone: 617-523-1300
150 Prospect Street Nantucket, MA Phone:
Bounded by Tremont, Beacon, Charles, Park and Boylston streets Boston, MA, 02116 Phone:
455 Lexington Road Concord, MA Phone: 978-369-6993
5 Prospect Hill Road Stockbridge, MA, 01262 Phone: 413-298-8138
88 Old Main Street Deerfield, MA, 01342 Phone: 413-775-7214
Beacon Street at Park Street Boston, MA Phone: 617-727-3676
6 Spring Lane Plymouth, MA, 02360 Phone:
250 Main Street Yarmouth Port, MA, 02675 Phone: 617-994-6661
Parker and West Bay Roads Osterville, MA, 02655 Phone: 508-428-5861
14 High Road Newburyport, MA, 01951 Phone: 978-462-2634
15 Johnny Cake Hill New Bedford, MA Phone: 508-992-3295
Allerton Street Plymouth, MA Phone: 508-746-1620
200 Main Street Wellfleet, MA, 02667 Phone: 508-349-6877
290 Argilla Road Ipswich, MA, 01938 Phone: 978-356-4351
1 Vestal Street Nantucket, MA, 02554 Phone: 508-228-2896
79 Water Street Plymouth, MA, 02360 Phone:
193 Salem Street Boston, MA, 02113 Phone: 617-523-6676
396 County Street New Bedford, MA, 02740 Phone: 508-997-1401
527 Washington Street Newton, MA, 02458 Phone: 617-796-1450
Front Street, Route 114 Marblehead, MA Phone:
Tremont Street between Park and School Streets Boston, MA, 02116 Phone:
Battleship Cove, 5 Water St Fall River, MA Phone: 508-678-1100
34 Chestnut Street Salem, MA, 01970 Phone: 508-744-0440
60 Spring Street Essex, MA Phone: 978-768-3632
1 Bedford Street Lexington, MA Phone: 781–862–5598
206 Clarendon Street Boston, MA, 02116 Phone: 617-536-0944
19 Main Street Stockbridge, MA, 01263 Phone: 413-298-3239
State Pier Plymouth, MA Phone: 508-746-1622
11 Strawberry Lane (off Route 6A) Yarmouth Port, MA, 02675 Phone: 508-362-3021
280 Main Street Amherst, MA Phone: 413-542-8161
Eden Hill Stockbridge, MA Phone: 413-298-3931
58 Tremont Street Boston, MA, 02108 Phone: 617-523-1749
306 Congress Street Boston, MA, 02210 Phone: 617-338-1773 Toll-Free: 855-832-1773
You Are There!
State Pier New Bedford, MA, 02740 Phone: 508-992-4900
1 High Pole Hill Road Provincetown, MA Phone: 508-487-1310
Art School Road Monterey, MA, 01245 Phone: 413-528-6888
Monument Square at Boston National Historical Park Charlestown, MA, 02129 Phone: 617-242-5641
347 Stage Harbor Road Chatham, MA Phone: 508-945-2493
34 Codman Road Lincoln, MA, 01773 Phone: 617-994-6690
105 Brattle Street Cambridge, MA, 02138 Phone: 617-876-4491
66 Clara Barton Road North Oxford, MA Phone: 508-987-2056
7 Fair Street Nantucket, MA, 02554 Phone: 508-228-1894
210 North Great Road Lincoln, MA, 01773 Phone: 508-369-6993
Williamsville Road, one mile south of Routes 183 and 102 Stockbridge, MA, 01262 Phone: 413-298-3579
310 Washington Street Boston, MA, 02108 Phone: 617-482-6439
Ocean Street and Gosnold streets Hyannis, MA Phone:
Walk starts at Old State House, 206 Washington Street Boston, MA Phone: 617-482-1722
At Battleship Cove, 5 Water Street Fall River, MA Phone: 508-678-1100
Newport Avenue & Adams Street Quincy, MA, 02169 Phone: 617-773-1177
52 Gore Street Waltham, MA, 02453 Phone: 781-894-2798
4 Winslow Street Plymouth, MA, 02360 Phone: 508-746-2590
5 Little’s Lane Newbury, MA, 01951 Phone: 978-462-2634
Christiantown Road Vineyard Haven, MA, 02568 Phone: 508-627-8687
8 Memorial Street Deerfield, MA, 01342 Phone: 413-774-7476
45 Hull Street Boston, MA, 02113 Phone: 617-635-7361
2515 State Highway Eastham, MA Phone: 508-255-1798
2468B Washington Street / Route 138 Canton, MA, 02021 Phone: 781-821-2977
sprawling gardens on an historic estate
46 Joy Street Boston, MA, 02114 Phone: 617-742-5415
53 South Main Street Ipswich, MA, 01938 Phone: 978-356-2811
22 Stoney Hill Road at Route 6 Swansea, MA Phone: 617-742-3190
46 Joy Street Boston, MA, 02114 Phone: 617-720-0753
269 Monument Street Concord, MA, 01742 Phone: 978-369-3909
246 Market Street Lowell, MA Phone: 508-970-5000
1 Park Street Boston, MA, 02108 Phone: 617-523-3383
Careswell and Webster streets Marshfield, MA Phone: 617-837-5753
780 Holmes Road Pittsfield, MA Phone: 413-442-1793
6 Highland Light Road Truro, MA, 02666 Phone: 508-487-3397
1 Jackson Street Lawrence, MA, 01840 Phone: 978-794-1655
11 Orange Street Nantucket, MA, 02554 Phone: 508-228-5466
Corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Garden Street Cambridge, MA, 02140 Phone:
947 Park Street, Route 118 Attleboro, MA, 02703 Phone: 508-222-5410
1332 Massachusetts Avenue Lexington, MA Phone: 617-674-9238
Garden Street Cambridge, MA, 02138 Phone: 617-876-0200
139 Andover Street North Andover, MA, 01845 Phone: 978-682-3580
98 Union Street Boston, MA, 02129 Phone: 617-457-8755
Depot Road Chatham, MA, 02633 Phone:
244 Central Street Saugus, MA Phone: 617-233-0050
4 Old Portsmouth Road Amesbury, MA, 01913 Phone: 978-462-2634
15 Lake Avenue Oak Bluffs, on Martha's Vineyard, MA Phone:
105 Alden Street, Duxbury, MA Phone: 781-934-9092
80 Parallel Street Harwich Center, MA, 02645 Phone: 508-432-8089
68 Baker Bridge Road Lincoln, MA, 01773 Phone: 781-259-8098
Vestal Street Nantucket, MA Phone:
119 Sandwich Street Plymouth, MA, 02360 Phone: 508-746-0012
Bedford Street (Route 62) near Monument Street Concord, MA Phone: 978-318-3233
