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Longfellow's Wayside Inn

Route 20 Sudbury, MA Phone: 978-443-1776

The Inn that inspired Longfellow's Tales of a Wayside Inn. It has been restored to its 18th century original appearance. There is an admission charge.

Lowell Heritage State Park

160 Pawtucket Blvd Lowell, MA Phone: 978-369-6312

Lowell boasts a remarkable network of 19th-century canals created to provide power to the bustling textile mills that operated along the water's edge. Today the buildings remain and continue to evoke the sense of a great industrial city. Visitors can participate in activities, including canal rides, and explore exhibits about Lowell's role in America's industrial history presented in conjunction with the Lowell National Historical Park. A Victorian garden in the heart of the downtown area, and over two miles of landscaped esplanade, summer concerts, and swimming and boating in the Merrimack River are additional attractions at this popular park. The swim area is managed by the City of Lowell from July to August.
The Rourke Brothers State Boat Ramp, Route 113 (Pawtucket Blvd.) is open seasonally to the public to provide boating access to the Merrimack River. The boat ramp (managed by the state Department of Conservation and Recreation) is composed of 42 trailer lots, 2 HP trailer lots, 18 car top lots, and 2 HP car top lots. There is no fee to use the use the ramp or to park. The entrance to the boat ramp is directly across from Tyco Electronics, Inc. located at 1011 Pawtucket Blvd. and is one-half mile west of the Rourke Bridge.
Recreational opportunities: Accessible Restrooms bicycling paths, boating, boat ramp, canoeing, fishing, hiking, historic site, scenic viewing area, swimming, visitor's center, walking trails.

Lowell National Historical Park

246 Market Street Lowell, MA Phone: 508-970-5000

In the 19th century, the city of Lowell was a thriving center of the industrial revolution. This park allows visitors to experience this history, complete with a restored mill, multi-media exhibits, walking tours and summertime barge and trolley rides in the canal. There is no admission charge, but a fee is needed to ride the barge or trolley. Reservations can be made by calling.

Lowell's Boat Shop

459 Main Street Amesbury, MA Phone: 508-388-0162

First opened in 1793, this is the oldest, continuously operating boat shop in the country. Admission is free.

Lyman Estate and Greenhouses

185 Lyman Street Waltham, MA 02452 Phone: 781-891-1985

The Lyman Estate Greenhouses is complex of four greenhouses consists of an 1804 grape house, 1820 camellia house, 1840 orchid house, and a 1930 sales greenhouse where visitors can purchase plants to take home. Rare orchids covered with exotic flowers bloom throughout the year. During the summer, Black Hamburg and Green Muscat grapevines are laden with enormous clusters of fruit. Autumn in the greenhouses arrives with the sweet scent of citrus plants in bloom, followed by the arrival of their fruit. When winter is at its bleakest, the century-old camellia collection puts forth its magnificent blooms. The expert horticultural staff offers advice and assistance with plant selection and culture. The greenhouse specializes in orchids, exotic house plants, citrus fruits, camellias, and herbs. Five large specialty plant sales are held during the year.
Hours: December 15-July 15, Wednesday-Sunday, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.; July 16-December 14, Wednesday-Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

Lynn Museum & Historical Society

590 Washington St. Lynn, MA 01901 Phone: 781-581-6200

Open: daily, year-round, noon-4 p.m. daily throughout the year, closed holidays

Four rooms exhibit items tracing Lynn's history over a span of 100 years, from 1776 to 1876. Admission charge.

Mary Baker Eddy House

277 Main Street Amesbury, MA Phone: 508-388-1361

The founder of the Christian Science Church, Eddy lived in this home from 1868 to 1870. Open seasonally. There is an admission charge.

Mary Baker Eddy House

23 Paradise Road Swampscott, MA Phone: 617-599-1853

Home where Mary Baker Eddy formulated her ideas, which later led to the founding of the Christian Science Church.

Minute Man National Historical Park

174 Liberty Street Concord, MA Phone: 508-369-6993

The starting point for the American Revolution happened here. Visitors will enjoy tours, exhibits and talks. Sites include the Minute Man statue and the North Bridge, site of the first shot fired in the Revolution. Admission is free.

Munroe Tavern

1332 Massachusetts Avenue Lexington, MA Phone: 617-674-9238

On April 19, 1775 -- the day the American Revolution began, this tavern was the headquarters for General Earl Percy. Open seasonally. There is an admission charge.

National Heritage Museum

33 Marrett Road, Route 2A Lexington, MA 02421 Phone: 781-861-6559

Open: Monday – Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, noon-5 p.m.

American history exhibits; films, shows, and concerts; permanent exhibit on freemasonry and the American Revolution. Admission is free.

Old Manse

269 Monument Street Concord, MA 01742 Phone: 978-369-3909 Fax: 978-287-6154

Find your place

Overlooking the North Bridge, site of the first organized armed resistance of the Revolutionary War on April 19, 1775, this National Historic Landmark was built ca.1770 by the minister, Reverend William Emerson. Emerson's grandson, Ralph Waldo Emerson, first drafted his essay "Nature" while living at the Old Manse. Nathaniel Hawthorne and his bride, Sophia, honeymooned here from 1842 to 1845. Hawthorne named the house in 1846 when a collection of his short stories was published as “Mosses from an Old Manse”. The house contains 200 years of family furnishings, including a Steinway cross-strung grand piano, eighteenth-century Cantonware, William Emerson's clock, and Nathaniel Hawthorne's writing desk.

Orchard House

399 Lexington Road Concord, MA Phone: 978-369-4118

In this 19th century home, Louisa May Alcott lived and wrote Little Women. Tours are offered. There is an admission charge.

Parson Barnard House

179 Osgood Street North Andover, MA Phone: 508-686-4035

This 1715 home gives visitors a unique historical perspective. The development of the home and New England life is shown through the first four owners of the house. There is an admission charge.

Parson Capen House

1 Howlett Street Topsfield, MA 01983 Phone: 978-887-3998

Open: June 15 to September 15, Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday, 1-4:30 p.m.

Headquarters of the Topsfield Historical Society, the Parson Capen House is probably the finest surviving example of Elizabethan architecture in America. The house is situated on a knoll overlooking the Common, originally on a 12-acre lot of land granted Reverend Capen by the Town in 1682. The Topsfield Historical Society purchased the house in 1913. It was restored under the direction of George Francis Dow, and an official housewarming was held on January 14, 1914. Docents explain the history of the house and grounds.

Peabody Essex Museum

East India Square Salem, MA 01970 Phone: 978-745-1876

Open: Daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day

Exhibits feature Asian art, history and ethnology, also maritime history. There is an admission charge.

Phillips House

34 Chestnut Street Salem, MA Phone: 508-744-0440

Open June 1-October 31, Tuesday-Sunday; November 1-May 31, Saturdays and Sundays. Tours on the hour, 11 am-4 p.m. Close most major holidays.

Visit the mansion to experience a gracious early 20th-century lifestyle. Learn the curious history of how the house came to be on Chestnut Street. Discover rooms decorated with Federal-era furniture, Chinese export porcelain, ship portraits, and artifacts collected in Hawaii. The tour provides insights into the lives of the Phillips family and their domestic staff, Salem history, and life on historic Chestnut Street. The carriage house contains several antique carriages and two elegant Pierce-Arrow automobiles; an antique vehicle meet is held every summer. Museum shop.
Admission: $10. Seniors, $9; students and children, $5.

Pioneer Village: Salem in 1630

Forest River Park Salem, MA Phone: 508-745-0525

Visitors will enjoy this restored Puritan settlement, complete with costumed guides. Open seasonally. There is an admission fee.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson House

28 Cambridge Turnpike Concord, MA Phone: 508-369-2236

This 19th century structure was home to author Ralph Waldo Emerson, who lived and wrote there from 1835 to 1889. The original furniture is on exhibit. Open seasonally. There is an admission charge.

Rebecca Nurse Homestead

149 Pine Street Danvers, MA Phone: 508-774-0554

In 1692, Rebecca Nurse became one of the women executed as a result of the Salem witch trials. This 17th century structure was her home. Open seasonally. There is an admission charge.

Rocky Hill Meetinghouse

4 Old Portsmouth Road Amesbury, MA Phone: 978-462-2634

Open seasonally. Visit HistoricNewEngland.org for hours and admission

The 1785 Rocky Hill Meeting House is one of the best preserved examples of an original 18th-century meeting house interior. Eighteenth-century hardware remains intact throughout the building. The marbleized pulpit and pillars supporting the upper galleries still boast their original paint. Historic New England acquired the property in 1941 to safeguard the fragile building for future generations.

Ropes Mansion

318 Essex Street Salem, MA Phone: 508-744-3390

Built in 1727 this home features historical items and a formal garden. There is an admission charge.

Salem Heritage Trail

Salem, MA Phone: 508-744-0004

This self-guided walking tour highlights Salem's important and historic contribution to American history. Sites include: House of the Seven Gables, the Peabody Essex Museum, Ropes Mansion (1727), the Salem Maritime National Historic Site, the Salem Witch Museum, Stephen Phillips Memorial Trust House, Witch Dungeon Museum, the Witch House. Details about each of these sites are available in the historic sites section.

Salem Maritime National Historic Site

174 Derby Street Salem, MA Phone: 508-744-4323

The waterfront area of Salem has been designated a National Historic Site. Buildings include a visitor's center, the Derby Wharf, West India Goods Store and the old Custom House. Free admission.

Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site

244 Central Street Saugus, MA Phone: 617-233-0050

Founded in 1646, the site features the original blacksmith's shop and ironworker's home. The blast furnace and forge are reconstructed to be historically accurate. Admission is free.

Schooner Ernestina

State Pier New Bedford, MA Phone: 508-992-4900

This schooner was built in 1894, and was used as a vessel for immigrants and exploration of the arctic. The ship now offers sails and educational programs. Open seasonally for tours. There is an admission charge.

Seaman's Bethel

15 Johnny Cake Hill New Bedford, MA Phone: 508-992-3295

This location was built in 1830 and is supposed to have been described in Herman Melville's Moby Dick.

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

Route 62 Concord, MA Phone: 508-371-6280

Buried here are the Alcott sisters, Ralph Waldo Emerson, artist Daniel Chester French, Nathaniel Hawthorne and William David Thoreau.

Stevens-Coolidge Place

139 Andover Street North Andover, MA 01845 Phone: 978-682-3580 Fax: 978-682-3580

The house’s collections include Chinese porcelain and other Asian artifacts, American furniture, and American and European decorative arts. Landscape includes a perennial garden, a kitchen and cut flower garden, a rose garden, a French potager garden with a unique brick serpentine wall, and a greenhouse complex.
Hours: Gardens: Year-round, daily, sunrise to sunset. House: Guided tours Mother’s Day through Columbus Day weekend, Sundays, 1-5 p.m.; July-August, Wednesdays, 2-4 p.m. Fee: Garden: no charge; house, fee charged.

Stonehurst, The Robert Treat Paine Estate

100 Robert Treat Paine Drive Waltham, MA 02452 Phone: 781-314-3290

Designed by Henry Hobson Richardson and Frederick Law Olmsted, Stonehurst is the only museum devoted to these two pioneering figures in American architectural and landscape history. In addition to early modern interiors that presage those of Frank Lloyd Wright, visitors can enjoy the Olmsted-designed grounds and woodland trails.

The House of the Seven Gables

115 Derby Street Salem, MA 01970 Phone: 978-744-0991 Fax: 978-741-4350

Cross the threshold into one of the most famous structures in America & experience the countless surprises beneath its legendary gables.

Discover The House of the Seven Gables in Salem, Massachusetts. This seaside historic site showcases the seventeenth century Turner-Ingersoll Mansion, forever immortalized as “The House of the Seven Gables” by author Nathaniel Hawthorne. Professional guides welcome guests year round to explore Salem’s architecture, maritime history, and the literary legacy of Nathaniel Hawthorne. Admission also includes a visit to Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Birthplace to learn more about how the author’s life and seaside gardens and a unique museum store. Open mid-January through December, 10:00am-5:00pm, with extended hours until 7:00pm, July-October.

The Wayside

455 Lexington Road Concord, MA Phone: 508-369-6975

Built in the 19th century this home had some famous residents: The Alcotts, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Margaret Sidney. Tours are regularly offered. There is an admission charge.

Tsongas Industrial History Center at the Boott Cotton Mills Museum

115 John Street Lowell, MA 01852 Phone: 978-970-5080

Open: Call for appointment to visit

Activities and exhibits highlight the history of industry and industrial development in New England and the United States. Admission charge.

Wenham Museum

132 Main Street Wenham, MA 01984 Phone: 978-468-2377

Open: Tuesday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; closed Mondays and major holidays

Museum of social history from 175h century to present. Claflin-Richard House (c. 1690); world-renowned doll collection, dollhouse, costumers, model trains, toys. Conant photography collection, family discovery, and changing exhibits. Admission charge.

Witch Dungeon Museum

16 Lynde Street Salem, MA 01970 Phone: 978-741-3570

Open: April through November, daily, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

This museum features a tour of the dungeon where those accused of witchcraft were held. Reenactment of the trial is also part of the exhibits. There is an admission charge.

Witch House

310 1/2 Essex Street Salem, MA Phone: 508-744-0180

This historic house was the home of a judge who presided over the witchcraft trials. Open seasonally. There is an admission fee.
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Abbott Hall

Washington Street Marblehead, MA

This Victorian town hall is the setting for one of the most recognized paintings in America: The Spirit of '76.

Andover Historical Society

97 Main Street Andover, MA 01810 Phone: 978-475-2236

Open: Guided tours, Tuesday-Saturday, 1-4 p.m.; museum closed in August

This home, built in 1819, features 19th century artifacts and furnishings. A 19th-century barn is also on the property.

Balch House

448 Cabot Street Beverly, MA

Built in 1636, this home is one of the oldest wood-frame structures in the United States. Open seasonally, admission is free.

Bartlett Museum

270 Main Street Amesbury, MA 01913 Phone: 978-388-4528

Open: Memorial Day weekend and Labor Day, Friday-Sunday, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.; holidays, 1-4 p.m.; other times by appointment

Museum features collections of horse-drawn carriages and Native American artifacts. Open seasonally. Admission is free.

Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House

75 Eastern Point Boulevard Gloucester, MA 01930 Phone: 978-283-0800

Open: June 1-October 15, Tuesday-Saturday. Closed July 4. Tours on the hour, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

To visit Beauport is to enter a labyrinth of rooms decorated like stage sets, each of them a playful concept based on a different historical theme. You will find a sea captain’s room, with ship’s log and telescope at the ready, an early American kitchen awaiting a crowd of guests, and a breathtaking green-and-white dining room overlooking Gloucester Harbor. Folk art, colored glass, and curiosities fill every nook and cranny throughout the house. This was the summer home of Henry Davis Sleeper, one of America's first professional interior designers. Programs include tea on the terrace and specialty tours. Museum shop.
Admission: $10. Seniors, $9; students and children, $5.

Beverly Historical Society

117 Cabot Street Beverly, MA 01915 Phone: 978-922-1186

The society's Cabot House headquarters offers a research library, period rooms, and an exhibit about early banking in addition to images of New England transportation. Open year round. Also Balch and Hale houses. There is an admission charge.

Buckman Tavern

On the Green Lexington, MA Phone: 617-862-5598

On April 19, 1775 the Minute Men gathered in this historic tavern, right before the beginning of the American Revolution. The exhibits inside feature 18th century furniture. Tours are available seasonally. There is an admission fee.

Castle Hill

290 Argilla Road Ipswich, MA 01938 Phone: 978-356-4351 Fax: 978-356-2143

Grand summer estate of turn-of-the-century plumbing magnate Richard T. Crane Jr, and his family, this David Adler designed 59-room Stuart style mansion is now a National Historic Landmark. Set atop the mile-long Grand Allee, a rolling lawn with a spectacular view of the Atlantic Ocean, the Great House at Castle Hill also features Grinling Gibbons woodwork in the library, an Italian garden, John Singer Sargent drawings, and period antiques. Castle Hill hosts weddings and private functions, and offers extensive public programs year-round, including tours of the Great House, a 4th of July celebration, a Christmas boutique, concerts and nature programs.

Codman Estate

34 Codman Road Lincoln, MA Phone: 617-994-6690

Open seasonally. Visit HistoricNewEngland.org for hours and admission.

Tis country seat was a powerful force in the lives of five generations of the Codman family. In the 1790s, John Codman carried out extensive improvements to the original house and grounds. Later, his grandson updated the house in keeping with Victorian taste. Today, the interiors are richly furnished with portraits, memorabilia, and art works collected in Europe, showing the decorative schemes of every era, including those of 20th-century interior designer Ogden Codman Jr. The grounds feature a hidden turn-of-the-century Italian garden with perennial beds, statuary, and a reflecting pool, as well as a 1930s English cottage garden.

Coffin House

14 High Road Newburyport, MA Phone: 978-462-2634

Open seasonally. Visit HistoricNewEngland.org for hours and admission

Coffin House was occupied by the Coffin family over three centuries, and provides fascinating insight into domestic life in rural New England. The structure, which contains the family's furnishings, has rooms from the 17th, 18th, and 19thcenturies. The house depicts the impact of an expanding economy and new concepts, such as the notion of privacy, on architecture and modes of living.
Admission: $5. June 4, free to public. Historic New England members free.

Cogswell’s Grant

60 spring Street Essex, MA Phone: 978-768-3632

Open: June 1-October 15, Wednesday-Sunday tours on the hour, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

This 18th-century farmhouse, summer home of collectors Bertram and Nina Fletcher Little, houses their celebrated collection of American folk art, which they assembled over a period of nearly 60 years. Paintings, dressers full of redware, painted furniture, scrimshaw, wood carvings, decoys, sculptures, hooked rugs and other textiles are showcased throughout. The collection is displayed exactly as the family lived with it and shared it with their friends and fellow collectors. Museum shop.
Admission:$10; seniors, $9; students and children, $5.

Concord Free Public Library

129 Main Street Concord, MA Phone: 508-371-6240

The library contains a small collection of books, writings and art about the history of Concord.

Concord Museum

Cambridge Turnpike at Lexington Road Concord, MA 01742 Phone: 978-369-9763 Fax: 978-369-9660

Exploring historic Concord? Begin at the Concord Museum!

Concord’s remarkable past is brought to life through artifacts from an outstanding collection, self-touring galleries, period rooms, audios and hands-on activities. Highlights include the Exploring Concord film and engaging Why Concord? history galleries; a nationally-significant collection of Concord-made clocks, silver and furniture; Revolutionary War artifacts including the famous Revere lantern; American literary treasures in the Thoreau Gallery and the study of Ralph Waldo Emerson, the great spokesman for individualism and self-reliance. A visit to the Concord Museum provides an inspiring introduction for an exploration of this famous community. Open daily year round.

Cushing House Museum

98 High Street Newburyport, MA 01950 Phone: 978-462-2681

Open: Individuals and groups under 10 people, May 1-October 31, Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Saturday, noon-4 p.m.; closed holidays

This mansion, built in 1808, features antique furniture, artwork and a carriage house. Open seasonally. Admission charge.

Custom House Maritime Museum

25 Water Street Newburyport, MA 01950 Phone: 978-462-8681

Open: Call ahead for hours of operation

Follow the history of maritime Massachusetts through the exhibits at this museum. Open seasonally. There is an admission fee.
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Danvers Archival Center

15 Sylvan Street Danvers, MA Phone: 508-774-0554

Although not in Salem, this archive contains the nation's largest collection of books and documents concerning the witch trials. Free admission.

Danvers Historical Society

13 Page Street Danvers, MA Phone: 508-777-1666

The society maintains various exhibits dealing with local history. Free admission.

Essex National Heritage Area

New Liberty and Essex Salem, MA Phone: 508-740-1650

The area offers visitors three Heritage Trails to walk: The maritime trail, the early settlement trail, and the industry/textile and leather trail.

Fort Sewall

Front Street, Route 114 Marblehead, MA

This historic fort offers a scenic view of Marblehead Harbor.

General Gideon Foster House

Peabody Historical Society & Museum, 35 Washington St. Peabody, MA 01960 Phone: 978-531-0805

Open: Tuesday, 7- 9 p.m.; Wednesday, 1-4 p.m.; special tours by appointment

This house is the headquarters of the Peabody Historical Society & Museum. Each room of the house features displays relating to Peabody's historic past. The society maintains a large collection of clothing, jewelry and accessories of the Victorian era. The Ruth Hill Library contains an extensive collection of books, maps, manuscripts, photographs and records pertinent to the city of Peabody's history from the earliest times. The library is open to the public for research every Tuesday evening, Wednesday afternoon or by special appointment. The Military Room contains artifacts of the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, and World War I and II. The Children's Room offers a special hands-on experience for youngsters.

Glen Magna Farms

Ingersoll Street Danvers, MA 01923 Phone: 978-774-9165

Mansion built in the 19th century features decorative gardens and a teahouse.
Hours: Gardens open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-dusk; Saturday-Sunday, 9 a.m. to noon. A guided tour of the house and gardens is offered May-July. Reservations required. Fee charged.

Golden Ball Tavern

662 Boston Post Road Weston, MA Phone: 617-894-1751

This 18th century house, once a tavern, is now home to an archaeological museum. Exhibits focus on the Jones family, who for six generations owned the property.

Gore Place

52 Gore Street Waltham, MA Phone: 617-894-2798

Gore Place is the early 18oos estate of Massachusetts Governor Christopher Gore. The mansion has been called the Monticello of the North and architectural historians consider it to be the most significant Federal period mansion in New England. The mansion and its farm are available for guided tours year-round. A calendar of events includes the April Sheepshearing Festival and the summer music series, Concerts in the Carriage House.

Gropius House

68 Baker Bridge Road Lincoln, MA Phone: 617-259-8843

Open June 1-October 15, Wednesday-Sunday; October 16-May 31, Saturdays and Sundays. Tours on the hour, 11 am-5 p.m. Close most major holidays.

Walter Gropius, founder of the German design school known as the Bauhaus, came to teach at Harvard in 1937 and designed this house as his family home. Modest in scale, the house was revolu¬tionary in impact. It combined familiar elements of New England houses—wood siding, stone foundation, and brick chimney—with industrial materials. Every aspect of the house and its surrounding landscape was planned for maximum efficiency and simplicity of design. The house con¬tains family possessions and an important collection of Bauhaus furniture designed by Marcel Breuer. Museum shop.
Admission: $10. Seniors, $9; students and children, $5.
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Hamilton Hall

9 Chestnut Street Salem, MA Phone: 508-744-0805

Federalist meeting house, built in 1805. No admission fee.

Hancock-Clarke House

36 Hancock Street Lexington, MA Phone: 617-861-0928

Where was Paul Revere headed the night he made his famous ride? To this house! Colonial structure is open seasonally. There is an admission charge.

Haverhill Historical Society

240 Water Street Haverhill, MA Phone: 508-374-4626

Exhibits feature antique glassware, dolls, and home furniture and items. Of particular interest is a collection of Native American artifacts. There is an admission fee.

Heard House Museum

54 South Main Street Ipswich, MA 01938 Phone: 978-356-2811

Open: Memorial Day through Columbus Day, Wednesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.– 3 p.m.; Sunday 1-3 p.m.

Built in 1800, this home contains a collection of antique furniture from China and Colonial America. Visitors will also find a display of carriages. Admission charge.

Israel Putnam House

431 Maple Street Danvers, MA 01923 Phone: 978-777-1666

Open: June through September, Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 1-5 p.m.

The Danvers Museum at the Israel Putnam House contains exhibits on local and regional history. Then known as Salem Village, the principal events of the witchcraft tragedy of 1692 occurred in Danvers. In the 19th century, the town became famous for its agricultural output, including the Danvers Globe Onion and the Danvers Half-Long Carrot. The Putnam House features a museum store. Self-guided tour maps of historic sites in Danvers, including sites related to the witchcraft tragedy, are available free of charge. Admission charge.

Jeremiah Lee Mansion

161 Washington Street Marblehead, MA 01945 Phone: 617-631-1069

Beauty and history

Stroll through the historic gardens at this 1768 mansion. The site also features exhibits of military and maritime items, antique children’s toys and furnishings, and examples of decorative arts from the 18th and 19th centuries.
Hours: June through October, Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Fee charged.

John Greenleaf Whittier Birthplace

Route 110 Haverhill, MA Phone: 617-373-3979

John Greenleaf Whittier, one of America's best known poets, was born and lived in this in the early part of his life. Exhibits feature Whittier's works and history, as well as 19th century furniture and items. There is an admission charge.

John Greenleaf Whittier Home

86 Friend Street Amesbury, MA Phone: 508-388-1337

Whittier lived and worked in this home for 56 years. The original furnishing remain intact and are on display. Open seasonally. There is an admission charge.

John Hale House

39 Hale Street Beverly, MA Phone: 508-922-1186

Home to Reverend John Hale, important figure in the infamous witchcraft trials. The house was built in 1694, and features restored 17th century rooms, as well as trial artifacts.

John Whipple House and Garden

53 South Main Street Ipswich, MA 01938 Phone: 508-356-2811

The house was built in the 1650s and moved to its present site in the 1920s. With more than 60 authentic Colonial flowers and herbs, the garden in front of the Whipple House represents a traditional housewife’s garden of the 17th century. The plantings are made up mostly of herbs that would be used in cooking and for medicinal purposes.
Hours: May 25-October 22, Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday, 1-4 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays by appointment only. Tours begin on the hour. Fee charged.

King Hooper Mansion

8 Hooper Street Marblehead, MA Phone: 617-631-2608

This historic home features both historic displays and art exhibits. Admission is free.
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