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 in Massachusetts cover a huge range, from Boston's Freedom Trail and Plymouth Rock to to Minute Man National Park in the Merrimack 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.
137 Warren Avenue Plymouth, MA, 02360 Phone: 508-746-1622
Open: Mid-March through Thanksgiving; daily, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
568 Main Street Hudson, MA, 01749 Phone: 978-562-9182
Heritage museum strives to make the nation’s military history come alive
4 North Street Plymouth, MA, 02360 Phone: 508-747-0100 Toll-Free: 800-872-1620
So many historic sites to see in Plymouth, you’ll want to come back again and again
Adams National Historical Park Visitor Center - 1250 Hancock Street Quincy, MA, 02169 Phone: 617-471-1700
City of Presidents takes command of the nation’s history
1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, off Route 20 Sturbridge, MA, 01566 Phone: 508-347-3362 Toll-Free: 800-733-1830
The 1830s are preserved in the homes and buildings in Old Sturbridge Village
56 Highfield Drive Falmouth, MA Phone: 508-495-1878
24 Fifth Street at the Charlestown Navy Yard Charlestown, MA, 02129 Phone: 617-426-1812
48 Summer Street Plymouth, MA Phone: 508-746-1622
290 Argilla Road Ipswich, MA, 01938 Phone: 978-356-4351
207 Bryant Road Cummington, MA, 01027 Phone: 413-532-1631
174 Liberty Street Concord, MA Phone: 508-369-6993
580 Mount Auburn Street Cambridge, MA, 02138 Phone: 617-547-7105
297 West Street Lenox, MA Phone: 617-266-1492
Prospect Hill Road Stockbridge, MA, 01262 Phone: 413-298-3239
Corner of State Street and Washington streets Boston, MA Phone: 617-720-1713
80 Parallel Street Harwich Center, MA, 02645 Phone: 508-432-8089
Garden Street Cambridge, MA, 02138 Phone: 617-876-0200
455 Lexington Road Concord, MA Phone: 978-369-6993
250 Main Street Yarmouth Port, MA Phone: 617-994-6661
Front Street, Route 114 Marblehead, MA Phone:
19 North Square Boston, MA, 02113 Phone: 617-523-2338
52 Gore Street Waltham, MA Phone: 617-894-2798
Christiantown Road Vineyard Haven, MA, 02568 Phone: 508-627-8687
State Pier New Bedford, MA Phone: 508-992-4900
244 Central Street Saugus, MA Phone: 617-233-0050
Battleship Cove, 5 Water St Fall River, MA Phone: 508-678-1100
Plunkett Street Lenox, MA Phone: 413-551-5111
1 Bedford Street Lexington, MA Phone: 781–862–5598
4 Winslow Street Plymouth, MA, 02360 Phone: 508-746-2590
60 Spring Street Essex, MA Phone: 978-768-3632
Careswell and Webster streets Marshfield, MA Phone: 617-837-5753
15 Johnny Cake Hill New Bedford, MA Phone: 508-992-3295
23 Paradise Road Swampscott, MA Phone: 781-599-1853
Eden Hill Stockbridge, MA Phone: 413-298-3931
1 Vestal Street Nantucket, MA, 02554 Phone: 508-228-2896
50 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA, 02138 Phone: 617-495-1000
11 Strawberry Lane (off Route 6A) Yarmouth Port, MA, 02675 Phone: 508-362-3021
67 East Road Adams, MA Phone: 413-743-7121
100 Robert Treat Paine Drive Waltham, MA, 02452 Phone: 781-314-3290
29 York Street Nantucket, MA, 02554 Phone: 508-228-4058
8 Memorial Street Deerfield, MA, 01342 Phone: 413-774-7476
At Battleship Cove, 5 Water Street Fall River, MA Phone: 508-678-1100
66 Clara Barton Road North Oxford, MA Phone: 508-987-2056
Newport Avenue & Adams Street Quincy, MA, 02169 Phone: 617-773-1177
105 Alden Street, Duxbury, MA Phone: 781-934-9092
7 Fair Street Nantucket, MA, 02554 Phone: 508-228-1894
68 Baker Bridge Road Lincoln, MA, 01773 Phone: 781-259-8098
Tremont Street between Park and School Streets Boston, MA, 02116 Phone:
2515 State Highway Eastham, MA Phone: 508-255-1798
Monument Square at Boston National Historical Park Charlestown, MA, 02129 Phone: 617-242-5641
11 Orange Street Nantucket, MA, 02554 Phone: 508-228-5466
780 Holmes Road Pittsfield, MA Phone: 413-442-1793
1 Park Street Boston, MA, 02108 Phone: 617-523-3383
22 Stoney Hill Road at Route 6 Swansea, MA Phone: 617-742-3190
Bounded by Tremont, Beacon, Charles, Park and Boylston streets Boston, MA, 02116 Phone:
88 Old Main Street Deerfield, MA, 01342 Phone: 413-775-7214
53 South Main Street Ipswich, MA, 01938 Phone: 978-356-2811
State Pier Plymouth, MA Phone: 508-746-1622
Bedford Street (Route 62) near Monument Street Concord, MA Phone: 978-318-3233
58 Tremont Street Boston, MA, 02108 Phone: 617-523-1749
Forest River Park, Shore Avenue Salem, MA Phone: 508-745-0525
188 Washington Street Marblehead, MA Phone: 781-631-0000
280 Main Street Amherst, MA Phone: 413-542-8161
Corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Garden Street Cambridge, MA, 02140 Phone:
238 Cabot Street Holyoke, MA, 01040 Phone: 413-322-5660
Walk starts at Old State House, 206 Washington Street Boston, MA Phone: 617-482-1722
34 Codman Road Lincoln, MA, 01773 Phone: 617-994-6690
14 High Road Newburyport, MA, 01951 Phone: 978-462-2634
1 Armory Square Springfield, MA Phone: 413-734-8551
Beacon Street at Park Street Boston, MA Phone: 617-727-3676
185 Salisbury Street Worcester, MI Phone: 508-755-5221
Vestal Street Nantucket, MA Phone:
139 Andover Street North Andover, MA, 01845 Phone: 978-682-3580
19 Main St. Stockbridge, MA, 01262 Phone: 413-298-3239
Water Street Plymouth, MA Phone:
193 Salem Street Boston, MA, 02113 Phone: 617-523-6676
310 1/2 Essex Street Salem, MA Phone: 508-744-8815
46 Joy Street Boston, MA, 02114 Phone: 617-742-5415
119 Sandwich Street Plymouth, MH Phone: 508-746-0012
27 Highland Road Truro, MA, 02666 Phone: 508-487-3397
947 Park Street, Route 118 Attleboro, MA, 02703 Phone: 508-222-5410
150 Prospect Street Nantucket, MA Phone:
5 Little’s Lane Newbury, MA, 01951 Phone: 978-462-2634
1 High Pole Hill Road Provincetown, MA Phone: 508-487-1310
527 Washington Street Newton, MA, 02458 Phone: 617-796-1450
1 South Market Street Boston, MA, 02109 Phone: 617-523-1300
205 Nantasket Avenue Hull, MA Phone: 617-925-0472
Williamsville Road, one mile south of Routes 183 and 102 Stockbridge, MA, 01262 Phone: 413-298-3579
206 Clarendon Street Boston, MA, 02116 Phone: 617-536-0944
4 Old Portsmouth Road Amesbury, MA, 01913 Phone: 978-462-2634
269 Monument Street Concord, MA, 01742 Phone: 978-369-3909
200 Main Street Wellfleet, MA, 02667 Phone: 508-349-6877
1 Jackson Street Lawrence, MA Phone: 508-794-1655
Park describes the history of this early industrial city and its immigrant workers
310 Washington Street Boston, MA, 02108 Phone: 617-482-6439
Art School Road Monterey, MA, 01245 Phone: 413-528-6888
98 Union Street Boston, MA, 02129 Phone: 617-457-8755
1332 Massachusetts Avenue Lexington, MA Phone: 617-674-9238
15 Lake Avenue Oak Bluffs, on Martha's Vineyard, MA Phone:
115 Derby Street Salem, MA Phone: 978-744-0991
246 Market Street Lowell, MA Phone: 508-970-5000
46 Joy Street Boston, MA, 02114 Phone: 617-720-0753
Parker and West Bay Roads Osterville, MA, 02655 Phone: 508-428-5861
161 Washington Street Marblehead, MA, 01945 Phone: 617-631-1069
Beauty and history
399 Lexington Road Concord, MA, 01742 Phone: 978-369-4118
141 Cambridge Street Boston, MA, 02114 Phone: 617-994-5920
2468B Washington Street / Route 138 Canton, MA, 02021 Phone: 781-821-2977
sprawling gardens on an historic estate
45 Hull Street Boston, MA, 02113 Phone: 617-635-7361
34 Chestnut Street Salem, MA, 01970 Phone: 508-744-0440
347 Stage Harbor Road Chatham, MA Phone: 508-945-2493
158 Polpis Road Nantucket, MA, 02554 Phone: 508-228-2505
Depot Road Chatham, MA, 02633 Phone:
396 County Street New Bedford, MA, 02740 Phone: 508-997-1401
Smith Court at Joy Street Boston, MA, 02114 Phone: 617-742-5415
306 Congress Street Boston, MA, 02210 Phone: 617-338-1773 Toll-Free: 855-832-1773
You Are There!
35 Cambridge Turnpike at Lexington Road Concord, MA, 01742 Phone: 978-369-9763
Exploring historic Concord? Begin at the Concord Museum!
Allerton Street Plymouth, MA Phone: 508-746-1620
Ocean Street and Gosnold streets Hyannis, MA Phone:
89 Main Street Edgartown, on Martha's Vineyard, MA, 02539 Phone: 508-627-4442
105 Brattle Street Cambridge, MA, 02138 Phone: 617-876-4491
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