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.
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
6 Main Street Ext. - Post Office Square Plymouth, MA, 02360 Phone: 508-812-2020
Relive 400 years of history during Plymouth’s yearlong anniversary celebration
137 Warren Avenue Plymouth, MA, 02360 Phone: 508-746-1622
Open: Mid-March through Thanksgiving; daily, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
56 Highfield Drive Falmouth, MA Phone: 508-495-1878
568 Main Street Hudson, MA, 01749 Phone: 978-562-9182
Heritage museum strives to make the nation’s military history come alive
48 Summer Street Plymouth, MA Phone: 508-746-1622
297 West Street Lenox, MA Phone: 617-266-1492
580 Mount Auburn Street Cambridge, MA Phone: 617-547-7105
Prospect Hill Road Stockbridge, MA, 01262 Phone: 413-298-3239
174 Liberty Street Concord, MA Phone: 508-369-6993
24 Fifth Street at the Charlestown Navy Yard Charlestown, MA, 02129 Phone: 617-426-1812
207 Bryant Road Cummington, MA, 01027 Phone: 413-532-1631
99 Chauncy Street Boston, MA, 02111 Phone: 617-357-8300
290 Argilla Road Ipswich, MA, 01938 Phone: 978-356-4351
Corner of State Street and Washington streets Boston, MA Phone: 617-720-1713
46 Joy Street Boston, MA Phone: 617-720-2991
60 Spring Street Essex, MA Phone: 978-768-3632
Plunkett Street Lenox, MA Phone: 413-551-5111
21 Hull Street, Uphill from the Old North Church Boston, MA Phone: 617-357-8300
105 Brattle Street Cambridge, MA Phone: 617-876-4491
Eden Hill Stockbridge, MA Phone: 413-298-3931
14 High Road Newburyport, MA, 01951 Phone: 978-462-2634
250 Main Street Yarmouth Port, MA Phone: 617-994-6661
310 1/2 Essex Street Salem, MA Phone: 508-744-8815
947 Park Street, Route 118 Attleboro, MA, 02703 Phone: 508-222-5410
Depot Road Chatham, MA, 02633 Phone:
455 Lexington Road Concord, MA Phone: 978-369-6993
52 Gore Street Waltham, MA Phone: 617-894-2798
55 Constitution Road, Pier 1, Charlestown Navy Yard Charlestown, MA Phone: 617-242-5601
19 Main St. Stockbridge, MA, 01262 Phone: 413-298-3239
27 Highland Road Truro, MA, 02666 Phone: 508-487-3397
200 Main Street Wellfleet, MA Phone: 508-349-6877
527 Washington Street Newton, MA, 02458 Phone: 617-796-1450
269 Monument Street Concord, MA, 01742 Phone: 978-369-3909
115 Derby Street Salem, MA Phone: 978-744-0991
396 County Street New Bedford, MA, 02740 Phone: 508-997-1401
7 Fair Street Nantucket, MA, 02554 Phone: 508-228-1894
1 Armory Square Springfield, MA Phone: 413-734-8551
Forest River Park, Shore Avenue Salem, MA Phone: 508-745-0525
Battleship Cove, 5 Water St Fall River, MA Phone: 508-678-1100
Careswell and Webster streets Marshfield, MA Phone: 617-837-5753
1 Vestal Street Nantucket, MA, 02554 Phone: 508-228-2896
46 Joy Street Boston, MA Phone: 617-720-2991
8 Memorial Street Deerfield, MA, 01342 Phone: 413-774-7476
193 Salem Street Boston, MA Phone: 617-523-6676
22 Stoney Hill Road at Route 6 Swansea, MA Phone: 617-742-3190
185 Salisbury Street Worcester, MI Phone: 508-755-5221
2468B Washington Street / Route 138 Canton, MA, 02021 Phone: 781-821-2977
sprawling gardens on an historic estate
1332 Massachusetts Avenue Lexington, MA Phone: 617-674-9238
280 Main Street Amherst, MA Phone: 413-542-8161
98 Union Street Boston, MA Phone: 617-457-8755
2515 State Highway Eastham, MA Phone: 508-255-1798
66 Clara Barton Road North Oxford, MA Phone: 508-987-2056
88 Old Main Street Deerfield, MA, 01342 Phone: 413-775-7214
Bedford Street (Route 62) near Monument Street Concord, MA Phone: 978-318-3233
72 Wayside Inn Road (Route 20) Sudbury, MA Phone: 978-443-1776
206 Clarendon Street Boston, MA, 02116 Phone: 617-536-0944
306 Congress Street Boston, MA, 02210 Phone: 617-338-1773 Toll-Free: 855-832-1773
You Are There!
238 Cabot Street Holyoke, MA, 01040 Phone: 413-322-5660
246 Market Street Lowell, MA Phone: 508-970-5000
119 Sandwich Street Plymouth, MH Phone: 508-746-0012
Corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Garden Street Cambridge, MA Phone: 617-934-5261
158 Polpis Road Nantucket, MA, 02554 Phone: 508-228-2505
Bounded by Tremont, Beacon, Charles, Park and Boylston streets Boston, MA Phone:
Walk starts at Old State House, 206 Washington Street Boston, MA Phone: 617-482-1722
4 Old Portsmouth Road Amesbury, MA, 01913 Phone: 978-462-2634
19 North Square Boston, MA Phone: 617-523-2338
Parker and West Bay Roads Osterville, MA, 02655 Phone: 508-428-5861
South Indian Hill Road West Tisbury, on Martha's Vineyard, MA, 02568 Phone: 508-627-8687
1 Jackson Street Lawrence, MA Phone: 508-794-1655
Park describes the history of this early industrial city and its immigrant workers
11 Strawberry Lane (off Route 6A) Yarmouth Port, MA, 02675 Phone: 508-362-3021
205 Nantasket Avenue Hull, MA Phone: 617-925-0472
15 Johnny Cake Hill New Bedford, MA Phone: 508-992-3295
100 Robert Treat Paine Drive Waltham, MA, 02452 Phone: 781-314-3290
Route 2, along the Mohawk Trail Greenfield, MA Phone: 413-774-7138
Beacon Hill Boston, MA Phone:
50 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA, 02138 Phone: 617-495-1000
4 Winslow Street Plymouth, MA, 02360 Phone: 508-746-2590
150 Prospect Street Nantucket, MA Phone:
67 East Road Adams, MA Phone: 413-743-7121
Beacon Street at Park Street Boston, MA Phone: 617-727-3676
Williamsville Road, one mile south of Routes 183 and 102 Stockbridge, MA, 01262 Phone: 413-298-3579
Front Street, Route 114 Marblehead, MA Phone:
5 Little’s Lane Newbury, MA, 01951 Phone: 978-462-2634
Ocean Street and Gosnold streets Hyannis, MA Phone:
23 Paradise Road Swampscott, MA Phone: 781-599-1853
269 Monument Street Concord, MA, 01742 Phone: 978-369-3909
15 Lake Avenue Oak Bluffs, on Martha's Vineyard, MA Phone:
Allerton Street Plymouth, MA Phone: 508-746-1620
Park and Tremont streets Boston, MA Phone:
Park and Tremont streets Boston, MA Phone: 617-523-3383
105 Alden Street Duxbury, MA Phone: 781-934-9092
80 Parallel Street Harwich Center, MA, 02645 Phone: 508-432-8089
Water Street Plymouth, MA Phone:
83 Beals Street Brookline, MA Phone: 617-566-7937
11 Orange Street Nantucket, MA Phone: 508-228-5466
89 Main Street Edgartown, on Martha's Vineyard, MA Phone: 508-627-4440
State Pier New Bedford, MA Phone: 508-992-4900
1 Bedford Street Lexington, MA Phone: 781–862–5598
Monument Square Charlestown, MA Phone: 617-242-5641
58 Tremont Street Boston, MA Phone: 617-523-1749
780 Holmes Road Pittsfield, MA Phone: 413-442-1793
Garden Street Cambridge, MA Phone: 617-876-0200
161 Washington Street Marblehead, MA, 01945 Phone: 617-631-1069
Beauty and history
34 Chestnut Street Salem, MA, 01970 Phone: 508-744-0440
High Pole Hill Road Provincetown, MA, 02657 Phone: 508-487-1310
State Pier Plymouth, MA Phone: 508-746-1622
Vestal Street Nantucket, MA Phone:
1250 Hancock Street Quincy, MA Phone: 617-770-1175
399 Lexington Road Concord, MA Phone: 978-369-4118
68 Baker Bridge Road Lincoln, MA, 01773 Phone: 781-259-8098
141 Cambridge Street Boston, MA, 02114 Phone: 617-277-3956
347 Stage Harbor Road Chatham, MA Phone: 508-945-2493
53 South Main Street Ipswich, MA, 01938 Phone: 978-356-2811
188 Washington Street Marblehead, MA Phone: 781-631-0000
244 Central Street Saugus, MA Phone: 617-233-0050
At Battleship Cove, 5 Water Street Fall River, MA Phone: 508-678-1100
York and Pleasant Streets Nantucket, MA Phone: 508-228-4058
Cambridge Turnpike at Lexington Road Concord, MA, 01742 Phone: 978-369-9763
Exploring historic Concord? Begin at the Concord Museum!
34 Codman Road Lincoln, MA, 01773 Phone: 617-994-6690
46 Joy Street Boston, MA Phone: 617-725-0022
1 Faneuil Hall Square Boston, MA Phone: 617-523-1300
310 Washington Street Boston, MA Phone: 617-482-6439
Art School Road Monterey, MA, 01245 Phone: 413-528-6888
139 Andover Street North Andover, MA, 01845 Phone: 978-682-3580
399 Lexington Road Concord, MA Phone: 978-369-4118
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