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
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
1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, off Route 20 Sturbridge, MA, 01566 Phone: 508-347-3362 Toll-Free: 800-733-1830
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
99 Chauncy Street Boston, MA, 02111 Phone: 617-357-8300
Prospect Hill Road Stockbridge, MA, 01262 Phone: 413-298-3239
297 West Street Lenox, MA Phone: 617-266-1492
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
580 Mount Auburn Street Cambridge, MA Phone: 617-547-7105
48 Summer Street Plymouth, MA Phone: 508-746-1622
174 Liberty Street Concord, MA Phone: 508-369-6993
290 Argilla Road Ipswich, MA, 01938 Phone: 978-356-4351
Corner of State Street and Washington streets Boston, MA Phone: 617-720-1713
1 Vestal Street Nantucket, MA, 02554 Phone: 508-228-2896
Battleship Cove, 5 Water St Fall River, MA Phone: 508-678-1100
2468B Washington Street / Route 138 Canton, MA, 02021 Phone: 781-821-2977
sprawling gardens on an historic estate
Art School Road Monterey, MA, 01245 Phone: 413-528-6888
206 Clarendon Street Boston, MA, 02116 Phone: 617-536-0944
State Pier New Bedford, MA Phone: 508-992-4900
52 Gore Street Waltham, MA Phone: 617-894-2798
Walk starts at Old State House, 206 Washington Street Boston, MA Phone: 617-482-1722
14 High Road Newburyport, MA, 01951 Phone: 978-462-2634
11 Strawberry Lane (off Route 6A) Yarmouth Port, MA, 02675 Phone: 508-362-3021
York and Pleasant Streets Nantucket, MA Phone: 508-228-4058
68 Baker Bridge Road Lincoln, MA, 01773 Phone: 781-259-8098
161 Washington Street Marblehead, MA, 01945 Phone: 617-631-1069
Beauty and history
Water Street Plymouth, MA Phone:
185 Salisbury Street Worcester, MI Phone: 508-755-5221
46 Joy Street Boston, MA Phone: 617-720-2991
7 Fair Street Nantucket, MA, 02554 Phone: 508-228-1894
60 Spring Street Essex, MA Phone: 978-768-3632
1 Armory Square Springfield, MA Phone: 413-734-8551
310 Washington Street Boston, MA Phone: 617-482-6439
Front Street, Route 114 Marblehead, MA Phone:
8 Memorial Street Deerfield, MA, 01342 Phone: 413-774-7476
Ocean Street and Gosnold streets Hyannis, MA Phone:
1 Jackson Street Lawrence, MA Phone: 508-794-1655
Park describes the history of this early industrial city and its immigrant workers
200 Main Street Wellfleet, MA Phone: 508-349-6877
139 Andover Street North Andover, MA, 01845 Phone: 978-682-3580
238 Cabot Street Holyoke, MA, 01040 Phone: 413-322-5660
4 Winslow Street Plymouth, MA, 02360 Phone: 508-746-2590
246 Market Street Lowell, MA Phone: 508-970-5000
Bounded by Tremont, Beacon, Charles, Park and Boylston streets Boston, MA Phone:
100 Robert Treat Paine Drive Waltham, MA, 02452 Phone: 781-314-3290
Route 2, along the Mohawk Trail Greenfield, MA Phone: 413-774-7138
Eden Hill Stockbridge, MA Phone: 413-298-3931
1250 Hancock Street Quincy, MA Phone: 617-770-1175
72 Wayside Inn Road (Route 20) Sudbury, MA Phone: 978-443-1776
46 Joy Street Boston, MA Phone: 617-720-2991
1 Faneuil Hall Square Boston, MA Phone: 617-523-1300
Williamsville Road, one mile south of Routes 183 and 102 Stockbridge, MA, 01262 Phone: 413-298-3579
Park and Tremont streets Boston, MA Phone: 617-523-3383
27 Highland Road Truro, MA, 02666 Phone: 508-487-3397
34 Codman Road Lincoln, MA, 01773 Phone: 617-994-6690
188 Washington Street Marblehead, MA Phone: 781-631-0000
5 Little’s Lane Newbury, MA, 01951 Phone: 978-462-2634
83 Beals Street Brookline, MA Phone: 617-566-7937
66 Clara Barton Road North Oxford, MA Phone: 508-987-2056
11 Orange Street Nantucket, MA Phone: 508-228-5466
1332 Massachusetts Avenue Lexington, MA Phone: 617-674-9238
280 Main Street Amherst, MA Phone: 413-542-8161
Forest River Park, Shore Avenue Salem, MA Phone: 508-745-0525
150 Prospect Street Nantucket, MA Phone:
455 Lexington Road Concord, MA Phone: 978-369-6993
Polpis Road Nantucket, MA, 02554 Phone: 508-228-1885
399 Lexington Road Concord, MA Phone: 978-369-4118
58 Tremont Street Boston, MA Phone: 617-523-1749
50 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA, 02138 Phone: 617-495-1000
250 Main Street Yarmouth Port, MA Phone: 617-994-6661
South Indian Hill Road West Tisbury, on Martha's Vineyard, MA, 02568 Phone: 508-627-8687
34 Chestnut Street Salem, MA, 01970 Phone: 508-744-0440
21 Hull Street, Uphill from the Old North Church Boston, MA Phone: 617-357-8300
193 Salem Street Boston, MA Phone: 617-523-6676
89 Main Street Edgartown, on Martha's Vineyard, MA Phone: 508-627-4440
269 Monument Street Concord, MA, 01742 Phone: 978-369-3909
State Pier Plymouth, MA Phone: 508-746-1622
Vestal Street Nantucket, MA Phone:
Bedford Street (Route 62) near Monument Street Concord, MA Phone: 978-318-3233
88 Old Main Street Deerfield, MA, 01342 Phone: 413-775-7214
Monument Square Charlestown, MA Phone: 617-242-5641
Beacon Hill Boston, MA Phone:
780 Holmes Road Pittsfield, MA Phone: 413-442-1793
2515 State Highway Eastham, MA Phone: 508-255-1798
269 Monument Street Concord, MA, 01742 Phone: 978-369-3909
396 County Street New Bedford, MA, 02740 Phone: 508-997-1401
At Battleship Cove, 5 Water Street Fall River, MA Phone: 508-678-1100
Allerton Street Plymouth, MA Phone: 508-746-1620
Cambridge Turnpike at Lexington Road Concord, MA, 01742 Phone: 978-369-9763
Exploring historic Concord? Begin at the Concord Museum!
4 Old Portsmouth Road Amesbury, MA, 01913 Phone: 978-462-2634
53 South Main Street Ipswich, MA, 01938 Phone: 978-356-2811
347 Stage Harbor Road Chatham, MA Phone: 508-945-2493
55 Constitution Road, Pier 1, Charlestown Navy Yard Charlestown, MA Phone: 617-242-5601
115 Derby Street Salem, MA Phone: 978-744-0991
19 Main St. Stockbridge, MA, 01262 Phone: 413-298-3239
105 Alden Street Duxbury, MA Phone: 781-934-9092
23 Paradise Road Swampscott, MA Phone: 781-599-1853
Depot Road Chatham, MA, 02633 Phone:
1 Bedford Street Lexington, MA Phone: 781–862–5598
98 Union Street Boston, MA Phone: 617-457-8755
105 Brattle Street Cambridge, MA Phone: 617-876-4491
80 Parallel Street Harwich Center, MA, 02645 Phone: 508-432-8089
15 Lake Avenue Oak Bluffs, on Martha's Vineyard, MA Phone:
399 Lexington Road Concord, MA Phone: 978-369-4118
119 Sandwich Street Plymouth, MH Phone: 508-746-0012
1 Trinity Park Oak Bluffs, on Martha's Vineyard, MA, 02557 Phone: 508-693-0525
Garden Street Cambridge, MA Phone: 617-876-0200
High Pole Hill Road Provincetown, MA, 02657 Phone: 508-487-1310
Careswell and Webster streets Marshfield, MA Phone: 617-837-5753
67 East Road Adams, MA Phone: 413-743-7121
15 Johnny Cake Hill New Bedford, MA Phone: 508-992-3295
Plunkett Street Lenox, MA Phone: 413-551-5111
141 Cambridge Street Boston, MA, 02114 Phone: 617-277-3956
Beacon Street at Park Street Boston, MA Phone: 617-727-3676
244 Central Street Saugus, MA Phone: 617-233-0050
Parker and West Bay Roads Osterville, MA, 02655 Phone: 508-428-5861
205 Nantasket Avenue Hull, MA Phone: 617-925-0472
947 Park Street, Route 118 Attleboro, MA, 02703 Phone: 508-222-5410
22 Stoney Hill Road at Route 6 Swansea, MA Phone: 617-742-3190
Corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Garden Street Cambridge, MA Phone: 617-934-5261
527 Washington Street Newton, MA, 02458 Phone: 617-796-1450
306 Congress Street Boston, MA, 02210 Phone: 617-338-1773 Toll-Free: 855-832-1773
You Are There!
46 Joy Street Boston, MA Phone: 617-725-0022
Park and Tremont streets Boston, MA Phone:
19 North Square Boston, MA Phone: 617-523-2338
310 1/2 Essex Street Salem, MA Phone: 508-744-8815
