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.
1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, off Route 20 Sturbridge, MA, 01566 Phone: 508-347-3362 Toll-Free: 800-733-1830
More than 40 historical buildings help bring the past alive at this 1830s rural village
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
568 Main Street Hudson, MA, 01749 Phone: 978-562-9182
Heritage museum strives to make the nation’s military history come alive
35 Cambridge Turnpike at Lexington Road Concord, MA, 01742 Phone: 978-369-9763
Exploring historic Concord? Begin at the Concord Museum!
137 Warren Avenue Plymouth, MA, 02360 Phone: 508-746-1622
Museums demonstrate the interwoven history of Native people, Plymouth colonists
56 Highfield Drive Falmouth, MA Phone: 508-495-1878
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
48 Summer Street Plymouth, MA Phone: 508-746-1622
Prospect Hill Road Stockbridge, MA, 01262 Phone: 413-298-3239
207 Bryant Road Cummington, MA, 01027 Phone: 413-532-1631
297 West Street Lenox, MA Phone: 617-266-1492
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
58 Tremont Street Boston, MA, 02108 Phone: 617-523-1749
Plunkett Street Lenox, MA Phone: 413-551-5111
11 Strawberry Lane (off Route 6A) Yarmouth Port, MA, 02675 Phone: 508-362-3021
1 Park Street Boston, MA, 02108 Phone: 617-523-3383
306 Congress Street Boston, MA, 02210 Phone: 617-338-1773 Toll-Free: 855-832-1773
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1 Jackson Street Lawrence, MA, 01840 Phone: 978-794-1655
1 Armory Square Springfield, MA Phone: 413-734-8551
527 Washington Street Newton, MA, 02458 Phone: 617-796-1450
188 Washington Street Marblehead, MA Phone: 781-631-0000
66 Clara Barton Road North Oxford, MA Phone: 508-987-2056
15 Lake Avenue Oak Bluffs, on Martha's Vineyard, MA Phone:
15 Johnny Cake Hill New Bedford, MA Phone: 508-992-3295
210 North Great Road Lincoln, MA, 01773 Phone: 508-369-6993
1 Bedford Street Lexington, MA Phone: 781–862–5598
29 York Street Nantucket, MA, 02554 Phone: 508-228-4058
68 Baker Bridge Road Lincoln, MA, 01773 Phone: 781-259-8098
89 Main Street Edgartown, on Martha's Vineyard, MA, 02539 Phone: 508-627-4442
1 Vestal Street Nantucket, MA, 02554 Phone: 508-228-2896
52 Gore Street Waltham, MA Phone: 617-894-2798
Smith Court at Joy Street Boston, MA, 02114 Phone: 617-742-5415
34 Chestnut Street Salem, MA, 01970 Phone: 508-744-0440
Newport Avenue & Adams Street Quincy, MA, 02169 Phone: 617-773-1177
Front Street, Route 114 Marblehead, MA Phone:
185 Salisbury Street Worcester, MI Phone: 508-755-5221
161 Washington Street Marblehead, MA, 01945 Phone: 617-631-1069
Beauty and history
14 High Road Newburyport, MA, 01951 Phone: 978-462-2634
269 Monument Street Concord, MA, 01742 Phone: 978-369-3909
Christiantown Road Vineyard Haven, MA, 02568 Phone: 508-627-8687
Bedford Street (Route 62) near Monument Street Concord, MA Phone: 978-318-3233
Forest River Park, Shore Avenue Salem, MA Phone: 508-745-0525
46 Joy Street Boston, MA, 02114 Phone: 617-742-5415
347 Stage Harbor Road Chatham, MA Phone: 508-945-2493
396 County Street New Bedford, MA, 02740 Phone: 508-997-1401
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
Parker and West Bay Roads Osterville, MA, 02655 Phone: 508-428-5861
23 Paradise Road Swampscott, MA Phone: 781-599-1853
Walk starts at Old State House, 206 Washington Street Boston, MA Phone: 617-482-1722
139 Andover Street North Andover, MA, 01845 Phone: 978-682-3580
7 Fair Street Nantucket, MA, 02554 Phone: 508-228-1894
200 Main Street Wellfleet, MA, 02667 Phone: 508-349-6877
8 Memorial Street Deerfield, MA, 01342 Phone: 413-774-7476
455 Lexington Road Concord, MA Phone: 978-369-6993
1332 Massachusetts Avenue Lexington, MA Phone: 617-674-9238
34 Codman Road Lincoln, MA, 01773 Phone: 617-994-6690
Depot Road Chatham, MA, 02633 Phone:
46 Joy Street Boston, MA, 02114 Phone: 617-720-0753
100 Robert Treat Paine Drive Waltham, MA, 02452 Phone: 781-314-3290
115 Derby Street Salem, MA, 01970 Phone: 978-744-0991
Vestal Street Nantucket, MA Phone:
80 Parallel Street Harwich Center, MA, 02645 Phone: 508-432-8089
19 Main Street Stockbridge, MA, 01263 Phone: 413-298-3239
Ocean Street and Gosnold streets Hyannis, MA Phone:
4 Old Portsmouth Road Amesbury, MA, 01913 Phone: 978-462-2634
67 East Road Adams, MA Phone: 413-743-7121
280 Main Street Amherst, MA Phone: 413-542-8161
1 High Pole Hill Road Provincetown, MA Phone: 508-487-1310
Battleship Cove, 5 Water St Fall River, MA Phone: 508-678-1100
947 Park Street, Route 118 Attleboro, MA, 02703 Phone: 508-222-5410
399 Lexington Road Concord, MA, 01742 Phone: 978-369-4118
1 South Market Street Boston, MA, 02109 Phone: 617-523-1300
193 Salem Street Boston, MA, 02113 Phone: 617-523-6676
Allerton Street Plymouth, MA Phone: 508-746-1620
State Pier Plymouth, MA Phone: 508-746-1622
19 North Square Boston, MA, 02113 Phone: 617-523-2338
290 Argilla Road Ipswich, MA, 01938 Phone: 978-356-4351
Beacon Street at Park Street Boston, MA Phone: 617-727-3676
780 Holmes Road Pittsfield, MA Phone: 413-442-1793
Garden Street Cambridge, MA, 02138 Phone: 617-876-0200
22 Stoney Hill Road at Route 6 Swansea, MA Phone: 617-742-3190
5 Little’s Lane Newbury, MA, 01951 Phone: 978-462-2634
105 Brattle Street Cambridge, MA, 02138 Phone: 617-876-4491
158 Polpis Road Nantucket, MA, 02554 Phone: 508-228-2505
Bounded by Tremont, Beacon, Charles, Park and Boylston streets Boston, MA, 02116 Phone:
310 1/2 Essex Street Salem, MA Phone: 508-744-8815
150 Prospect Street Nantucket, MA Phone:
27 Highland Road Truro, MA, 02666 Phone: 508-487-3397
105 Alden Street, Duxbury, MA Phone: 781-934-9092
11 Orange Street Nantucket, MA, 02554 Phone: 508-228-5466
Monument Square at Boston National Historical Park Charlestown, MA, 02129 Phone: 617-242-5641
244 Central Street Saugus, MA Phone: 617-233-0050
45 Hull Street Boston, MA, 02113 Phone: 617-635-7361
At Battleship Cove, 5 Water Street Fall River, MA Phone: 508-678-1100
88 Old Main Street Deerfield, MA, 01342 Phone: 413-775-7214
Tremont Street between Park and School Streets Boston, MA, 02116 Phone:
141 Cambridge Street Boston, MA, 02114 Phone: 617-994-5920
205 Nantasket Avenue Hull, MA Phone: 617-925-0472
60 Spring Street Essex, MA Phone: 978-768-3632
Careswell and Webster streets Marshfield, MA Phone: 617-837-5753
250 Main Street Yarmouth Port, MA Phone: 617-994-6661
Art School Road Monterey, MA, 01245 Phone: 413-528-6888
98 Union Street Boston, MA, 02129 Phone: 617-457-8755
246 Market Street Lowell, MA Phone: 508-970-5000
119 Sandwich Street Plymouth, MA, 02360 Phone: 508-746-0012
310 Washington Street Boston, MA, 02108 Phone: 617-482-6439
4 Winslow Street Plymouth, MA, 02360 Phone: 508-746-2590
Water Street Plymouth, MA Phone:
206 Clarendon Street Boston, MA, 02116 Phone: 617-536-0944
53 South Main Street Ipswich, MA, 01938 Phone: 978-356-2811
50 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA, 02138 Phone: 617-495-1000
Williamsville Road, one mile south of Routes 183 and 102 Stockbridge, MA, 01262 Phone: 413-298-3579
Eden Hill Stockbridge, MA Phone: 413-298-3931
State Pier New Bedford, MA Phone: 508-992-4900
Corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Garden Street Cambridge, MA, 02140 Phone:
238 Cabot Street Holyoke, MA, 01040 Phone: 413-322-5660
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