You can see, hear, feel, and sometimes even smell the history throughout Massachusetts. Check out the very rock where the Pilgrims landed, and visit Plimoth Patuxet Museums to see what life was like in the 1600s. Or experience life in the 1830s over at Old Sturbridge Village, one of the country’s oldest and largest living history museums. Walk the Freedom Trail in downtown Boston, where every step tells a story of the American Revolution or listen for the famous “shot heard round the world” on Lexington Green, where the first shots of the Revolutionary War were fired. Sit where the giants of the abolitionist movement sat in the brilliantly restored African American Meeting House. Feel the hull of Old Ironsides, otherwise known as the USS Constitution.
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U.S.S. Salem CA139, United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum
Quincy
USS Constitution
Charlestown
The Vilna Shul, Boston's Center for Jewish Culture
Boston
William Hickling Prescott House
Boston
Winchester Cultural District
Winchester
Winslow Crocker House, A Historic New England Property
Yarmouth Port
Wistariahurst Museum
Holyoke
Yiddish Book Center
Amherst
1736 Josiah Dennis Manse Museum
Dennis
Home of man for whom town of Dennis was named; artifacts of maritime and whaling history in 1736 saltbox home; children's... more
1749 Spooner House
Plymouth
1749 house occupied by five generations of Spooner family; furnished entirely with family heirlooms. Open Thurs & Fri, 2-6pm; Sat 10... more
1869 Schoolhouse Museum - Eastham Historical Society
Eastham
1869 one-room schoolhouse as it was in the 1930s; attached museum with school memorabilia, local, fishing industry, whaling and military artifacts.... more
Abiel Smith School/Museum of Afro-American History
Boston
First building constructed (1835) for the sole purpose of housing a black public school. Sits next to the African Meeting House... more
Aptucxet Trading Post Museum Complex-Bourne Historical Society
Bourne
Replica of Pilgrim-Dutch trading post; windmill; 17th-century herb and wildflower gardens; Native American artifacts; picnic area. Salt works, Gray Gables... more
Atwood House Museum
Chatham
The mission of the Chatham Historical Society is to inform and educate present and future generations about the history and... more
Beneski Museum of Natural History
Amherst
Blue Hill Adventures and Quarry Museum
Westwood
In 2002 Blue Hill Adventure and Quarry Museum were created to restore, preserve and protect approximately 8,000 acres of the Historic Blue... more
Boston National Historical Park
Boston
Explore historic Boston on the Freedom Trail, a 2.5 mile walking trail stretching from the Boston Common to Bunker Hill in... more
Captain Bangs Hallet House Museum
Yarmouth Port
Sea captain's house 8 rooms fully furnished provide a glimpse into 19th century life. more
Captain Edward Penniman House
Eastham
1868 home of a wealthy whaling captain and his family more
Captain Gershom Bradford House
Duxbury
Built in 1808 by shipmaster Gershom Bradford, the house belonged to four generations of seafaring Bradfords before the last generation gave... more
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U.S.S. Salem CA139, United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum
549 South Street
Pier 3
Quincy
617-479-7900 - B
USS Constitution
93 Chelsea St
Charlestown
617-242-1812 - C
The Vilna Shul, Boston's Center for Jewish Culture
18 Phillips Street
Boston
617-523-2324 - D
William Hickling Prescott House
55 Beacon Street
Boston
617-742-3190 - E
Winchester Cultural District
15 High St
Winchester
(781) 729-8870 - F
Winslow Crocker House, A Historic New England Property
250 Main Street (route 6a)
Old King's Highway
Yarmouth Port
617-994-6661 - G
Wistariahurst Museum
238 Cabot St.
Holyoke
413-322-5660 - H
Yiddish Book Center
1021 West St.
Amherst
413-256-4900 - I
1736 Josiah Dennis Manse Museum
Nobscusset Rd. And Whig St.
Dennis
508-385-2232 - J
1749 Spooner House
27 North St.
Plymouth
508-746-0012 - K
1869 Schoolhouse Museum - Eastham Historical Society
Off Rt. 6 (opposite Vistors Center Natl. Seashore)
Box 8
Eastham - L
Abiel Smith School/Museum of Afro-American History
46 Joy St.
Boston
617-725-0022 x7 - M
Aptucxet Trading Post Museum Complex-Bourne Historical Society
24 Aptucxet Rd.
Bourne
508-759-9487 - N
Atwood House Museum
347 Stage Harbor Road
Chatham
508-945-2493 - O
Beneski Museum of Natural History
11 Barrett Hill Road
Amherst College
Amherst
(413) 542-2165 - P
Blue Hill Adventures and Quarry Museum
29 Westwood Terrace
Westwood
781-326-0079 - Q
Boston National Historical Park
Boston National Historical Park
Boston
617-242-5601 - R
Captain Bangs Hallet House Museum
11 Strawberry Ln. (off Rt. 6a)
Overlooking The Village Common
Yarmouth Port
508-362-3021 - S
Captain Edward Penniman House
Fort Hill Rd.
Eastham
508-255-3421 - T
Captain Gershom Bradford House
931 Tremont St.
Duxbury
781-934-6106
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