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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Appleton Farms
Ipswich
Bakers Island Light
Salem
Battle Green Tour
Lexington
Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House, a Historic New England property
Gloucester
Beverly Historical Society and Museum
Beverly
Bewitched After Dark Walking Tours
Salem
Buttonwoods Museum
Haverhill
Cape Ann Foodie Tours
Gloucester
Castle Hill on the Crane Estate
Ipswich
Codman Estate Carriage House
Lincoln
Cogswell's Grant, a Historic New England Property
Essex
Concord Visitor Center
Concord
Essex National Heritage Area
Salem
Freedom's Way National Heritage Area
Devens
Gedney House Museum, A Historic New England Property
Salem
Groton's Old Burying Ground
Groton
Hale Farm
Beverly
Hammond Castle Museum
Gloucester
Hocus Pocus Tours
Salem
The House of the Seven Gables
Salem
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Appleton Farms
219 County Road
Ipswich
978.356.5728 - B
Bakers Island Light
Baker Island Light
Salem
978-740-0444 - C
Battle Green Tour
1875 Massachusetts Avenue
Lexington
339-223-5623 - D
Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House, a Historic New England property
75 Eastern Point Boulevard
Gloucester
978-283-0800 - E
Beverly Historical Society and Museum
117 Cabot St.
Beverly
978-922-1186 - F
Bewitched After Dark Walking Tours
Bewitched In Salem
180 Essex Street
Salem
978-498-4061 - G
Buttonwoods Museum
240 Water St
Haverhill
9783744626 - H
Cape Ann Foodie Tours
Har
Gloucester
617-902-8291 - I
Castle Hill on the Crane Estate
290 Argilla Rd.
Ipswich
978.356.4351 - J
Codman Estate Carriage House
34 Codman Road
Lincoln
617-994-6671 - K
Cogswell's Grant, a Historic New England Property
60 Spring Street
Essex
978-768-3632 - L
Concord Visitor Center
58 Main Street
Concord
978-318-061 - M
Essex National Heritage Area
10 Federal St
Suite 12
Salem
978-740-0444 - N
Freedom's Way National Heritage Area
94 Jackson Road
Suite 311
Devens
978-772-3654 - O
Gedney House Museum, A Historic New England Property
Gedney House Museum
21 High Street
Salem
978-744-0440 - P
Groton's Old Burying Ground
32-44 Hollis St.
Groton
978-448-1111 - Q
Hale Farm
39 Hale St
Beverly
9789221186 - R
Hammond Castle Museum
80 Hesperus Avenue
Gloucester
978-283-2080 - S
Hocus Pocus Tours
Just Outside The Main Entrance To The Museum Place Mall On Essex Street
Salem
1-781-248-2031 - T
The House of the Seven Gables
115 Derby Street
Salem
978-744-0991
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