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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Adams National Historical Park
Quincy
Ancient & Honorable Artillery Company: Museum & Library
Boston
Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University
Boston
Behold Boston Tours
Boston
Boston Common
Boston
Boston Harbor Islands National Park Area
Boston
Bostonprivateguide
Brookline
Cambridge Historical Tours
Cambridge
The Castle at Park Plaza
Boston
Church of the Presidents, United First Parish Church, Quincy
Quincy
Cultural Alliance of Medfield
Medfield
Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds
Newton
Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate
Canton
Faneuil Hall Marketplace
Boston
Freedom Trail® Foundation
Boston
Ghosts & Gravestones Tour
Boston
The Gibson House Museum
Boston
Gore Place
Waltham
Granary Burial Ground
Boston
The Guild of Boston Artists
Boston
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Adams National Historical Park
1250 Hancock Street
Adams National Historical Park Visitor Center
Quincy
617-770-1175 - B
Ancient & Honorable Artillery Company: Museum & Library
Ahac, Armory, Fourth Floor
Faneuil Hall
Boston
617 227 1638 - C
Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University
125 Arborway
Boston
617-524-1718 - D
Behold Boston Tours
137 Pearl St
Unit 4
Boston
6154826254 - E
Boston Common
139 Tremont St.
Boston
617-973-8589 - F
Boston Harbor Islands National Park Area
One Long Wharf
Boston
617-223-8666 - G
Bostonprivateguide
165 Newton Street
Brookline
6173064877 - H
Cambridge Historical Tours
Harvard Square
Cambridge
617-520-4030 - I
The Castle at Park Plaza
130 Columbus Ave.
Boston
617-450-0600 - J
Church of the Presidents, United First Parish Church, Quincy
1306 Hancock Street
Quincy
617-773-0062 - K
Cultural Alliance of Medfield
45 Hospital Road
Medfield
617-877-5158 - L
Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds
286 Waverley Avenue
Newton
617.641.9142 - M
Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate
2468 B Washington St.
Rte. 138
Canton
978.356.4351 x8814; 781.821.2996 - N
Faneuil Hall Marketplace
Merchants Row
Boston
617-242-5675 - O
Freedom Trail® Foundation
44 School Street, Suite 250
Boston
617-357-8300 - P
Ghosts & Gravestones Tour
200 Atlantic Avenue
Boston
888-920-8687 - Q
The Gibson House Museum
137 Beacon St.
Boston
6172676338 - R
Gore Place
52 Gore St.
Waltham
781-894-2798 - S
Granary Burial Ground
95 Tremont St.
Boston
(617) 635-4505 - T
The Guild of Boston Artists
162 Newbury Street
Boston
617-536-7660
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