The heritage trails in Massachusetts paint vivid pictures of days past. Yet they are also a great way to explore parts of the state you may not otherwise think to visit.
Surprising every step of the way, and perhaps the most famous heritage trail in the state, is the Freedom Trail. Beginning on Boston Common, where hordes of red-clad British troops once trained, the red-brick Freedom Trail connects 16 Boston landmarks. The Black Heritage Trail is also quite popular, as it explores the history of Boston’s 19th-century African-American community. The Salem Heritage Trail is a North Shore favorite: it transports you back to the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 and the days of sea captains, pirates and noted novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Burial Hill
Plymouth
Cape Cod Museum Trail
Fairhaven
Fall River Heritage State Park
Fall River
Jenney Interpretive Centre
Plymouth
Parting Ways Cemetery
Kingston
Pilgrim Progress
Plymouth
South Shore Irish Heritage Trail
Scituate
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Burial Hill
School Street
Plymouth
508-830-4078 - B
Cape Cod Museum Trail
200 Mill Road, Suite 100
Fairhaven
8006427515 - C
Fall River Heritage State Park
200 Davol Street
Fall River
508-675-5759 - D
Jenney Interpretive Centre
48 Summer Street
Plymouth
508-747-4544 - E
Parting Ways Cemetery
Corner Of Bishops Highway & Plympton Street
Kingston
508 747-0100 - F
Pilgrim Progress
75 Water Street
Burial Hill
Plymouth
800 231-1620 - G
South Shore Irish Heritage Trail
Po Box 132
Scituate
781-545-4732
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