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.
John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor
Whitinsville
Mass Audubon Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary
Worcester
Royalston Falls
Royalston
White's Landing
Brookfield
Fitchburg Historical Society
Fitchburg
Founded by James F.D. Garfield in 1892, the Fitchburg Historical Society is an independent non-profit that was created to collect,... more
Rock House Reservation
West Brookfield
Built by the glacier and blessed by indigenous tribes who hunted and worshiped here, the cave-like shelter and its surroundings... more
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John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor
670 Linwood Avenue
Whitinsville
(508) 234-4242 - B
Mass Audubon Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary
414 Massasoit Road
Worcester
508-753-6087 - C
Royalston Falls
Route 32, Falls Rd.
Royalston
413.532.1631 - D
White's Landing
7 Fiskdale Rd
Brookfield
508-867-5561 - E
Fitchburg Historical Society
781 Main Street
Po Box 953
Fitchburg
9783451157 - F
Rock House Reservation
Rt. 9
West Brookfield
413.532.1631
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