Massachusetts’ national parks run the gamut from wide-open spaces, such as the Cape Cod National Seashore, to urban parks that preserve the state’s – and the nation’s – rich historic past, such as the Freedom Trail – Boston National Historical Park.
Some, like the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, offer both windows into the past and recreational activities.
The Minute Man National Historical Park in Concord is where “the shot heard ’round the world” was fired. Springfield Armory National Historic Site houses a world-renowned firearms collection. The Lowell National Historical Park and the Blackstone River Valley Heritage Corridor testify to the rise and fall of Massachusetts’ textile industry. The historic buildings and wharves of the Salem Maritime National Historical Site tell the stories of the sailors, Revolutionary War Privateers, and merchants who brought goods and riches to America.
Adams National Historical Park
Quincy
Church of the Presidents, United First Parish Church, Quincy
Quincy
Hancock Cemetery, Quincy
Quincy
Josiah Quincy House, A Historic New England Property
Quincy
U.S.S. Salem CA139, United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum
Quincy
Quincy History Museum at Quincy Historical Society
Quincy
The Quincy History Museum at Quincy Historical Society takes you through more than 400 years of some of America's richest, most... more
Thomas Crane Public Library
Quincy
Built in 1881 by noted architect Henry Hobson Richardson - who also designed Boston's famed Trinity Church - the Thomas Thomas... more
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Adams National Historical Park
1250 Hancock Street
Adams National Historical Park Visitor Center
Quincy
617-770-1175 - B
Church of the Presidents, United First Parish Church, Quincy
1306 Hancock Street
Quincy
617-773-0062 - C
Hancock Cemetery, Quincy
1307 Hancock Street
Quincy
617-376-1253 - D
Josiah Quincy House, A Historic New England Property
20 Muirhead Street
Quincy
617-994-5930 - E
U.S.S. Salem CA139, United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum
549 South Street
Pier 3
Quincy
617-479-7900 - F
Quincy History Museum at Quincy Historical Society
8 Adams Street
Adams Academy
Quincy
617-773-1144 - G
Thomas Crane Public Library
40 Washington Street
Quincy
617-376-1301
Epic History: it's all here
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