There’s reading about history, then there’s experiencing history firsthand. Nowhere else provides opportunities to do the latter like Massachusetts.
Here you can stand on the site of the Battle of Bunker Hill, take in the hysteria of the witch trials at the Salem Witch Museum, stroll down the gas-lit cobblestone streets of New Bedford’s historic whaling district and visit the New Bedford Whaling Museum, celebrate democracy at the John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum, and see firsthand where all of the famous – and infamous – events that helped shape a nation took place.
For more information visit The New England Museum Association. A list of more than 400 museums and heritage sites from the New England region and their current exhibits.
Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House, a Historic New England property
Gloucester
Beverly Historical Society and Museum
Beverly
Buttonwoods Museum
Haverhill
Cape Ann Museum
Gloucester
Codman Estate Carriage House
Lincoln
Concord Museum
Concord
Concord Visitor Center
Concord
Gallows Hill Museum /Theatre
Salem
Gedney House Museum, A Historic New England Property
Salem
Gropius House
Lincoln
The House of the Seven Gables
Salem
Ipswich Museum
Ipswich
Ipswich Museum
Ipswich
Lexington Historical Society
Lexington
Lexington Visitors Center
Lexington
Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House
Concord
Marblehead Museum
Marblehead
Marblehead Museum and Historical Society
Marblehead
Maritime Gloucester
Gloucester
Mary Baker Eddy House
Amesbury
- A
Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House, a Historic New England property
75 Eastern Point Boulevard
Gloucester
978-283-0800 - B
Beverly Historical Society and Museum
117 Cabot St.
Beverly
978-922-1186 - C
Buttonwoods Museum
240 Water St
Haverhill
9783744626 - D
Cape Ann Museum
27 Pleasant St
Gloucester
9782830455 - E
Codman Estate Carriage House
34 Codman Road
Lincoln
617-994-6671 - F
Concord Museum
53 Cambridge Turnpike
Concord
978-369-9763 - G
Concord Visitor Center
58 Main Street
Concord
978-318-061 - H
Gallows Hill Museum /Theatre
7 Lynde St.
Salem
978 825 0222 - I
Gedney House Museum, A Historic New England Property
Gedney House Museum
21 High Street
Salem
978-744-0440 - J
Gropius House
68 Baker Bridge Rd.
Lincoln
781-259-8098 - K
The House of the Seven Gables
115 Derby Street
Salem
978-744-0991 - L
Ipswich Museum
54 South Main St.
Ipswich
978-356-2811 - M
Ipswich Museum
54 S. Main St.
Ipswich
9783562811 - N
Lexington Historical Society
13 Depot Square
Lexington
781-862-1703 - O
Lexington Visitors Center
1875 Massachusetts Ave.
Lexington
781-862-1450 - P
Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House
399 Lexington Road
Concord
978-369-4118 - Q
Marblehead Museum
170 Washington Street
161 Washington Street
Marblehead
7816311768 - R
Marblehead Museum and Historical Society
170 Washington St.
Marblehead
781-631-1768 - S
Maritime Gloucester
23 Harbor Loop
Gloucester
978 281-0470 - T
Mary Baker Eddy House
277 Main St.
Amesbury
800.277.8943, ext. 100
Epic History: it's all here
Looking for fun things to do and see in Massachusetts?