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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Nauset Light
Eastham
Nobska Point Lighthouse
Woods Hole
Point Gammon Light
South Yarmouth
Race Point Light
Provincetown
Sankaty Head Light
Nantucket
Scituate Light
Scituate
South Shore Irish Heritage Trail
Scituate
Stage Harbor Light
Chatham
The Trustees
Boston
West Chop Light
Vineyard Haven
Wings Neck Light
Falmouth
Winter Island Light
Salem
Wood End Light
Provincetown
Cape Ann Light Station at Thacher Island
Rockport
Only operating twin lighthouses in the nation dates to 1771. Access to towers for guests.Wednesday and Saturday morning trips free... more
Cape Cod Lighthouse Tours
Hyannis
Five historic Cape Cod lighthouses are open to the public for tours during the summer months and on special occasions... more
Minots Ledge Light
Cohasset
Est. in 1850; best views are from Sandy Beach. No public access. more
Old Scituate Lighthouse
Scituate
Three Sisters Lights
Eastham
Est. in 1838. Grounds open only. more
West Dennis Light
West Dennis
Est. in 1855; lighthouse is now a restaurant and inn. more
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Nauset Light
Ocean View Dr.
Eastham
508-240-2612 - B
Nobska Point Lighthouse
Junction Of Nobska Road And Church Street
Woods Hole
508-457-3219 - C
Point Gammon Light
Great Island
South Yarmouth
n/a - D
Race Point Light
Race Point Beach
Provincetown
508-487-9930 - E
Sankaty Head Light
Baxter St.
Nantucket
n/a - F
Scituate Light
100 Lighthouse Rd.
Scituate
781-545-1083 - G
South Shore Irish Heritage Trail
Po Box 132
Scituate
781-545-4732 - H
Stage Harbor Light
Stage Harbor
Chatham
n/a - I
The Trustees
200 High Street
4th Floor
Boston
617.542.7696 x2123 - J
West Chop Light
West Chop Rd.
Vineyard Haven
n/a - K
Wings Neck Light
Buzzards Bay
Falmouth
n/a - L
Winter Island Light
Winter Island Rd.
Salem
978-745-9430 - M
Wood End Light
Commercial St. Breakwater
Provincetown
508-888-9784 - N
Cape Ann Light Station at Thacher Island
Thacher Island
Box 73
Rockport
978-546-7697 - O
Cape Cod Lighthouse Tours
Various
Hyannis
na - P
Minots Ledge Light
Cohasset Rocks
Cohasset
781-383-4100 - Q
Old Scituate Lighthouse
100 Lighthouse Road
Scituate
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Three Sisters Lights
Ocean View Dr.
Eastham
508-240-2612 - S
West Dennis Light
Lighthouse Rd.
West Dennis
508-398-2244
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