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.
Sign up to receive emails about Massachusetts history.
Looking for a National Park in Massachusetts? visit nps.gov.
Be sure to visit our war memorials page
Dewey Memorial Hall
Sheffield
The District Center for the Arts
Taunton
Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds
Newton
Duxbury Rural and Historical Society
Duxbury
Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate
Canton
The Emily Dickinson Museum
Amherst
ENQ ~ Explore North Quabbin
Orange
Essex National Heritage Area
Salem
Fairhaven Academy Museum
Fairhaven
Fairhaven Office of Tourism
Fairhaven
Faneuil Hall Marketplace
Boston
Fort Phoenix Beach State Reservation
Fairhaven
FORT TABER - FORT RODMAN MILITARY MUSEUM
New Bedford
Franklin County Fairgrounds
Greenfield
Freedom Trail® Foundation
Boston
Freedom's Way National Heritage Area
Devens
Fruitlands Museum
Harvard
Gedney House Museum, A Historic New England Property
Salem
Ghosts & Gravestones Tour
Boston
The Gibson House Museum
Boston
- A
Dewey Memorial Hall
91 Main Street
Sheffield
(413) 229-2357 - B
The District Center for the Arts
15 Court St
Taunton
5083869413 - C
Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds
286 Waverley Avenue
Newton
617.641.9142 - D
Duxbury Rural and Historical Society
479 Washington Street
Duxbury
781-934-6106 - E
Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate
2468 B Washington St.
Rte. 138
Canton
978.356.4351 x8814; 781.821.2996 - F
The Emily Dickinson Museum
280 Main Street
Amherst
413.542.8161 - G
ENQ ~ Explore North Quabbin
131 West Main Street
Room 222
Orange
978-549-1747 - H
Essex National Heritage Area
10 Federal St
Suite 12
Salem
978-740-0444 - I
Fairhaven Academy Museum
141 Main Street
Fairhaven
508-979-4085 - J
Fairhaven Office of Tourism
141 Main Street
Fairhaven
508-979-4085 - K
Faneuil Hall Marketplace
Merchants Row
Boston
617-242-5675 - L
Fort Phoenix Beach State Reservation
Green St.
Fairhaven
508-992-4524 - M
FORT TABER - FORT RODMAN MILITARY MUSEUM
1000c Rodney French Blvd.
New Bedford
508-994-3938 - N
Franklin County Fairgrounds
89 Wisdom Way
Greenfield
413-774-4282 - O
Freedom Trail® Foundation
44 School Street, Suite 250
Boston
617-357-8300 - P
Freedom's Way National Heritage Area
94 Jackson Road
Suite 311
Devens
978-772-3654 - Q
Fruitlands Museum
102 Prospect Hill Road
Harvard
978-456-3924 - R
Gedney House Museum, A Historic New England Property
Gedney House Museum
21 High Street
Salem
978-744-0440 - S
Ghosts & Gravestones Tour
200 Atlantic Avenue
Boston
888-920-8687 - T
The Gibson House Museum
137 Beacon St.
Boston
6172676338
Epic History: it's all here
Looking for fun things to do and see in Massachusetts?