Toll-Free: 800-733-1830, More than 40 historical buildings help bring the past alive at this 1830s rural village, 56 Highfield Drive Phone: 508-746-1620. The Marketplace is a treasure trove for shopping and dining in the Greek Revival-style Quincy Market filled with 45 international eateries and the flanking North and South Market buildings with 80 specialty shops. This is where the double-crossing Benedict Arnold led the 1781 massacre. Of course, theres Plymouth Rock and the Mayflower II on Plymouth Harbor, and the National Monument to the Forefathers across the street. Phone: 508-627-4442, 1 South Market Street Paintings, dressers full of redware, painted furniture, scrimshaw, wood carvings, decoys, sculptures, hooked rugs and other textiles are showcased throughout. Toll-Free: 855-832-1773, 80 Parallel Street TM 1996-2023 Mystic Media, Inc. & Visit New England. Fort Ticonderoga | Ticonderoga, N.Y. This 1844 building was the site of a school that offered early courses in navigation. Phone: 413-551-5111, Parker and West Bay Roads Monument to the pilgrims made out of solid granite. The first full-length book on the history of Fort Halifax was published on April 1st of this year. The average visit is 30-45 minutes depending on the time of year. Phone: 978-356-2811, 780 Holmes Road The hard news: Youll need a lot of time to see everything! Phone: 508-347-3362 Although Bryant moved to New York City to become editor and publisher of The New York Evening Post, the Homestead became Bryants summer retreat in his later years. Abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison gave his first speech against slavery here in 1829. Phone: 508-746-1622, Smith Court at Joy Street Phone: 978-462-2634, 455 Lexington Road Exhibits feature Barton's career and history, in addition to family memorabilia. Swansea, MA Concord, MA, 01742 The tour begins at the Old State House, brochures are available at the National Park Service Visitor's Center on State Street. The house was built in the 1650s and moved to its present site in the 1920s. Its not surprising that the City of Presidents is a prime destination for those interested in John and John Quincy Adams, whose homestead is one of three historic houses (and the first presidential library) you can tour at the Adams National Historical Park. His grandson, Ralph Waldo Emerson, drafted his essay "Nature" while living here. This historic site transports you back to one of those moments in time that changed America and set its course for independence in 1776. The Emily Dickinson Museum includes The Homestead, where Emily Dickinson lived most of her life, and The Evergreens, another family residence. Phone: 978-369-6993, 19 North Square The African Meeting House is the oldest black church edifice still standing in the United States. Occupying a building originally constructed in 1798 for Deerfield Academy, Memorial Hall Museum holds over 31,000 items and includes the Old Deerfield Children's Museum, offering family activities in a reproduction of a 1690s house. Built in 1877, the church was designed by H. H. Richardson, and is a prime example of the Romanesque architectural style. The African Meeting House on Beacon Hill was built in 1806 in what was the heart of Boston's 19th century African American community. Phone: 508-747-0100 Attleboro, MA, 02703 The fest includes music, food, crafts booths, a cookout, a pancake breakfast, a road race and a parade, and much more. Amherst, MA Parking is limited, but the campground is a short walk from the Oak Bluffs harbor. George Washington stopped here for a meet-and-greet on a journey in 1789. The HarborWalk also connects to inland trails, including the Emerald Necklace system, the Charles River Esplanade, and the Rose Kennedy Greenway. The fort also protected privateers operating out of the harbor. Phone: 27 Highland Road The Coffin family lived in this house for more than 300 years; the dwelling is a marvelous display of home life in rural New England. Coles Hill, the first cemetery used by the Mayflower Pilgrims, features a statue of the Wampanoag sachem Massasoit and a sarcophagus with the remains of settlers who didnt survive the winter of 1620. The house and its surrounding landscape were planned for maximum efficiency and simplicity of design. Martha's Vineyard is home to the oldest working carousel in the U.S. A replica of an old cobbler shop is the entrance to the property; a grape arbor in the Well Courtyard behind the house leads to a Native American museum. Springfield, MA -- A Site on a Revolutionary War Road Trip on US Route 20 SPRINGFIELD MASSACHUSETTS Springfield was a crossroad many times during the Revolutionary War: By General George Washington on June 30, 1775, on his way to take charge of the defense of Boston. Collection includes Charles D. Cahoon paintings, Crowell carved birds, a large cranberry culture exhibit, historic photographs. Salem, MA It is today a showcase of black community organization in the formative years of the new republic. Museum shop. Markers around the town explain the forts role in the war. But Quincys historical sites also include a 17th century Native American summer campsite; the site of the nations first commercial railroad in the Blue Hills Reservation; and the Thomas Crane Library, a 19th-century Romanesque marvel with its stained-glass windows. The building hosted historic gatherings such as the protests over the Boston Massacre to the infamous meeting where Samuel Adams launched the Boston Tea Party. Collections include paintings, costumes, photographs, manuscripts, maps, and historical artifacts. Boston, MA, 02129 On some dates the carriage shed and blacksmith shop may be open. Yarmouth Port, MA, 02675 Phone: 50 Massachusetts Avenue Charlestown, MA, 02129 Lexington, MA All rights reserved. Phone: 617-773-1177, 347 Stage Harbor Road Cyril Gregory Buyanovsky, 59, and Douglas . Greek Revival in style, it was designed by architect Richard Upjohn. Phone: 617-523-1749, 11 Orange Street The Kitchen Garden demonstrates the early colonial style and variety of plants and 19th-century Shaker vegetable gardening. Historic homes and historic sites in Massachusetts cover a huge range, from Boston's Freedom Trail and Plymouth Rock to to Minute Man National Park in the Merrimack region where the Revolutionary War began. Philip Schuyler House The country plantation of Philip Schuyler: surveyor, businessman, Revolutionary War general, and supporter of America's canals. History fans can see reenactments of Revolutionary War battles and visit 19th-century towns like Old Sturbridge Village. The largest of its kind in the United States. Boston, MA This is a story largely untold, unknown and under-appreciated. B Col. James Barrett Farm Battle Road Bloody Angle (battle) Bunker Hill Monument D Dorchester Heights F Freedom's Way National Heritage Area H Theres a replica of the 17th-century Jenney Gristmill toward the end of the Pilgrim Trail, which travels through historic Brewster Gardens. Adorned with a golden lion and unicorn, the Old State House was the seat of the government and merchant's exchange. Concord Museum. Phone: 508-222-5410, Forest River Park, Shore Avenue Phone: 413-298-3239, 297 West Street The real thing. Until 1830, cattle grazed the Common. Services are still held here each Sunday. A collection of 152 volumes containing nearly 2.4 million names. "Ayla was an accomplished equestrian who loved her poly Holly and horse Titanium". Built in the 19th century this home had some famous residents: The Alcotts, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Margaret Sidney. Phone: 508-746-2590, 46 Joy Street Marblehead, MA, 01945 Today it contains significant collection of antique furniture, hooked rugs, ceramics, and pewter. The house has a good assortment of early American furniture, including examples by Boston, Salem and Marblehead cabinet makers. Nantucket, MA, 02554 Cambridge, MA, 02138 Phone: 617-266-1492, 580 Mount Auburn Street Phone: 508-746-1622, Corner of State Street and Washington streets Phone: 978-682-3580, 11 Strawberry Lane (off Route 6A) Boston, MA, 02114 Amos Bronson Alcott purchased two houses on 12 acres on the Lexington Road in 1857. It is part of Boston's Black Heritage Trail. Along the way, visit Faneuil Hall (the scene of many protest meetings against Parliamentary acts); the Old South Meeting House (where the Boston Tea Party began); the Old State House (site of the Boston Massacre); the Old North Church; Paul Reveres house; and the U.S.S. Norman Desmarais frequently escapes into the 18th century for reenactments, Colonial fairs, heritage days, school presentations, and talks. Exhibits feature stocks and other equipment. The 2.5-mile red brick line will lead you through the city and to sites such as Old South Meeting House, the Old State House, and Boston Common. During the winter of 1786-1787, three years after the formal end of the Revolutionary War, the battle continued over unfair taxes in western Massachusetts. Phone: 508-746-1622, Museums demonstrate the interwoven history of Native people, Plymouth colonists, 568 Main Street Phone: 119 Sandwich Street Open daily 9am - 4pm. This partially restored fort was the site of the worst American naval defeat of the war (1779); Paul Revere was subsequently court-martialed for disobeying orders, unsoldierly conduct, and cowardice. Boston, MA, 02114 Wikimedia Commons. The Battle of Bunker Hill site is a great place to add to your revolutionary war road trip itinerary. Visitors to Highfield Hall can explore the walking trails, historic, When you step into historic homes in the Greater Merrimack Valley, you are doing more than learning about the nations past: You are walking in the steps of its giants. Transformed through farming and overgrowth for over a century, the former defense was preserved in 1911 when Stephen Pell of Fort Ticonderoga purchased the northern 113 acres of Mount Independence. Phone: 508-678-1100, 5 Littles Lane Concord also became something of a . This site is maintained by the Nantucket Historical Association. This is the home of the Museum of African-American History and part of Boston's Black Heritage Trail. Tours are offered. Of particular note is the Durang Wing collection of seashells from around the world.