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 Plantation 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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Tyringham Cobble
Tyringham
A geologic wonder, the Cobble was born from massive tectonic movements that shifted ancient strata, leaving an exposed underbelly of... more
Untapped History
Newburyport
Who are we? Untapped History is a brand new historical walking tour company dedicated to sharing the unique and unconventional... more
Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum
Lenox
Ventfort Hall is an imposing Jacobean Revival-style mansion built in 1893 for Sarah Morgan, the sister of J. P. Morgan. Designed... more
Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary
Princeton
Wachusett Meadow is a former farmstead that offers spectacular scenery and supports abundant wildlife throughout woodlands, wetlands, and meadows. Historic... more
Walden Woods Project
Lincoln
The Walden Woods Project preserves the land, literature, and legacy of Henry David Thoreau to foster an ethic of environmental... more
Ward Reservation
Andover
Trails link three major hills - Shrub, Boston, and Holt - and looking out from their summits you can see... more
Wasque Reservation
Chappaquidick Island
This southeastern corner of Martha's Vineyard is undergoing dramatic change due to the seismic currents which are re-shaping this coastal... more
Wenham Museum
Wenham
Family-friendly museum of social history exploring how we have lived, worked, dressed, and played from the 17th century to today.... more
Wesport Town Farm
Westport
At Westport Town Farm, livestock again graze on open fields. An antique farmhouse, dairy barn, corn crib, and stone walls... more
West Dennis Light
West Dennis
Est. in 1855; lighthouse is now a restaurant and inn. more
The West End Museum
Boston
The West End Museum is a neighborhood museum dedicated to the collection, preservation and interpretation of the history and culture... more
William Cullen Bryant Homestead
Cummington
The serene vista of the Westfield River Valley that inspired one of America's greatest poets. The Homestead's pastoral landscape, largely... more
Wing Fort House
East Sandwich
17th/18th century house with period rooms. more
Winnekenni Castle
Haverhill
Winnekenni Castle is located in the over 700-acre Winnekenni Park Conservation Area, overlooking Kenoza Lake, in Haverhill. more
Witch Dungeon Museum
Salem
Reenactment of witch trial; dungeon tour. more
Witch History Museum
Salem
Historically-accurate untold stories of 1692; live presentation and guided tour. more
Worcester Historical Museum
Worcester
Worcester Historical Museum (WHM) is the only institution devoted to local history. It includes a research library of over 7,000 titles,... more
Ye Olde Tavern Tours
Boston
Ye Olde Tavern Tours offers historic tavern tours in Boston. You'll walk along the Freedom Trail and see historic sites... more
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Tyringham Cobble
Jerusalem Rd.
Tyringham
413.298.3239 - B
Untapped History
25 Water Street
Newburyport
(978) 355-8410 - C
Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum
104 Walker St.
Lenox
413-637-3206 - D
Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary
113 Goodnow Rd
Princeton
978-464-2712 - E
Walden Woods Project
44 Baker Farm
Lincoln
(781) 259-4700 - F
Ward Reservation
Prospect Rd.
Andover
978.682.3580 - G
Wasque Reservation
Wasque Road
Chappaquidick Island
508.627.3599 - H
Wenham Museum
132 Main St.
Wenham
978-468-2377 - I
Wesport Town Farm
830 Drift Road
Westport
508.636.4693 - J
West Dennis Light
Lighthouse Rd.
West Dennis
508-398-2244 - K
The West End Museum
150 Staniford Street
Boston
6177232125 - L
William Cullen Bryant Homestead
207 Bryant Rd.
Cummington
413.532.1631 - M
Wing Fort House
69 Spring Hill Rd.
East Sandwich
508-833-1540 - N
Winnekenni Castle
Castle Road
Haverhill
978-521-1230 - O
Witch Dungeon Museum
16 Lynde St.
Salem
978-741-3570 - P
Witch History Museum
197-201 Essex St.
Salem
978-741-7770 - Q
Worcester Historical Museum
30 Elm Street
Worcester
508-753-8278 - R
Ye Olde Tavern Tours
Freedom Trail
Boston
000-000-0000
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