The heritage trails in Massachusetts paint vivid pictures of days past. Yet they are also a great way to explore parts of the state you may not otherwise think to visit.
Surprising every step of the way, and perhaps the most famous heritage trail in the state, is the Freedom Trail. Beginning on Boston Common, where hordes of red-clad British troops once trained, the red-brick Freedom Trail connects 16 Boston landmarks. The Black Heritage Trail is also quite popular, as it explores the history of Boston’s 19th-century African-American community. The Salem Heritage Trail is a North Shore favorite: it transports you back to the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 and the days of sea captains, pirates and noted novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne.
1250 Hancock Street
Adams National Historical Park Visitor Center
Quincy
617-770-1175
Ahac, Armory, Fourth Floor
Faneuil Hall
Boston
617 227 1638
Bewitched In Salem
180 Essex Street
Salem
978-498-4061
1 Washington Mall
Boston
857-233-5437
Town Square
Plymouth
781-716-5531
Harvard Square
Cambridge
617-520-4030
Har
Gloucester
617-902-8291
611 Massachusetts Avenue
Arlington
781-641-0747
131 West Main Street
Room 222
Orange
978-549-1747
200 Davol Street
Fall River
508-675-5759
44 School Street, Suite 250
Boston
617-357-8300
94 Jackson Road
Suite 311
Devens
978-772-3654
48 Summer Street
Plymouth
508-747-4544
670 Linwood Avenue
Whitinsville
(508) 234-4242
170 Washington St.
Marblehead
781-631-1768
23 Harbor Loop
Gloucester
978 281-0470
780 Holmes Road
Pittsfield
413.442.1793
174 Liberty St.
Concord
978-369-6993
46 Joy Street, Boston
29 York Street, Nantucket
Boston
6177250022 x222
Route 9
Windsor
413.684.0148
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