Concord, MA Visitor Information

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is the final resting place of Louisa May Alcott, Amos Bronson Alcott, Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Marriet Milford Stone Lothrop (Margaret Sidney). Open daily from dawn to dusk.

Historic sites in the Battle Road area of the park are connected by the Battle Road Trail. This five-mile pathway, for walking, bicycle or wheelchair, follows remnants of the historic road, and visits historic houses, farming fields, wetlands, and forests.

The Art Association is located in the Jonathan Ball house. The Art Association houses a permanent collection of paintings, sculpture, miniature paintings, and furniture. There are monthly exhibitions of contemporary art. Open all year. Closed Mondays. No admission charge. Tuesday through Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Sunday Noon to 4:00 p.m.

Featuring a renowned historical collection, American literary treasures, a nationally-significant collection of Concord clocks, silver and furniture in self-touring galleries with the Exploring Concord film. Special events include Family Trees: A Celebration of Children's Literature, Warm Words Storytelling Festival, an annual golf tournament, a June garden tour, and lectures, family activities, and walking tours. Group guided tours and educational programs for school groups available by reservation. January thru March: Monday-Saturday, 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.; Sunday, 1:00-4:00 p.m. April/May and September through December: Monday-Saturday, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Sunday, 12:00-5:00 p.m. June thru August: Everyday 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Closed: Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day. Admission: $10 Adults; $8 Seniors (62 and over); $8 Students (with valid ID); $5 Youth (6-18); Free to children under 6 and Museum Members.

Concord’s African American and Abolitionist History

The Drinking Gourd is another name for the Big and Little Dippers. The North Star pointed out by these constellations was a guiding light for travelers heading North to freedom on the Underground Railroad. Click here for map of sites connected to this history.

The park preserves and interprets the significant historic sites, structures, and landscapes associated with the opening of the American Revolution on April 19, 1775. The park includes the North Bridge, site of "the shot heard round the world," the Minute Man Statue, and the first four miles of the Battle Road. The park also preserves The Wayside, The Hartwell Tavern, and The Brooks House.

Features an award-winning multi­media theater program, "The Road To Revolution," which provides a good introduction to the events at Lexington and Concord. Shows daily every half hour from 9:00 am. Visitor Center is open daily March 29 – October 26 - 9 :00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Open daily from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm October 27 – November 30, 2008. Closed Thanksgiving Day. Closed November 27 through March 31. Admission is free.

Exhibits and bookstore are located in the Buttrick Mansion. The historic garden is especially attractive late May - early June. Open daily from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. from March 29 – October 26, 2008.. Reduced hours in winter. Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day. Ranger Program: "The Two Revolutions" daily at 11:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Meet at the benches by the North Bridge for 20 minute program.

Historic house museum offering guided tours. Open mid-April through October: Monday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Sundays and holidays from 12:00 to 5:00 p.m. The last tour begins by 4:30 p.m. each day. Open weekends from the end of November through mid-December. Off-season group tours and education programs are available upon request. Admission charge. $8 - Adults, $7 - Seniors and students, $5 - Youths, 6-17, $25 - family rate. Members of The Trustees of Reservations are admitted free for regular tours and half-price for special events.

The Alcott family home, where Louisa May Alcott wrote "Little Women" in 1868. Tours, children's programming for a summer lecture series, and living history programs are offered. The Concord School of Philosophy is located on their grounds as well as the gift shop. Tour Hours are April 1-Oct. 31, Monday through Saturday - 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Sunday - 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. November 1-March 31, Monday through Friday - 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Saturday - 10:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m., Sunday - 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Admission charge: $9 - Adults, $8 - Seniors and college students. $5 - Youth, 6-17 Children under 6-Free, Family rate: 2 adults, and up to 4 youths - $25.00.

The home of the American writer from 1835 to 1882. There are 30-minute tours of the home, grounds and gardens. Group tours available. Open April 24 – October 26: Thursday, Friday, Saturday: 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Sunday: 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday Holidays: 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Admission charge: $8 - Adult, $6 Senior and Students, under 17, Free – under 7.

Beautiful planned cemetery with ridges and natural bowls framing a wide variety of stones and memorials. "Author's Ridge" is home of the graves of Henry David Thoreau, Nathanial Hawthorne, Louisa May Alcott, and Ralph Waldo Emerson, among other notables. Also visit the Civil War memorial sculpted by Daniel Chester French. Open year round, daylight hours. Free.

A research and education center devoted to Thoreau and Walden Woods.  Open to the public Monday - Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.  Please call ahead to schedule a visit.

Open daily all year - 5:00 a.m. - sunset. Admission free. Parking - $5. Seasonal parking pass, MA - $35, Non-MA - $45. Parking free with Senior Pass. Groups must make reservations. Bus fee - $30 without reservations, $10 with reservations.

The Wayside was home to three families of authors: the Alcotts, Nathanial Hawthorne, and Margaret Sidney. Open by guided tour only from May 27 - October 29, 2006 - Thursday at 2:00 p.m. & 4:00 p.m.; Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 11:00 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 3:00 p.m. & 4:30 p.m. Tours are limited to 10 people and last 40 minutes. Closed Monday through Wednesday. $5 for adults; free for people 16 years or younger.

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35-acre setting with Museum and Sculpture Park showcasing modern and contemporary American artworks with a cafe a museum gift shop. Open Tuesday thru Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and selected Monday holidays. The Sculpture Park is open year round during daylight hours.  Admission charge. Parking is free.

1735 House with eclectic architectural features richly furnished with portraits, memorabilia, and art works. The grounds feature a hidden Italianate garden with perennial beds, statuary, and a reflecting pool filled with waterlilies. Annual events include an Antique Vehicle Meet in July and an Artisans' Crafts Fair in September.

Make exciting discoveries through hands-on exploration in two age-appropriate museums. Younger children explore the wonders of creative play in an intimate setting at the Children's Discovery Museum. Older children experience science with open-ended, interactive exhibits at the Science Discovery Museum. Call or check website for hours as they change seasonally.

A 210-acre complex including four buildings: Fruitlands Farmhouse, site of Bronson Alcott's 1843 Utopia experiment. Shaker House, Native American Museum and Picture Gallery with primitive portraits and Hudson River landscapes. Luncheon facilities and gift shop. Open May thru October, weekdays - 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday - 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Admission charge.

Costumed interpreters and historic craft and musket firing demonstrations. Ranger Programs: "Who Were the Minute Men?" 11:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.; "Life Along the Battle Road " 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Open weekends only April 16 - May 28, 2005 - 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Open daily May 28 - October 30, 2005 - 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Walter Gropius, founder of the German design school known as the Bauhaus, was one of the most influential architects of the 20th century. He designed this house as his family home in 1937, when he came to teach at Harvard's Graduate School of Design. The Gropius House is a National Historic Landmark.

"Lexington Alarm'd!" presents details of daily life in this farming village on the eve of the Revolution. Changing exhibitions document American history and popular culture. Open Monday - Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Sunday, Noon - 5:00 p.m. Free admission and parking.

Open all year, Monday-Friday - 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. by appointment. Free admission.

• Canoe or kayak the rivers of Concord.
• Hike the conservation land trails and the Minuteman National Park.
• Swim and picnic at Walden Pond.
• Bike on wonderful paths, the Minuteman bikeway, and the lovely roads of the town.
• For fun family area activities, go to www.gocitykids.com.

Family campground with heated pool, convenience store, modern restrooms/showers, recreation hall. Volleyball, horseshoes and playground, Wooded campsites. Seasonal - open end of April through mid-October.

Explore the fields and forest of Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary and visit the farmyard complete with pigs, sheep, goats, cows, and more. Daily activities. Walk the trails to the top of the drumlin for a great view. Stop by our seasonal farm stand for sustainably grown foods. Tuesday-Sunday year-round, except Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day. Nature Center Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. March 1-October 31; 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. November 1-February 28. Trails: Open only when the nature center is open.

950-acre park with hiking trails, open meadows, scenic ponds. Hiking, picnicking, canoeing, fishing, croiss-country skiing. Working dairy farm with seasonal ice cream stand. Open daily dawn to dusk.

253 acres on the banks of the Concord River where wildlife may be observed from refuge dikes. Walking trails, wheel chair accessible, pets on leash. Open daily, year round, daylight hours. Free.

This mostly wooded sanctuary consists of two parcels. Mass Audubon's 43-acre Concord Road section features a short trail that loops through pine-oak and wetland habitat and past Vine Brook, a bog, and a pond. On the second Nashoba Brook parcel, a more extensive recreational trail meanders among fields and forest and along Nonset Brook. Open daily, dawn to dusk.

Family Skiing – Off of 2A, just West of Concord - 7 days and nights a week – Skiing, snow boarding and snow tubing.  Lessons available.  Fun for all ages and abilities.  Outlook Restaurant and Lounge.  Ski and Stay packages available. 

Relax while cruising on the Concord and Sudbury Rivers - enjoying a unique dining experience aboard a pontoon boat.  Breakfast, Lunch, High Tea and Dinner cruises available by reservation. Season is May 1 through October 31.

Canoe and kayak rentals - offers direct access to 18 miles of the Concord River and is within easy paddling distance of the Sudbury River, Assabet River, and the Old North Bridge. Open Mon. through Fri. from 10:00 a.m. to sunset, and on Sat., Sun., and holidays from 9:00 a.m. to sunset. Rentals for canoes $13 per hour, weekdays; $15 per hour weekends and holidays.  Kayaks available for $15 singles, $17 doubles.

Non-motorized boating, cross-country skiing, fishing, hiking, swimming. Open daily, dawn to dusk.