Minute Man National Historical Park

Minute Man National Historical Park is a sightseeing stop in Concord, MA, part of the Boston guide. Cost: free. Grounds open year-round from sunrise to sunset; visitor centers and historic buildings close for the winter.

Along Battle Road (Route 2A) between Lexington and Concord · Concord, MA

Why you should go…

This park in Lexington, Lincoln and Concord preserves the ground where the Revolution began on April 19, 1775. You can walk the five-mile Battle Road Trail through fields, wetlands and forest, stop at Hartwell Tavern, and cross the North Bridge beside Daniel Chester French's Minute Man statue. The North Bridge Visitor Center, in a 1911 brick mansion, displays the Hancock cannon. The Wayside, once home to Louisa May Alcott and Nathaniel Hawthorne, is also part of the park.

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