18 parks in Massachusetts
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National Historical Park
Adams National Historical Park
Massachusetts
From the sweet little farm at the foot of Penn’s Hill to the gentleman’s country estate at Peace field, Adams National Historical Park is the story of “heroes, state…
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National Scenic Trail
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Connecticut, Georgia, Maine +11
The Appalachian Trail is a 2,190+ mile long public footpath that traverses the scenic, wooded, pastoral, wild, and culturally resonant lands of the Appalachian Mount…
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National Historical Park
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
Massachusetts, Rhode Island
The Blackstone River powered America's entry into the Age of Industry. The success of Samuel Slater's cotton spinning mill in Pawtucket, RI touched off a chain react…
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National Historic Site
Boston African American National Historic Site
Massachusetts
Centered on the north slope of Beacon Hill, the African American community of 1800s Boston led the city and the nation in the fight against slavery and injustice. Th…
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National Recreation Area
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Massachusetts
. . . where you can walk a Civil War-era fort, view historic lighthouses, explore tide pools, hike lush trails, camp under the stars, or relax while fishing, picnick…
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National Historical Park
Boston National Historical Park
Massachusetts
Discover how one city could be the Cradle of Liberty, site of the first major battle of American Revolution, and home to many who espoused that freedom can be extend…
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National Seashore
Cape Cod National Seashore
Massachusetts
The great Outer Beach described by Thoreau in the 1800s is protected within the national seashore. Forty miles of pristine sandy beach, marshes, ponds, and uplands s…
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National Historic Site
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
Massachusetts
Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903) is recognized as the founder of American landscape architecture and the nation's foremost parkmaker. Olmsted moved his home to subu…
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National Historic Site
John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site
Massachusetts
JFK’s parents never expected that their second son would grow up to be president. Yet in his birthplace home he learned values that inspired a life in public service…
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National Historic Site
Longfellow House Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site
Massachusetts
Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site preserves a remarkable Georgian house whose occupants shaped our nation. It was a site of colonial…
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National Historical Park
Lowell National Historical Park
Massachusetts
Lowell’s water-powered textile mills catapulted the nation – including immigrant families and early female factory workers – into an uncertain new industrial era. Ne…
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National Historical Park
Minute Man National Historical Park
Massachusetts
At Minute Man National Historical Park the opening battle of the Revolution is brought to life as visitors explore the battlefields and structures associated with Ap…
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National Historical Park
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
Massachusetts
"The town itself is perhaps the dearest place to live in, in all New England..nowhere in all America will you find more patrician-like houses, parks and gardens more…
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National Scenic Trail
New England National Scenic Trail
Connecticut, Massachusetts
From the Sound to the summits: the New England Trail covers 235 miles from Long Island Sound across long ridges to scenic mountain summits in Connecticut and Massach…
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National Historical Park
Salem Maritime National Historical Park
Massachusetts
Originally established in 1938 as the first National Historic Site in the United States, Salem Maritime National Historical Park consists of nine acres of land and t…
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National Historic Site
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
Massachusetts
In the 1600's, on the banks of the Saugus River, something extraordinary happened! Explore the place where European iron makers brought their special skills to a you…
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National Historic Site
Springfield Armory National Historic Site
Massachusetts
For nearly two centuries, the U.S. Armed Forces and American industry looked to Springfield Armory for innovative engineering and superior firearms. Springfield Armo…
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National Historic Trail
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail
Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia +7
This 680-mile-long trail follows the paths taken by George Washington's Continental Army and Jean-Baptiste de Rochambeau's Expédition Particulière during their 1781…
