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Things to Do in Concord and Lexington, MA
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items These two historical towns in Massachusetts are very close by to each other
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Museums
Monuments
Micellaneous
Nature
Filled with a variety of hiking trails, the writer Henry David Thoreau once lived near the pond and later wrote an iconic book about the pond. If you choose to hike there, you could see the remains of Thoreau's cabin as well as a reconstructed one ne...
Walden Pond State Reservation
This green is best known for the famous Battle of Lexington that took place on April 19th 1775
Lexington Battle Green
Serving as a memorial to the Battle of Lexington and Concord, its home to multiple notable sites including Old North Bridge where the shots were first fired and the Battle Road Trail.
Minute Man National Historical Park
Museums
This museum highlights Concord's role in the Revolutionary War. It also holds one of the two lanterns that Paul Revere placed in the Old North Church to warn that the British were coming.
Concord Museum
Get a guided tour of the home where Louisa May Alcott and her family lived and where she wrote the literary classic “Little Women”
Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House
Get a guided tour of where Ralph Waldo Emerson and Nathaniel Hawthorne once lived. It's also where Emerson wrote his book “Nature”
The Old Manse
Home to a number of influential people for a time including Louisa May Alcott and Nathaniel Hawthorne.
The Wayside: Home of Authors - Minute Man National Historical ...
Home of the famous author
Ralph Waldo Emerson House
This is where minutemen assembled on April 19th, 1775. Today it hosts exhibits about the American Revolution and is close to the Lexington Minutemen Memorial.
Buckman Tavern
This is where John Hancock grew up who was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence. This is also where Hancock and Samuel Adams were awakened by Paul Revere when he rode into town.
Hancock-Clarke House
This tavern explores the Revolutionary War from the British perspective.
Munroe Tavern
Monuments
Right at the center of Concord's historic sites as well as the town where there are a number of cool stores and restaurants to check out. Many of which have easter eggs towards the famous figures of the town.
Concord Monument Square in the Concord ... - National Park Service
Not too far from the Green, this statue was unveiled in 1900. 125 years after the Battle of Lexington.
Minuteman Statue
Micellaneous
This may seem like an odd choice, but a number of famous authors are buried here. This includes Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Louisa May Alcott and Nathaniel Hawthorne. The cemetery also inspired the poem by William Ellery Channing.
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
This is a special holiday in Massachusetts and is celebrated on the third Monday of each April. Commemorating the Battle of Lexington and Concord, there are several activities to partake in. This includes the parade, the Dawn Salute and a reenactment...
Patriots' Day Parade | Concord, MA
This 90-minute tour is led by a guide dressed in colonial wear and takes place in both Lexington and Concord. Some of the most famous sites of each town are visited as well as lesser known one such as Paul Revere’s Capture Site, Hartwell Tavern and t...
Liberty Ride Tour
This inn played a significant role during the Revolutionary War. Serving as a gathering place for patriots, soldiers and famous authors of the town of Concord, it's now a place that hosts restaurants as well as a place to stay the night.
Concord's Colonial Inn