Historic Concord: Plan Your Visit

BY CYNTHIA L. BAUDENDISTEL

Concord has many historic sites of interest. Below is contact information for each, along with their hours of operation. Please check the website before visiting, as sites may be closed on holidays or for private events.

CONCORD FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY concordlibrary.org

Main Branch: 129 Main Street (978) 318-3300

Monday: 10am–8pm

Tuesday through Thursday: 9am–8pm

Friday and Saturday: 9am–5pm Sunday: 1pm-5pm (except Easter Sunday)

Special Collections: 129 Main Street (978) 318-3342

Monday: 10am–6pm Tuesday through Friday: 9am–5pm Saturday and Sunday: Closed

Fowler Branch: 1322 Main Street (978) 318-3350

Monday-Friday: 10am-6pm Saturday: 10am-5pm

CONCORD MUSEUM concordmuseum.org

53 Cambridge Turnpike (978) 369-9763

Through March 26:

Thursday-Sunday 10am-4pm

Starting March 28:

Tuesday-Sunday 10am-4pm

Open Monday Holidays

CONCORD VISITOR CENTER visitconcord.org

58 Main Street (978) 318-3061

As of April 1: Open every day 10am-4pm Restrooms open 7am-7pm daily

LOUISA MAY ALCOTT’S ORCHARD HOUSE louisamayalcott.org

399 Lexington Road (978) 369-4118

April-October:

Weekdays & Saturdays 10am-5pm; Sundays 11am-5pm

Closed Easter Sunday; open at noon on Patriots’ Day

MINUTE MAN NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK nps.gov/mima/ planyourvisit/minuteman-visitor-center.htm

250 N. Great Road (Lincoln) (781) 674-1920

Grounds are open year-round from sunrise to sunset

The Visitor Center opens May 7. Open every day from 9am-5pm

THE NORTH BRIDGE AND VISITOR CENTER nps.gov/mima/ planyourvisit/ north-bridge-visitor-center.htm

174 Liberty Street (978) 369-6993

Grounds are open year-round from sunrise to sunset

The Visitor Center opens May 7. Open every day from 9am-5pm

OLD HILL BURYING GROUND visitconcord.org/listings/old-hillburial-ground

2-12 Monument Square

Open daily: 7am–5pm

THE OLD MANSE thetrustees.org/place/the-old-manse

269 Monument Street (978) 369-3909

Through April 14: Saturday and Sunday, 11am-5pm

From April 15th: Open every day except Tuesdays, 11am-5pm

THE RALPH WALDO EMERSON HOUSE ralphwaldoemersonhouse.org

28 Cambridge Turnpike (978) 369-2236

Reopening April 27

Thursday, Friday and Saturday: 10am-4:30pm Sunday: 1pm-4:30pm

THE ROBBINS HOUSE robbinshouse.org

320 Monument Street (978) 254-1745

Effective May 26: open six days a week from 11am-4pm. Closed on Tuesdays

The Robbins House

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SLEEPY HOLLOW CEMETERY, INCLUDING AUTHORS RIDGE concordma.gov/1956/ Sleepy-Hollow-Cemetery

120 Bedford Street (978) 318-3233

Open daily: 7am–7pm

SOUTH BURYING GROUND concordma.gov/1958/SouthBurying-Ground

Main Street and Keyes Road

WALDEN POND STATE RESERVATION mass.gov/locations/walden-pond-statereservation

915 Walden Street

(978) 369-3254

Open daily – see website for hours

THE WAYSIDE nps.gov/mima

455 Lexington Road (978) 369-6993

Call for hours and events