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Day Trip: Concord
Why Go: Just west of Boston, the town of Concord played an important role in the Revolutionary War. It was also home to several famous 19th-century authors. Today, it’s a quaint New England town with a picture-perfect main street and plenty to offer visiting families.
What to See: The Revolutionary War began April 19, 1775, along a stretch of road at Concord and neighboring Lexington where British soldiers clashed with the Colonial Minutemen. Minute Man National Historical Park, headquartered at 174 Liberty St., in Concord, includes a five-mile piece of the Battle Road, passing fields, wetlands, forests, and historic homes. It’s a nice bike ride or a segmented walk. Along the way are markers telling you what happened where. Otherwise, you’d never suspect that the Red Coats were coming. The Park has two visitor centers, one at the eastern entrance and the other at the North Bridge.
Literary giants Louisa May Alcott, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Henry David Thoreau all called Concord “home.” Stop by The Wayside: Home of Authors (455 Lexington Road); Hawthorne’s Old Manse (269 Monument St.); and Orchard House (399 Lexington Road), home of the Alcotts from 1858-1877. A replica of Thoreau’s cabin is located at Walden Pond State Reservation (915 Walden St.), where you can swim, fish, and walk on nature trails.
To put your visit into perspective, the Concord Museum (200 Lexington Rd.) includes 15 period rooms from the time of the Native American Indians to the present day.
Rent a canoe or kayak at South Bridge Boathouse (496 Main St.) and travel down the Concord river to the North Bridge and beyond.
If you’d like a costumed tour guide and comfortable bus while taking in all the sites of Concord and nearby Lexington, check out Liberty Ride.
(BPP PHDG, 2008)
See also Bring Your Little Women to Concord article.
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