Things to Do

Create Your Own Park Experience!

 
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Abigail Schumann, Sam Adams, and Bill Barker
Jefferson & Adams: A Stage Play
by, Howard Ginsberg

Parks for People: Calendar of Events

Scholarly Pursuits, Reenactments, Performing Arts, and Immersive Interactive Programs are just some of the Special Events offered throughout the year. Watch our Calendar and join in on the fun.

I must study Politicks and War that my sons may have liberty to study Mathematicks and Philosophy. My sons ought to study Mathematicks and Philosophy, Geography, natural History, Naval Architecture, navigation, Commerce and Agriculture, in order to give their Children a right to study Painting, Poetry, Musick, Architecture, Statuary, Tapestry and Porcelaine.

John Adams to Abigail Adams, May 12, 1780


 
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Get Out and Move: Explore the Grounds!


The park's 13 acres reflect four generations of Adams family values and lifestyles. Enjoy a stroll through the formal garden and the orchard, or a run through the meadow.

I want a garden and a park
My dwelling to surround...
John Quincy Adams, The Wants of Man, 1840

 
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Step By Step: Guided Tours

Find your place in history and join a Park Ranger for a Guided Tour through the Adams Farm at Penn's Hill (presidential birthplaces) and the Old House at Peace field.

Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence. Letter from Abigail Adams to John Quincy Adams, 8 May 1780

Last updated: March 21, 2024

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Contact Info

Mailing Address:

135 Adams Street
Quincy, MA 02169

Phone:

617-773-1177
Marianne Peak, Superintendent Marianne_Peak@nps.gov

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