Places To Go: National Park Units

Boston is a National Park city. Beyond the three parks of the National Parks of Boston (Boston National Historical Park, Boston African American National Historic Site, and Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park) there are several parks in and around Boston. These parks share the stories of revolutionaries and activists, poets and politicians, and industrialists and innovators.

On your trip to Boston, stop by one of the other National Parks both in and around Boston. If you're traveling around Massachusetts, visit one of the several other National Park units in the state.

In and Around Boston

National Historic Site
Longfellow House-Washington Headquarters

Visit Gen. Washington's first extended headquarters of the Revolution and the home of renowned poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
National Historic Site
John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Learn about the early years of a future president at his birthplace.
National Historic Site
Frederick Law Olmsted

Walk through the home and design office of the founder of American landscape architecture.
National Historical Park
Adams

Explore the homes of generations of Adams family members, whose ideas helped shape the nation.

Massachusetts Park Units

National Historical Park
Minute Man

Visit the battlefields and structures associated with April 19, 1775, the opening battle of the Revolution.
National Historic Site
Salem Maritime

Dive into over 600 years of New England's maritime history through exploring historic buildings and Salem's waterfront.
National Historical Park
Lowell

Go back in time to the industrial revolution and learn about the people behind the mills that catapulted the nation.
National Historical Park
New Bedford Whaling

Uncover the story of the whaling industry and how it lit a nation.
National Seashore
Cape Cod

Walk, bike, or swim while enjoying the diverse landscape of the Cape Cod seashore.
National Historic Site
Saugus Iron Works

Learn how iron workers used their skills to help the growing Massachusetts colony.
National Historic Site
Springfield Armory

Explore the nation's first armory and a site of innovation and engineering.
National Historical Park
Blackstone River Valley

Learn how this River Valley of Massachusetts and Rhode Island became central to the nation's role in the Industrial Revolution.