Lowell National Historical Park • Massachusetts

5 story brick factories with a clocktower surrounding a central courtyard

Two students weaving on the looms at the education center.

Streetcar guided through Lowell by motormen with lots of passengers

Two young visitors look over the rail at a room full of working looms

Street scene with lots of tents and crowds listening to Folk Festival music at Boardinghouse Park.

Lowell’s water-powered textile mills catapulted the nation – including immigrant families and early female factory workers – into an uncertain new industrial era. Nearly 200 years later, the changes that began here still reverberate in our shifting global economy. Explore Lowell, a living testament to the dynamic human story of the industrial revolution.

The Boott Cotton Mills is one of the best, most-intact complexes of cotton mills from Lowell's heyday in the 19th century.
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The Tsongas Industrial History Center, a partnership of Lowell National Historical Park and UMass Lowell's Graduate School of Education, offers hands-on interactive education workshops for more than 50,000 students each year.
NPS Photo/David Byers

Lowell National Historical Park operates reproduction vintage streetcars throughout the park and downtown Lowell. Climb onboard for a ride or a ranger-guided tour.
NPS Photo/James Higgins

The working weave room at the Boott Cotton Mills Museum surrounds you with the sights and sounds of a turn-of-the-century working cotton textile factory.
NPS Photo/Andy Pearson

The Lowell Folk Festival, Lowell's signature annual event, brings traditional folk performers to 5 stages throughout the city and a huge variety of traditional ethnic foods from all around the world.
NPS Photo/ Andy Pearson

A weaver stands by a row of power looms

Visit Lowell National Historical Park

Information about hours, tours, programs, and events. Plan your visit today!

A park ranger explains a complex industrial machine

Take a ranger-guided tour of Lowell

Students wearing aprons work on a mock assembly line while a museum educator guides them

Plan a Field Trip to Lowell

Registration for hands-on, minds-on field trips at the Tsongas Industrial History Center is now open for the 2026-2027 school year!

Two employees work on a loom, drawing in the yarn.

The Boott Mills Weave Room

Unravel the mysteries of the weave room and learn about the weaving process.

Four people wearing bright blue volunteer shirts stand behind an information table

Learn how you can volunteer your time and talent at Lowell National Historical Park

A photo that links to collections of historic photos.

View Historic Lowell Photos

The company that built and maintained Lowell's canals and power systems left behind a rich photographic record.

Last updated: May 30, 2026

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Mailing Address:

67 Kirk Street
Lowell, MA 01852

Phone:

978 970-5000

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