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4 Moonheron 4/11/2018 G:\GIS Library\GIS Files\GIS Workspaces\Kern\Visitor Center\VC Handouts\VC Concord Center Letter.mxd 1. Concord Visitor Center 8. Concord Free Public Library 19. Ralph Waldo Emerson House Local information, brochures, maps. 129 Main St. House Museum and National Historic Landmark. 58 Main St. 978-318-3300 28 Cambridge Turnpike 978-318-3061 www.concordlibrary.org 978-369-2236 www.concordma.gov/visitorcenter Sunday 1P-5P (Closed July & Aug); Mon-Thurs 9A-9P; Fri www.rwe.org Open April-October 9A-6P; Saturday 9A-9P Open April-October; Thursday-Sunday: Guided tours only. Guided Tours: Friday 1P, Saturday 11A & 1P Sunday 11A & Free admission $9 Adults; $7 Seniors/Students; $25 Family rate 1P, Monday holidays 12P 9. Concord Town Offices 20. Robbins House 2. Alcott House Built and inhabited by the descendants of Revolutionary War Home of Little Women. 10. Egg Rock veteran and former Concord slavery survivor Caesar Robbins. 399 Lexington Rd. Where the Assabet and Sudbury Rivers meet to form the 320 Monument Street (MNHP Parking Lot on Monument St.) www.lousiamay.com Concord River. www.robbinshouse.org Open All year; Monday-Sunday, Closed some holidays Open Memorial Day – August, Wed-Sun. $10 Adults; $8 Seniors & Students $5 Youth; $25 Family; Free 11. Great Meadows NWR Open September-October, Fri-Sun. under 6 National Wildlife Refuge with 2.7 miles of trails. Free admission www.fws.gov/refuge/great_meadows 3. Authors Ridge 21. South Burying Ground Concord’s largest cemetery, home to graves of Concord’s 12. Hunt Recreation Center & Playground Second oldest cemetery in Concord. literary figures. Public playground and restrooms. 129 Bedford St. 22. The Wayside Open daily year round; dawn to dusk 13. Merriam’s Corner Home of authors Nathaniel Hawthorne, Louisa May Alcott and Free admission Start of the fighting as the British retreated April 19, 1775. Margaret Sidney. Corner of Old Bedford and Lexington Rd. 455 Lexington Road 4. Beede Swim and Fitness Center 978-318-7863 Swim and Fitness Facility. Drop in rates & punch passes 14. Minuteman National Park and Visitor Center (Lincoln) www.nps.gov/nima/wayside available. National Park commemorating the opening battle in the 498 Walden St. American Revolutionary War. 23. Thoreau Farm 978-287-1000 250 N Great Rd., Lincoln Birthplace of Henry David Thoreau. www.beedecenter.com 978-369-6993 341 Virginia Rd. Open year round M-F 5:30A-9:00P Sat/Sun 7A-6P www.nps.gov/nima 978-451-0300 Grounds open Sunrise to Sunset www.thoreaufarm.org 5. Colonial Inn Open May-October; Saturdays and by appointment Historic Inn with dining room on Monument Square. 15. Minuteman National Park Visitor Center @ Old North $6 Adults; $4 Seniors /Students; Free for 6 and under & 48 Monument Sq. Bridge Members 978-369-9200 Overlooking the Old North Bridge and the minute man statue. www.concordscolonialinn.com 174 Liberty Street 24. Walden Pond State Reservation Open year round. 978-369-6993 National Historic Landmark and considered the birthplace of www.nps.gov/nima the conservation movement. 6. Concord Center for the Visual Arts Open March 3-October 31. Park Headquarters Galleries & special exhibits. Free admission 915 Walden St. 37 Lexington Road 978-369-3254 978-369-2578 16. Monument Square www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/walden www.concordart.org Historical center of town rich in revolutionary and literary Open daily; Dawn to ½ hour before sunset Tuesday-Saturday 10A-4:30P, Sunday 12P-4P, Closed history. Parking $8, Free admission Mondays Free admission 17. Old Hill Burying Ground 25. Wright Tavern Concord’s oldest burying ground. Historical site involved in varying Town events. 7. Concord Museum Monument Square 2 Lexington Rd. The gateway for exploring Concord history. 978-369-9602 200 Lexington Rd. 18. Old Manse Tours available through the Concord Museum. 978-369-9763 A historic manse famous for its American literary associations. www.concordmuseum.org 269 Monument St. Open all year; Daily, Closed some holidays 978-369-3909 $10 Adults; $8 Seniors/Students w/id; $5 Youth; Free under 5 www.oldmanse.org Open March-October and by reservation $10 Adults; $9 Seniors & Students; $5 child (6-12); $25/Family