Wonderful! Expansive, informative, complex museum. Friendly welcoming helpful staff. Excellent…read morelocal host museum.

My mom and I stopped by the Concord Museum after visiting the Alcott House just down the street…read morewhen we spent a day in Concord a week or so ago. The museum isn't large, but it's well worth visiting! It has a focus on Concord's role in the American Revolution, the writings of Transcendentalists who called Concord home, and the Indigenous communities of Cape Ann and their history and culture. Some of the highlights of their collection on display when we visited were the collection of Henry David Thoreau's possessions (including the bed, desk, and chair from his cabin at Walden Pond), a recreation of Ralph Waldo Emerson's study, and the room with the room that explores Concord's role at the beginning of the Revolutionary War (I'd forgotten a lot since school, and it was a great reminder!). We didn't spend too long at the museum (we only had a day in Concord and wanted to see as much as possible), but the museum was a great stop!

Great ornate fine detailed art works of religious icons. Easily immersed and delighted by the…read moreimages and quality, while appreciating the significance of the period works. Soothing background music enhanced our experience.

We thoroughly enjoyed spending a few hours at the Icon Museum viewing the exquisite art and…read morecraftsmanship of each icon. The displays are well spaced and with the background music, it is a place of peace and tranquility.

Love, love, love! This is so cute. Poneyhenge is in the middle of nowhere, it's very peaceful and…read morequiet. I love how across the street the farmer has an informational sign about his sheep. Yay opportunity to learn! Across the street is actual Poneyhenge, with two circles of rocking horses around a pine tree with a cowboy hat. Each horse is different and adorable! Definitely worth the trip.

What a concept! We need more whimsy like this in our lives. It's literally off the side of the road…read morewhich is awesome. You basically just pull over to park and hop out. There's horses old and new, all perfectly aligned in two circles. Clearly this has to be kept by someone because they're all perfectly arranged, and I'm thinking about how easily wind, rain, and other weather conditions could effect them, meanwhile they're all in fantastic condition.

The worst Christmas parade ever. All the vehicles weren't decorated in any way shape or form. The…read morevehicles all had a business advertising on them. It's one big rolling advertisement. It's not a parade. Then to top it all off Santa drives by at the end on a frigging golf cart. The golf cart wasn't decorated. But it sure had advertisements all over it. The most ridiculous welfare parade you'll ever see. If you want a good laugh at this rolling advertisement go for it. But I suggest you go enjoy a parade in another city. This cities Christmas parade is a complete joke and a complete waste of time. You'd think with all the money for their big rolling advertisement, including a Corvette and humvee which of course were not decorated. But at least put Santa in the humvee or Corvette instead of a stupid golf cart. I just can't get over what a complete fake parade this was. I will never bring my child here again. I don't want my child to think this is a real parade and will taking them to a real parade out of the welfare zone. Despicable to call this joke a parade. I feel terribly awful that the people from Lowell are forced to watch such garbage and how dare them call it a parade. It's the biggest money grab scam of the year. That's about it. Have a nice day!

Fun, fun, fun! Hot chocolate competition all over downtown, friendly shop owners chilling in front…read moreof their stores/restaurants, and the DPW truck decked out in lights. This is a nice long, full parade with lots of music and all the dancing Girl Scouts in homemade snowmen and snowflake costumes your heart could possibly desire. We take our kids to this every year. Parking is free, the atmosphere is festive, and Santa and Mrs Claus close out the whole thing before you walk down to follow the parade and see city hall and the giant smokestack Christmas tree get all lit up for the season. Easy family fun.

Scott is a great teacher, and he creates a wonderful atmosphere for learning at any skill level! My…read morepartner and I had no prior experience with sculpture, and we both had a blast despite being complete newbies. Regardless of whether I continue with stone carving, I left the class with fun memories and a new appreciation for the art form.

I took a weekend workshop with Scott and had a wonderful time. His studio is light and airy and…read moreonce we got into the groove of carving, he put on some classic rock music which was a great touch. Scott let us choose our own stones from his supply and encouraged us to visualize our sculpture and mark the stone with charcoal so we knew where to chisel. He was very attentive and helped us individually with our pieces, giving helpful suggestions along the way. Will definitely be coming back!

This is a must see when in the Charlestown Navy Yard. You go in and tour the ship which is called a…read moreFletcher ship that was in WW Ii and the Korean War. You see rooms where men slept, ate in and worked and where they went when they were sick. Then there's a pictures of the man Cassin Young, who the ship is named after. Very interesting. It's a self guided tour you walk through yourself. It is very well kept ship with so much history. I am so happy I came to visit.

Got to explore the USS Cassin Young recently. It's free to see as it is part of the NPS and located…read moreat the Charlestown Navy Yard which is nice. Obviously weather permitting, it started to rain as we finished exploring. They let you explore the main deck and there's open areas you can walk through. Lots of history to see and take in.

I've driven by Gore Place a hundred times and I recently got a chance to finally walk the grounds!…read moreIt's located right on the Waltham/Watertown line but it has tons more land than what you can see off the bat from the street view. It's a popular venue for weddings and other functions, but you're allowed to walk around the grounds from dusk to dawn. My friend has been running here and stopping by to visit sheep and other farm animals so she showed me and our 3 other friends that area. It was so cool! This is the kind of place where you don't feel like you're in Waltham anymore. We saw lots of sheep, some chickens, and a rooster. Apparently there's tours you can go on and a gift shop you can browse in but we only went to the farm animals. :)

Came here for the arts and craft festival, which is very cozy and family oriented. Lots of handmade…read morecrafts. Gore place usually has a lot of these type of events on occasion. This is my first time here and it was delightful. This mansion was not open at the time, but they are tours, and we also visited the sheep and the chickens. It's very nice.

The opening of the Historic New England is truly a historic event in itself. The Center is in a…read morebuilding that housed shoe factories - so it it quite befitting that their inaugural exhibition is Shoe Stories, Past, Present, and Future. The exhibition is history and story rich, but cute and creative at the same time. From old and stylish shoes to new concept designs; the curators told a great story of New England through the making of shoes.... The building itself is a piece of New England history. But the first floor space occupied by the Center it has been modernized and redesigned; it's bright and open with a chick modern museum vibe. The Shoe Stories exhibition will open to the public starting on 6/27/2026. So if you're in the Haverhill area and you're interested in history, this new place would be great to visit! I hope this place will serve as a gateway to their collections and open new doors to visitors from all over the world!