A replica of the Old North Bridge marks the place where colonial farmers advanced on the British and fired the "shot heard 'round the world." Emerson immortalized the bridge in his poem Concord Hymn. Nearby, Daniel Chester French's statue o..

The artifacts, documents and period rooms here give you a sense of Concord's rich history. You'll see a lantern hung in the steeple of Old North Church to signal Paul Revere, and objects used by Thoreau at Walden Pond.

This park commemorates the events that took place on April 19, 1775, along Battle Road (Rte. 2A between Lexington and Concord) and in Lexington, Lincoln and Concord. Take the interpretive trail that runs alongside Battle Road to learn about the Patri..

A short climb from the parking lot leads to Author's Ridge, where the Alcotts, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Margaret Sydney and others are buried.

Orchard House was the home of the Alcott family from 1858 to 1877, the period during which Louisa May Alcott wrote her autobiographical novel Little Women (1868).

Henry David Thoreau built his cabin on the shore of this lake. To reach the cabin site (marked by a pile of stones) from the parking lot, follow the trail signs to a granite post, where the trail turns right (a 15-minute walk).