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Revolutionary War sites, literary landmarks and Walden Pond make this Massachusetts town a classic New England day trip.
Visit a Georgian clapboard home built in 1770, where records and rooms bring Concord’s Revolutionary War history to life.
Walk around the 64.5-acre glacial kettle-hole lake that inspired Henry David Thoreau’s Walden.
Tour the 19th-century home where Louisa May Alcott lived and wrote, set among orchards and flowering gardens on Lexington Road.
Pick up farm-fresh produce from more than 200 acres of fields in Concord and Sudbury, plus local goods from the farm shop.
Stand where the first shots of the American Revolutionary War were fired, as minutemen met the British Army.
Walk, run or bike a scenic 5-mile trail past historic sites, including Meriam’s Corner, with boardwalks over green marsh.
Explore Concord’s past through historical collections, literary pieces and decorative art at a museum accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.
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