The Brush Art Gallery and Studios is located in the Lowell National Historical Park across the courtyard from the Visitor Center. This dynamic and captivating place was originally founded by the Lowell Historic Preservation Commission, U.S. Department of the Interior. The Brush presents museum quality exhibitions, educational programs, and has... Learn More >

The Danforth provides exhibitions and education programs that fulfill its mission to engage, inspire and transform the lives of children and adults. Danforth Art Museum educates the public through its permanent collection of American art from the 18th century to the present day, which includes outstanding examples of work by the African American... Learn More >

At The Carle in Amherst, Massachusetts, picture books come alive through art exhibitions, art-making workshops, film, children’s theater, music, and story times. Presenting and celebrating picture books from around the world, The Carle’s mission is to ensure generations to come can experience the wonders of this remarkable artistic and... Learn More >

The Fairbanks House, c. 1637, is the oldest timber frame house in N. America. The house was built for Puritan immigrants Jonathan and Grace Fairbanks and their six children. The house served as a home to eight generations of the Fairbanks family. It was opened as a house museum in 1904. It is open for tours seasonally, May through October. ... Learn More >

The Handy House hosts special exhibitions and activities July through October including the Artisan Fair (September). Please visit the website of the Westport Historical Society for updates on current events.... Learn More >

DISCOVER one of the most prosperous seaports in the colonies. Follow sea captains and former owners John Turner and Samuel Ingersoll as they brave voyages on the high seas and build luxury at home during Salem’s Golden Age of Sail. ENTER the world of Salem native, Nathaniel Hawthorne. His visits to this mansion, owned by his cousin Susanna... Learn More >

A Great American House Designed by A Great American Writer We offer tours of the house and gardens, a Backstairs Tour, and our popular Ghost Tour. There are no velvet ropes and stanchions, instead we invite our visitors to sit and interact with the rooms. Interpretive exhibits throughout the house explore Wharton’s life, her humanitarian... Learn More >

The Museum of American Bird Art at Mass Audubon (MABA) is a professional art museum within New England’s largest conservation organization, connecting people and nature through art. Our exhibitions feature art by internationally recognized artists inspired by nature. We continue to exhibit and collect the highest quality bird art in a wide range... Learn More >

Built in 1770 for patriot minister William Emerson, The Old Manse, a National Historic Landmark, became the center of Concord’s political, literary, and social revolutions over the course of the next century. The first shots of the Revolutionary War were fired nearby – and, less than a century later, Emerson, Hawthorne, and Thoreau spawned a... Learn More >

Built by shipwrights in 1834 for whaling merchant William Rotch Jr., the Rotch-Jones-Duff (RJD) House and Garden Museum epitomizes the “brave houses and flowery gardens” described by Herman Melville in Moby-Dick. Greek Revival in style, it was designed by architect Richard Upjohn, a founder and first president of the American Institute or... Learn More >