Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
MINUTE MAN
NATIONAL
HISTORICAL PARK
MINUTE MAN
NATIONAL
HISTORICAL PARK
SHOPPING
Concord Bookshop
4
The Grasshopper Shop
7
Mascio-Ricci
9
The Muse's Window
3
Toy Shop of Concord
5
West Concord 5 & 10
1
10
Concord
11
Boston
North Bridge
SLEEPY
HOLLOW
CEM.
SLEEPY
HOLLOW
CEM.
62
9
8
7
5
Monument Sq.
Monument Sq.
2A
Concord Chamber of Commerce
Concord Chamber of Commerce
15
62
4
6
14
1
2
2A
12
13
16
3
Concord MBTA sta.
Concord MBTA sta.
ATTRACTIONS
Concord Museum
13
DeCordova Museum &
Sculpture Park
16
Gropius House
16
North Bridge Visitor Center
10
The Old Manse
11
Orchard House
14
Ralph Waldo Emerson House
12
The Wayside
15
Fairyland
Pd.
Crosby Pd.
2
WALDEN
POND
STATE RES.
WALDEN
POND
STATE RES.
Goose Pd.
ACCOMMODATIONS
Concord's Colonial Inn
8
Walden Pond
DINING
Concord Cheese Shop
6
Nashoba Brook Bakery & Cafe
2
0
1/2 mi
0
1/2 km
Ave. (
&
781/861-1219
). One of the best-known yarn shops in eastern Massachusetts
is
Wild & Woolly Studio,
7A Meriam St., off Mass. Ave. (
&
781/861-7717
).
WHERE TO DINE
If you're not continuing to Concord, which has more interesting dining options, Lex-
ington offers some pleasant choices. The fresh soups and sandwiches at the cafe at the
National Heritage Museum
(see above) are popular for lunch; it's open Tuesday
through Saturday from 11:30am to 2:30pm.
Peet's Coffee & Tea,
1749 Massachu-
setts Ave. (
&
781/357-2090
), is a good place for a pick-me-up.
Bertucci's,
1777
Massachusetts Ave. (
&
781/860-9000
), is a branch of the family-friendly pizzeria
chain. For a muffin or scone and a hot drink, seek out Lexington's branch of
Great
Harvest Bread Co.,
1736 Massachusetts Ave. (
&
781/861-9990
).
CONCORD
18 miles NW of Boston, 15 miles NW of Cambridge, 6 miles W of Lexington
Concord (say “conquered”) revels in its legacy as a center of groundbreaking thought
and its role in the country's political and intellectual history. The first official battle of
the Revolutionary War took place in 1775 at the North Bridge (now part of Minute
Man National Historical Park); less than a century later, Concord was an important lit-
erary and intellectual center. A visit can easily fill a day; if your interests are specialized
