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!

A lovely place to observe art while going for a walk. Staff were absolutely lovely and the gift…read moreshop was filled with art themed treasure.

Used to be my favorite museum in Boston. Hadn't been here in a very long time and recent…read moreaquisitions were very "Meh." They had way better sculptures - large, landscape scale ones - in the entry area. More interactive. Minus the slanted house, everything acquired since Covid is pretty terrible, some even very cheap looking. Example, photographs... outdoors?! Attached to wood posts like cheap yard signs. Trellis with hanging fabric with cheap-looking patterns that looked like samples from Joanne's Fabrics... attached to structure that looked like playground set... not really developed. This idea of walking between hanging things has been done by countless others way better. A couple other sculptures were interesting themselves, but supports were so not thought through or developed. Looked like an afterthought, and attracted more attention or equal to the work. The "crystal" one was more interesting, but seems too precious to be outdoors. It's more of an indoor piece. Older works by Dan Graham, Jaume Plesna, Jim Dine, Joseph Wheelwright, Marianna Pineda are great. Smallest Kenneth Snelson I have ever seen... I counted 10 interesting works. 10. And indoor museum is closed for renovation. $14 entry, out of way location. Not coming back unless they dramatically improve curation. Look at New Orleans Museum of Art's sculpture garden for some inspiration. Storm King might be out of this league, but NOMA should be comparable.

The Alcott Institution is an absolute national treasure. From original Alcott family artifacts to…read morebeautifully preserved works of art, every room feels alive with history. The docents bring the story to life with passion and depth, making the experience unforgettable. If you're anywhere near this area, do not miss this place -- it's a powerful, authentic step into America's literary heritage.

I was originally skeptical, I didn't like Little Women, and wasn't sure a house tour was a good use…read moreof my time. But honestly the building of the house itself is an interesting story and amazing it's held up so well. The Alcott's themselves interesting people, and you don't have to like the book to love the tour. The house has air conditioning, thankfully. Any ghosts must love it. The furnishings are beautiful, and theres original artwork. They ask for no pictures during the tour, but the grounds and gift shop are very pretty.

My mom and I visited the Gropius House when we spent a day in Concord a week or so ago, and it was…read moreincredible. Walter Gropius was one of the most influential architects of the 20th century. He founded the Bauhaus, a German art, design, and architecture school in 1919. It's incredible how influential Bauhaus was and continues to be, considering it only lasted until 1933 (when it was closed by the Nazis). Gropius left Nazi Germany in 1934 and arrived in the United States in February 1937, with his wife and 12-year-old daughter. Gropius became a professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Design and built this house in Lincoln, Massachusetts, for himself and his family. Gropius lived in the house until his death in 1969, and his wife lived in the house until own death in 1983. The house opened to the public in 1985, operated by Historic New England. I arranged a tour in advance for my mom and me, and about 5 other people joined our tour. Our tour guide Christine showed us around both floors of the house. She was great and so was the tour! The house is really incredible. It features design elements of Gropius and Bauhaus, but Gropius also featured design elements inspired by New England (the exterior's vertically-oriented white planks and stone elements). The house is just cool - an incredible staircase in the entry hall, an open coatroom, glass blocks, and more. On the tour, you can enter every room of the house, and there's so much to say about each one. The furniture is incredible, and so is the art. The Gropiuses had famous and talented friends that stayed at the house, and the house is filled with art and mementos from those friends. The tour is incredible. If you're at all interested in architecture, this house is a must visit!

Beautifully executed house by Gropius is a must see for architects or anyone interested in…read moremodernism. It is very well maintained, and the guides are well informed.

I don't have kids but I went with my mom, sister and nephew. It was so cool to see what kinds of…read morebusinesses and opportunities there are for kids to receive enrichment beyond the home & classroom (e.g. daycare). It sounds like this is a popular place in the winter given its wide range of indoor activities. It's organized very well and provides different types of stimuli for children to choose from. The staff inside support and encourage parents & guardians to utilize the Discovery Museum's facilities to the best their kids are able to. The outdoor areas & trails seemed fun, as well as the giant chair and swing set.

The Discovery Museum is a hands-on museum for families that opened in Acton, Massachusetts in 1982…read more It was founded by math teacher and naturalist Donald B. Verger. The museum blends science, natural and play. A second museum building opened in 1987. After an $8.8M expansion and renovation, the museum reopened as a single-building museum in March 2018. A 550 -square-foot tree house and accessible nature playscape were also added to the campus in July 2016. The current museum now has twice the exhibit space of the original museum and includes significant galleries for STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) experiences including water, air, tinkering, design, engineering, early brain development, math, light and color, and sound. My family and I recently visited the Discovery Museum while we were visiting the area. We visited a local brewery for lunch and my wife and I were interested to see if there was a place nearby that we could take our sons. The museum came highly recommended. We're glad that we heard about it because we all had a blast. The whole campus was beautiful! There are a variety of different interactive exhibits devoted to topics such as math, airplay, water, music & sound, illusions, simple machines, light & color, and Leonardo da Vinci. My sons never wanted to leave. After exploring the museum, we all headed outside to explore the Discovery Woods. My sons really liked checking out the tree house, the nature playscape, Adventure Hill, the slap-a-phone, the outdoor da Vinci exhibits, and Bessie the Dinosaur. Overall we had an excellent experience at the Discovery Museum and we highly recommend it to families who are visiting the area!

The house was closed for the season when we visited in November, but we were able to walk and look…read morearound the outside. I had read descriptions of the home and had seen photos, but seeing it in person was so satisfying, even without going inside. There is on street parking if you want to stroll though the neighborhood and the Concord museum is right across the street from the home.

I was so excited to visit such a landmark site that I made the former home of Ralph Waldo Emerson…read morethe first stop of my visit around Concord. As others have noted, you would think the importance of the home would make it one of the most respectfully treated...well-maintained or presented and preserved in the area, cared for in the way that a site of such significance should be. Upon arrival, you see a sign on the door to ring the doorbell. When I did, an older woman came to the door, stuffingly asking if I was there for a tour. I had planned to take a tour, but I casually asked how long the tour took (since I was also planning to visit other sites around Concord before heading to Boston around 5pm), and she seemed disgusted with me for even asking...though ultimately replying "45 minutes." I was put off immediately, and asked if there were options besides the tour...to which she quickly said "only the gift shop", which was fine. I sauntered in to the gift shop (which is to the immediate left when walking into the home), debating whether or not to take the tour. The phone rang and the older woman immediately went into the other room, while I received a text on my phone while wandering and looking at book titles at the same time. I took a peek at my screen, and immediately upon seeing me look at my phone, a young woman sitting in the corner said "Just don't take pictures. The first time I visited? I made that mistake and they took my camera from me and deleted everything on my memory card." Delightful. I said to the young woman that I wasn't taking pictures, or even thinking of it...only looking at a text I had received while just holding my phone (wearing leggings and a tunic, I didn't have any pockets...so I had been holding my phone the entire time). Between the older woman's dismissive attitude and seemly state of agitation at my being there, as well as just generally feeling unwelcome by anyone at the house, I decided to leave without a tour. The older woman came back from her phone call, I headed towards the door, thanked her for her time, and she opened the door looking giddy at the opportunity to scoot me out of it. TL;DR 0/10, Would never visit again.

Very beautiful place to visit, I did not check them out but I saw a couple paths to walk on that…read morelooks well maintained. However going in the spring is your best bet to smell the lilacs and get to see all the amazing greenery!

nice scenery. not too much of a walking path or anything. the flowers smell lovely. wouldn't rush…read moreback but cool to checkout.