Minute Man National Historical Park


At Minute Man National Historical Park the opening battle of the Revolution is brought to life as visitors explore the battlefields and structures associated with April 19, 1775, and witness the American revolutionary spirit through the writings of the Concord authors.

Minute Man National Historical Park is located just off of I-95, exit 46B (old exit 30B), Rt 2A west, starting in Lexington, then west through Lincoln and into Concord.

  • Guided Tours
  • Hiking
  • Front-Country Hiking
  • Living History
  • Historic Weapons Demonstration
  • Junior Ranger Program
  • Shopping
  • Bookstore and Park Store

  • Architecture and Building
  • African American Heritage
  • American Revolution
  • Arts
  • Poetry and Literature
  • Sculpture
  • Enslavement
  • Military
  • Infantry and Militia
  • Battlefields
  • Social Movements
  • Abolition Movement
  • Wars and Conflicts
  • American Revolutionary War
  • Women's History
  • Animals

Concord Minute Man

By daniel Chester French

The embattled farmer stands guard over North Bridge, Concord.

Captain William Smith House

Located on Battle Road, the Smith House was home of Captain John Smith of the Lincoln Militia.

The Smith House is a witness to the days events of April 19, 1775.

Fifler

a women in colonial clothes plays the fife.

A fifer at the annual William Diamond Muster at the Minute Man Visitor Center

North Bridge

A wooden bridge spans the Concord river as people walk and canoe paddlers gluide under the bridge

North Bridge, Concord Massachusetts

Living History!

A company of armed minute men stand in formation along a dirt road with the officer out in front.

History comes alive!

The Battle Road Trail

A narrow dirt track runs through green fields shaded by large trees.

Walk in the footsteps of history