New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
"The town itself is perhaps the dearest place to live in, in all New England..nowhere in all America will you find more patrician-like houses, parks and gardens more opulent, than in New Bedford…all these brave houses and flowery gardens came from the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. One and all, they were harpooned and dragged up hither from the bottom of the sea." H. Melville, "Moby-Dick"
From I-195 East or West take Exit 15 (Route 18 / Downtown). Take exit 15 to merge onto MA-18 S toward Downtown/New Bedford Continue straight onto MA-18 Turn right at the first set of lights, Elm St. Turn left onto Acushnet Ave Turn left onto William St Destination will be on the left
- Junior Ranger Program
- Shopping
- Bookstore and Park Store
- Architecture and Building
- African American Heritage
- Arts
- Explorers and Expeditions
- Immigration
- Laborer and Worker
- Migrant Workers
- Maritime
- Ships and Shipwrecks
- Native American Heritage
- Pacific Islander Heritage
- Religion and Spirituality
- Churches
- Schools and Education
- Social Movements
- Abolition Movement
- Civil Rights
- Transportation
- Roads, Routes and Highways
- Urban America
- Wars and Conflicts
- Civil War
- Women's History
- Oceans
- Whales
National Park Visitor Center
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Visitor Center on a bright fall day.
Seamen's Bethel and the Mariners' Home
Semen's Bethel and Mariners' Home
Sunset Overlooking New Bedfords Harbor
The sun setting over the Acushnet River in New Bedford.
Rodman Candleworks
Rodman Candleworks