the casual rooms have free wi-fi, desks, and patios or balconies, plus flat-screen tvs and coffeemakers. suites add pull-out sofas, minifridges and microwaves. this modest hotel is 3 miles from minute man national historical park, and 5 miles from the decordova museum and sculpture park. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. complimentary amenities include hot breakfast and parking. there's also a seasonal outdoor pool, a fitness room, a business center and a meeting room, as well as a coin-operated laundry Boston Logan International Airport 36 min
Mass Audubon's Drumlin Farm (12 min) Farmyard with animal barns, kid-friendly educational activities & native wildlife exhibits. Nashoba Valley Ski Area (13 min) Ski area with restaurant, 17 trails & various lifts offers lessons, rentals & giant snowtubing park. Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House (8 min) Tours & special events in the heirloom-filled home where Little Women was both written & set. Minute Man National Historical Park (7 min) This historic bridge in a national park marks the spot of the first Revolutionary War battle. Walden Pond (7 min) Retreating glaciers created this kettle hole lake that inspired Henry David Thoreau's writings. Ralph Waldo Emerson House (7 min) Emerson's longtime home with original furnishings & personal effects can be viewed by guided tour. Concord Museum (7 min) Museum showcasing Concord's political & cultural history including pieces from the Thoreau family. North Bridge (8 min) Historic replica 1775 bridge & site where the first shots of the American Revolution were fired. Lexington Common National Historic Site (17 min) Landmark battle green where the Revolutionary War began featuring a historic statue & memorials. Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge (16 min) Wetland habitat offering nature trails for bird-watching & other wildlife viewing. Walden Pond State Reservation (7 min) Dog-free park with trails & swimming on the site where Henry David Thoreau wrote the book Walden. The Old Manse (8 min) Guided tours of a historic Georgian house where Ralph Waldo Emerson & Nathaniel Hawthorne lived. Great Brook Farm State Park (17 min) An expanse of trails through fields & woods, centered around a working dairy farm, open for tours. Garden in the Woods (22 min) Plant association & botanical garden with 2 miles of paths through a woodland laced with streams. deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum (15 min) Museum focusing on American contemporary & modern artists, with a 30-acre sculpture park outside. |