Boston Logan International Airport 38 min
Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House (10 min)
Tours & special events in the heirloom-filled home where Little Women was both written & set. deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum (17 min)
Museum focusing on American contemporary & modern artists, with a 30-acre sculpture park outside. Walden Pond State Reservation (9 min)
Dog-free park with trails & swimming on the site where Henry David Thoreau wrote the book Walden. Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge (18 min)
Wetland habitat offering nature trails for bird-watching & other wildlife viewing. Fruitlands Museum (20 min)
Farmland-set circa-1914 museum with Native American artifacts, Shaker documents, paintings & more. North Bridge (10 min)
Historic replica 1775 bridge & site where the first shots of the American Revolution were fired. The Old Manse (10 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. Minute Man National Historical Park (8 min)
This historic bridge in a national park marks the spot of the first Revolutionary War battle. Concord Museum (10 min)
Museum showcasing Concord's political & cultural history including pieces from the Thoreau family. Nashoba Valley Ski Area (14 min)
Ski area with restaurant, 17 trails & various lifts offers lessons, rentals & giant snowtubing park. Lexington Common National Historic Site (19 min)
Landmark battle green where the Revolutionary War began featuring a historic statue & memorials. Mass Audubon's Drumlin Farm (14 min)
Farmyard with animal barns, kid-friendly educational activities & native wildlife exhibits. Garden in the Woods (25 min)
Plant association & botanical garden with 2 miles of paths through a woodland laced with streams. Walden Pond (9 min)
Retreating glaciers created this kettle hole lake that inspired Henry David Thoreau's writings. | 
