Guided tours are offered seasonally at Lowell National Historical Park. Go to our operating hours and season page to learn more about visiting the park. Suffolk Mill Tour Discover the diversity and variety of Lowell's stories. Explore how numerous factors have shaped both the city’s past and its present. Tour combines a short trip through the historic city accompanied by a park ranger and a guided visit to the River Transformed Exhibit at the Suffolk Mill. Visitors should plan for a 75-minute tour, much of which will be spent on your feet. Depending on transportation options, visitors can expect to walk as much as 1.5-miles on paved paths and are encouraged to bring water. Fall 2024- From September 3rd through October 14th, this tour is offered at 1 p.m. Thursday-Monday. This tour will leave from the Boott Cotton Mills Museum (115 John Street). Pawtucket Canal Boat Tour Who dug the canals? Who laid the stone walls? Who operated the locks and gates? Discover the human stories of the workers who built and operated Lowell's remarkable waterpower system while riding along the historic Pawtucket Canal. Disembark at the historic Francis Gate and explore how mill owners and engineers harnessed and directed water through the city. Find out who is still "working the water" today. Boat tour registration available at recreation.gov. Tours run from Memorial Day to Indigenous Peoples' Day. Downtown Walking Tour Join a Park Ranger for a special 45 minute downtown walking tour. Learn about the people that have shaped Lowell over the past 200 years while you explore historic downtown sites. Riverboat ToursDiscover the stories of the people who made the Merrimack River their home throughout the centuries. Learn more about how the landscape has changes and impacts people have made on the environment.These 75-minute tours on the Francis Cabot Lowell Riverboat will be offered on select evenings in July and August at 6 p.m. leaving from the UMass Lowell Bellegarde Boathouse (500 Pawtucket Blvd, Lowell, MA 01854). For an up-to-date listing of upcoming dates in 2024, check this link. Tours are free, but advanced reservations are required. To make reservations, please call (978) 970-5000. |
Last updated: October 14, 2024