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The Old Manse
269 Monument Street
Concord, MA
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Best Western at Historic Concord £85 2.6 mi 4.2 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Bedford Motel £36 4.6 mi 7.5 km 4 of 5 stars
The Concordian Motel £46 5.4 mi 8.7 km 3 of 5 stars
element Lexington £143 6.2 mi 9.9 km 4.5 of 5 stars
aloft Lexington £90 6.3 mi 10.2 km 4 of 5 stars
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The Colonial Inn 0.5 mi 0.8 km 3.5 of 5 stars
Main Streets Market & Cafe 0.6 mi 1.0 km 3.5 of 5 stars
Walden Grille 0.7 mi 1.1 km 3 of 5 stars
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North Bridge 0.4 mi 0.6 km 4 of 5 stars
Minute Man National Historical Park 0.4 mi 0.6 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Concord Museum 0.9 mi 1.4 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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“The Old Manse” Frommer's
“Thoreau, a cabin and a meeting of minds” telegraph.co.uk / Telegraph Media Group
“Visiting Pilgrims and Paul Revere” New York Times (free registration required)
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #6 of 15 attractions in Concord
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Traveller Description: Both Ralph Waldo Emerson and Nathaniel Hawthorne lived and wrote in this stately home.
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Attraction type: Historic home
Activities: City walk sightseeing
Address: 269 Monument Street Concord, MA
Tel: 978-369-3909

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“Don't Miss This!!!”
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5 of 5 stars
gslink
Greenville, TX
13 May 2009

It's a great tour of one of the most famous houses I've ever seen. Hawthorn, Emerson, even Mae Alcott learned how to play piano at this place. The guide was fantastic and really showed us everything and really painted the picture of what it was like to be there in that house and what many were doing there from the... more

“A Literary Treat”
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4 of 5 stars
PhilboydStudge
Las Vegas
15 Nov 2008

For those with a sense of history, or simply a love of American literature, this home was a treat. Ralph Waldo Emerson lived in this home, inherited from his grandfather, and it became a center of literary and intellectual Transcendentalist pursuits. Thoreau and Hawthorne spent time there as well. The Old Manse offers guided tours for $8, well worth the... more

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The Old Manse Address

269 Monument Street, Concord, MA
Tel: 978-369-3909