Walking Tours Schedule

Two hundred fifty years ago, Minutemen fired the “shot heard ’round the world” at Concord’s North Bridge. What happened here on April 19, 1775, and what crucial decisions did colonial…

Although best known for its famous authors and the “shot heard ‘round the world,” Concord also offers a fascinating connection to our Civil War. On this 90 minute-long walking tour,…

Concord’s women have always been leaders, fighting for justice and creating a uniquely American vision in literature and art. This tour discusses the stories of these remarkable women, and see…

For over 10,000 years the indigenous people of the land knew this area as Musketaquid. The land between the grassy rivers.  This tour explores the history of the first people and…

Learn about Concord’s African-American residents on this 90-minute walking tour. The tour will visit sites highlighting Concord’s history around enslavement, the first generation of self-emancipated African-Americans, and the growth of Abolitionism.

Between twenty and forty colonists who fought along the Battle Road on April 19, 1775, were of African descent or Indigenous people. Although excluded from required militia service prior to…

Concord 101 Walking Tour   This engaging 45 minute walking tour is designed to make the history of Downtown Concord come alive for elementary-aged children.  Learn about everything from the indigenous…

Our certified town guide leads an interactive hike that follows a meandering natural path similar to the one Emerson and Thoreau strolled as they walked from the town center to Walden Pond and Henry’s…

Did you know that Henry David Thoreau was baptized David Henry Thoreau? Did you know that he willingly spent a night in jail in July of 1846 but had to…