Spend time where the first Revolutionary War battle took place while hiking the Minute Man National Historic Park in Concord. The five-mile Battle Road Trail connects historic sites from Concord to Lexington.

Commemorating the opening battles of the American Revolution, including Lexington and Concord, step back in time at Minute Man National Historical Park with living history programs and more. See the place where colonial militia fired the “shot heard ‘round the world” in 1775, and explore the lives of those militia men, patriots of color, and the women who fought for American independence. Don’t miss The Wayside, which was home to authors like Louisa May Alcott and Nathaniel Hawthorne.