Hello, Someone has asked about "family events" and "historic places" in Concord, MA, for an upcoming vacation. If people and/or their family are planning a week's vacation to "Lexington and Concord," don't forget that you might need a two-week vacation to see all the things you "could" see. And I wanted to remind you that you could start in Cambridge (or Somerville) and see the many sites there, and head into Arlington - on "Massachusetts Avenue." Then continue down that road into Lexington, another important "town center." From there you head into Bedford, with more "historic sites" to visit. In Bedford, you have a couple of choices. You could head west and go into Concord. Or, you could continue on the same road (stopping for ice cream at "Bedford Farms"), and head into Billerica. In this town, you could branch off and head into the "Center," or you could continue on Rt. 4 and head up to Chelmsford Center. (Rt. 4 actually goes into North Chelmsford.) And, in Bedford, you could also branch off and head into Carlisle. I enjoy driving through Carlisle, and there is a "State Park" there - where you can also get ice cream, and visit some farm animals. You can also get to Concord - from Carlisle Center, another nice drive ! Perhaps others can make suggestions for "places to visit" in these historic towns. Or, places to take the children - in these historic towns. Don't forget that you can request a "free" - "Massachusetts Travel Guide." And, there are the "free" "Official Transportation Maps" (in each state) which provide information. http://www.mass.gov/dcr/publicationRequest.htm http://www.massvacation.com/ Oh, this site mentions some events I did not know about: http://www.merrimackvalley.org/page.php?wpage=home/home.htm Just an FYI for you. Betty (near Lowell, MA) FYI: In MA, as probably in most of New England and parts of New York, there are many "valleys." In addition to the Merrimack Valley, there is the Nashoba Valley and the Assabet Valley and Pioneer Valley: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_Valley As a life-long MA resident, a family could spend a whole summer in New England and not see - everything there is to see - which is of an historic nature.