Hidden gems - Historical landmarks in Lowell, United States not to miss (Updated April, 2024)

Hidden gems: Historical landmarks in Lowell

Discover the city's hidden treasures—remarkable spots that are relatively undiscovered but offer exceptional experiences. Our selection criteria? A rating of 4.5 or higher with fewer than 150 reviews. Explore these lesser-known yet outstanding places that promise a delightful visit in Lowell. This list contains 156 places from Historical landmark category.

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Tours for Touring Tourists

Tourist attraction

👍👍 Carrie was amazing and such a wonderful guide ! She was knowledgeable of the history of Salem which was very interesting! You can’t go wrong booking with Tours for Touring Tourists and if you get Carrie you’re in for an exciting time! Not to mention she’s a real witch! Definitely worth the time and...

5.00 (41 reviews) (~36.96 km from centre)

Alexander Hamilton Statue

Historical landmark

👍👍 As a kid in the Caribbean he wished for a war, he knew that he was poor, he knew it was the only way to rise up.

5.00 (20 reviews) (~37.42 km from centre)

"Over the River" Poem House

Historical landmark

👍👍 You would have to be pretty pretentious to live in a house like this, but it sure looks pretty.

5.00 (13 reviews) (~29.45 km from centre)

Timothy Dexter House

Historical landmark

👍👍 Little John Khan came here to worship 🫡

5.00 (11 reviews) (~39.68 km from centre)

Ayer Mill Clock Tower

Historical landmark

👍👍 "The Ayer Mill Clock Tower is the world's largest mill clock. Its four big glass faces are only 6 inches smaller than Big Ben in London. It is the treasured icon and landmark of Lawrence, Massachusetts. The Ayer Mill, built to spin and dye yarn, was opened on October 3, 1910. Its grand, illuminated...

5.00 (7 reviews) (~14.32 km from centre)

The Birthplace of Johnny Appleseed (John Chapman)

Historical landmark

5.00 (6 reviews) (~36.91 km from centre)

Bette Davis Birthplace b 1908

Historical landmark

👍👍 I'VE NEVER BEEN TO HER HOUSE, BUT I MET HER IN MASSACHUSETTS AT NEWS STAND, I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS HER AT 1ST, THEN SHE TURNED AROUND, I SAID I'M SORRY, SHE SAID NO PROBLEM YOUNG MAN, I WAS IN MY 20'S, SHE SAID WOULD LIKE A AUTOGRAPH AND I SAID YES PLEASE, SHE GAVE IT TO ME AND THE PEN & SHE DROPPED H...

5.00 (6 reviews) (~2.4 km from centre)

Thomas Fenner House

Historical landmark

5.00 (5 reviews) (~95.69 km from centre)

Grist Mill Bridge

Historical landmark

5.00 (5 reviews) (~91.34 km from centre)

Marblehead Lighthouse Massachusetts

Historical landmark

4.90 (102 reviews) (~41.72 km from centre)

Dana Town Common

Historical landmark

4.90 (54 reviews) (~79.12 km from centre)

I still love you Chicken Farmer

Historical landmark

4.90 (47 reviews) (~93.25 km from centre)

Historic MIT Radiation Laboratory Plaque

Historical landmark

👍 Very specific for it people, still nice to see

4.90 (38 reviews) (~35.88 km from centre)

Shirley-Eustis House

Historical landmark

👍👍 A friend and I toured this historic home with Rachel as our guide. Very interesting to come to understand its architectural history and important people who called it home. I was so happy to find that the Marquis de Lafayette spent a night here as well. Thankful there are organizations focused on pr...

4.90 (37 reviews) (~40.33 km from centre)

Boston Light

Historical landmark

Historic, functioning lighthouse constructed in 1783 features guide-led tours & broad coastal views.

4.90 (35 reviews) (~48.91 km from centre)

Skinny House (Spite House) Boston, MA

Historical landmark

👍👍 Came across the this land mark, while on the freedom trail tour. It's supposedly the narrowest house in the city. Our tour guide told us there was two stories on how this house came to be. The first is, two brothers inherited land from their deceased father. While one brother was away serving in the...

4.90 (28 reviews) (~36.88 km from centre)

Golden Ball Tavern Museum

History museum

👍👍 Amazing trove of history in Westonwith a Tory slant. Lots of rooms and Katie Campbell knows all the interesting details of what life was like in Weston during the Revolutionary War period. Not just for school groups, adults learn so much about the history of Weston. Together with the Josiah Smith Ta...

4.90 (20 reviews) (~30.65 km from centre)

Ames Shovel Works Apartments

Apartment building

👍👍 My husband and I recently located to the Ames Shovel Works Apartments. We looked at many homes in the area, and found the unique architecture and open concept/loft style apartments at Ames to be perfect for us. Since moving in, we have found the apartment and grounds to be very very quiet (a big plu...

4.90 (14 reviews) (~65.89 km from centre)

Pickerel Rock

Historical landmark

👍👍 Went swimming here..(illegally)..many times..usually at night during the early 70s as a teenager…It was always known as Turtle Rock…looks like a turtle if you look at it from 93…don’t know who named it Pickerel Rock…never heard it called that.

4.90 (12 reviews) (~27.37 km from centre)

Druid Stone Circle

Historical landmark

👍👍 This listing is hilarious. In the 1980s, I went to a summer day camp here called Tiny Tots and always wondered what these stones were. Thank you to whoever created this historical marker!

4.90 (8 reviews) (~3.63 km from centre)

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Hidden gems: Historical landmarks in Lowell, United States