Visitor Information Centers
Visitor Information Centers - Massachusetts Statewide
Travel in Massachusetts includes a stop at well-stocked and -staffed visitor and information centers. You’ll find many here offering helpful guidance about lodging, food, shopping, major events, festivals, and attractions plus videos, films, exhibits, directions, maps, brochures, even schedules, tickets, and rentals. Many provide picnic tables, handicapped accessible restrooms, vending machines and gift shops with local products, stamps, and sundries. You might even find a rocking chair to sit a spell and catch your breath. - View Our MA State Map
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Boston, MA
Meet Boston
Information Centers on Boston Common and Prudential Towers (Center Court) 888-733-2678Here you can find the information and tools you need to make the most out of your stay. Speak to a visitor information representative who will help plan your trip.
Hours: Brochures and maps are available 24 hours a day. Office is open year-round, Monday-Friday 8:30am - 5pm.
Plymouth, MA
See Plymouth
4 North Street 508-747-0100Need help planning your Plymouth vacation? These visitor centers are great place to start
There is so much to see and do in Plymouth, you may need a little help making choices. Luckily, several information and visitor centers have everything you need to plan your exciting vacation in America’s Hometown. Stop in at See Plymouth Headquarters downtown for maps and brochures for the town, surrounding county and beyond, including information on attractions, restaurants, shopping and lodging. The Waterfront Visitor Information Center (used annually by more than 100,000 visitors from all over the world), right on the harbor, also has special-event schedules – and clean restrooms. And there’s also the Massachusetts Visitor Information Center on Route 3, at Exit 13 (inside the McDonald’s building), which also offers maps, brochures, restrooms, food, and picnic tables.
Hours: April 1-November 1, daily; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. during spring and fall; extended evening hours until 8 p.m. in mid-summer.
The Berkshires Region, MA
Visit the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts
413-499-1600Serene mountain vistas, lush forests, and clear blue lakes define the Berkshire landscape, an idyllic setting for a family vacation, romantic escape, or weekend with friends. Boasting more than 100 world class cultural attractions, superior outdoor recreation, and a famous farm-to-table food scene, the Berkshires promises an unforgettable experience. Whether you love to hike, kayak, visit museums, see shows, zip through the trees, stroll quaint downtowns and shop unique boutiques, or chill with a local brew, there is truly something for everyone. Visit berkshires.org to choose your own adventure! Check out the Official Guide to the Berkshires for expert planning tips and info.
Concord, MA
Concord Visitor Center
58 Main Street 978-318-3061This Visitor Center is the departure point for several in-depth, expert-led tours of Concord, including the Historic Tour of Concord, the Emerson- Thoreau Amble, and the Little Women Tour, African-American History of Concord Bike Tour, Historic Tours of Concord for Families, and Indigenous People of Concord Tour.
Hours: Open daily 10am - 4pm. Public restrooms are open 7am - 7pm.
Deerfield, MA
Franklin County Chamber & Historic Deerfield Visitors Center
79 Old Main Street 413-773-5463Franklin County is the most rural county in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, filled with farms, fields, valleys, historic villages, and bustling towns. Also: fine museums, educational institutions and cultural centers.
Hours: Chamber office is open year-round, Monday-Friday, 8:30am - 4:30pm. Visitor Center is open Tuesday-Sunday 9:30am - 4:30pm.
Rockport, MA
Rockport Chamber of Commerce
Mt. Pleasant Avenue (Route 127A) at Stone Barn Lane 978-546-9372Fall in love with Rockport
Find maps, brochures, and a wealth of information for your visit to the lovely, artistic town of Rockport.
Vineyard Haven, MA
Martha's Vineyard Chamber of Commerce
24 Beach Street 508-693-0085Martha's Vineyard is a world apart.
Located just 7 miles off the Massachusetts coastline, the beautiful island of Martha's Vineyard is a world apart, offering a vacation ambiance unlike any other. Explore the diversity of our six island towns, take long walks along our pristine shores, and step back in time to a more leisurely pace. Each season offers something different.
Sandwich, MA
Cape Cod Canal Visitor Center
60 Ed Moffitt Drive 508-833-9678Visitor Center features include a 41-foot US Army Corps of Engineers patrol boat, a 46-seat theater showing continuous films on canal history, canal critters, and canal wildflowers, real time radar and camera images of the waterway, and interactive exhibits. The rocking chairs on the deck are a perfect spot to enjoy the sea breeze and watch ships on the canal. Park rangers provide free public programs on many subjects. Tide charts, canal guides, and brochures are available.
Eastham, MA
Salt Pond Visitor Center of Cape Cod National Seashore
50 Nauset Road 508-255 - 3421This is Cape Cod National Seashore's main visitor facility, with seashore orientation movies, a bookstore, a museum, and restrooms. The indoor theater offers five short films daily on a rotating schedule. Offering breathtaking views of Nauset Marsh and the Atlantic beyond, this Visitor Center is also convenient to the popular 1.5-mile Nauset Marsh Trail; the Buttonbush Trail, a 0.25 mile multi-sensory trail that featuring a guide rope and text panels printed in large lettering and Braille; and the Nauset Bicycle Trail.
Hours: Open year-round, 9am - 5pm.
Provincetown, MA
Province Lands Visitor Center -- Cape Cod National Seashore
171 Race Point Road - off Route 6 508-487-1256The observation deck at this Visitor Center provides a 360-degree view of the Province Lands dunes, the Outer Beach and the Atlantic Ocean. From this location you can see Race Point Ranger Station, Race Point Beach, the Old Harbor Life-Saving Station and the Pilgrim Monument in Provincetown. Exhibits about local plants and animals and the Pilgrim's landing in Provincetown are featured. The indoor theater routinely screens five short films daily on a rotating schedule. Eastern National has a bookstore with books, tapes, videos, toys and gifts all related to some aspect of Cape Cod and the National Seashore.
Hours: Daily from May 1 through October 31, 9am - 5pm.
Plymouth, MA
Plymouth Visitor Center at Route 3
Route 3 at Exit 13 - Long Pond Road 508-746-1150Plymouth tourist information center and service plaza is open daily, 24 hours a day. Offering restrooms, McDonalds, Honey Dew Donuts, and ATM.
New Bedford, MA
New Bedford Whaling National Historic Park
33 William Street 508-996-4095The National Park Visitor Center is located in the heart of New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park. Find orientation documents, and get helpful information on the park, its history, and places to stay, eat, shop, and visit in the historic whaling city of New Bedford. Handicap accessible; restrooms available.
Nantucket, MA
Nantucket Island Visitor Services and Information Bureau
25 Federal Street 508-228-0925This visitor center, operated by the Town of Nantucket, produces a tourism and visitor brochure that includes useful information like ferry schedules, and car and bike rentals, and sightseeing tours guides. The center maintains a list of available lodgings, updated daily. Restrooms available.
Lancaster, MA
Johnny Appleseed Visitor Center
1000 MA Route 2 Westbound - Between Exits 103 and 102 978-534-2302This "Gateway to North Central Massachusetts" offers rest rooms, picnic tables under shady apple trees, pamphlets of local places to stay, eat and play at like pick your own orchards, petting zoo's, bed and breakfast stays or indoor water parks. Many books on Johnny Appleseed and a small sampling of Johnny Appleseed memorabilia. Johnny Appleseed Logo Products are also available. The Country Store has many local products for sale year round like jam, jellies, local honey, fudge, maple syrup products, local apple cider. Also hot coffee, cold soda and snack items.
Hours: Daily 9am - 5pm.
Boston, MA
Boston Harbor Islands Pavilion and Information Center
On the Rose Kennedy Greenway - 191W Atlantic Avenue 617-223-8666At the information center, you can oriented yourself to the harbor and park's 34 islands; learn about free daily activities; pick up brochures, maps, schedules, ferry tickets, and Park Passport stamps; books, gifts, memorabilia, and sundries at the only landside Harbor Islands store. Accessible from the water by private boats.
Hours: Varied by season. Please check website for up-to-date information.
Lanesborough, MA
Mount Greylock State Reservation Visitor Center
30 Rockwell Road 413-499-4262At 3,491 feet, Mount Greylock is the highest point in Massachusetts. Rising above the surrounding Berkshire landscape, dramatic views of 60-90 miles distant may be seen. The Visitor Center offers trail maps and orientation, regional tourist information, and exhibits on natural and cultural history of the park.
Hours: Open Daily 9am - 5pm. Closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Lawrence, MA
Lawrence Heritage State Park Visitor Center
1 Jackson Street 978-794-1655This state park describes the history of Lawrence, an early American version of a planned industrial city. Stories at the park show the lives mill workers and industry, the workers' role in the 1912 Bread and Roses Strike. A walk down the esplanade of a 19th-century canal and through a park created within the walls of an industrial-era building illuminates the era.
Hours: Open daily 9am – 4pm.
Belchertown, MA
Quabbin Reservoir and Visitor Center
100 Winsor Dam Road 413-323-7221Quabbin Reservoir is one of the largest man-made public water supplies in the United States, permitting shoreline fishing, hiking, bicycling, walking, bird watching, snowshoeing, and hunting with restrictions. The Quabbin Interpretive Services Program operates the Quabbin Visitor Center and provides general information.
Hours: Open Daily 8:30am - 4:30pm. (Office may not be staffed at all times)
Charlestown, MA
USS Constitution "Old Ironsides" at Charlestown Navy Yard
National Historic Park 617-242-5692Provides extensive orientation to the history of the Charlestown Navy Yard. Maps, brochures and restrooms; 10-minute video of the Navy Yard and the Serving the Naval Fleet exhibit. Open daily, 10am to 5pm.