Visitor Information Centers

Here 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.

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.

Serene 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.

This 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.

Franklin 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.

Find maps, brochures, and a wealth of information for your visit to the lovely, artistic town of Rockport.

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.

Visitor 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.

This 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.

The 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 tourist information center and service plaza is open daily, 24 hours a day. Offering restrooms, McDonalds, Honey Dew Donuts, and ATM.

The 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.

This 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.

This "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.

At 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.

At 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.

This 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.

Quabbin 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)

Provides 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.