• John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site exterior

    John Fitzgerald Kennedy

    National Historic Site Massachusetts

Things To Know Before You Come

John Fitzgerald Kennedy NHS is open seasonally and program offerings are pending staff availability. Please contact the site at 617-566-7937 or click here for the current schedule of programs. Our Frequently Asked Questions can be found here.

A small visitor center with a single-use restroom is located in the basement of the museum. The museum is located in a residential neighborhood: there are no other public restrooms or vendors located in the immediate vicinity. Parking is limited: no vehicle may idle while parked in the residential area and parking is limited to a duration of two hours. Use of stairs is necessary to access the basement Visitor Center and first and second floor rooms of the historic house. No wheelchair access is available to visitors at this time.

Did You Know?

Rose Kennedy playing the piano.

Rose Kennedy was a trained musician & encouraged her children to play the piano, but they preferred the radio to their piano lessons.  The Kennedy White House show-cased the performing arts--including appearances by poet Robert Frost, soprano Grace Bumby, and cellists Pablo Casales & Yo Yo Ma.