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John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site at 83 Beals Street, Brookline, MA.

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Welcome to John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site!

The site is seasonally closed and will reopen on June 1, 2024.

From June 1 through October 30, we will be open Thursdays through Sundays, 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. We will be closed Mondays through Wednesdays.

Visitor hours in 2024 are from 10:00 AM until 5:00 PM, Thursday through Sunday. Guided tours of JFK’s birthplace will be available on the hour and the half-hour from 10:00 to 11:30 AM and 1:00 to 3:30 PM. From 12:00 to 1:00 PM and 4:00 to 5:00 PM, self-guided options are available. Visitors are welcome to follow along with the voice of the president’s mother, Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, on a self-guided audio wand tour through the first and second floors of the house at these times.

Audio wand tours are also available in English, French, German, Spanish, and Japanese. Printed materials are available in Chinese, English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Hungarian, Spanish, and Vietnamese. A ranger-guided virtual tour is also available. Children of all ages can participate in the site’s Junior Ranger program. Admission is free and available on a first-come first-served basis.

Please visit the pages below to learn more about visiting our site and our other program offerings:

• Operating Hours and Seasons including opening and closing dates.
• Current schedule of tours and programs
• Special event information
• Special Use Permits, including group information and permits for commercial use including film and photography.
• Answers to Frequently Asked Questions