Find Your Park. Plan Your Summer.

Date: January 13, 2016
Contact: Caroline Keinath, 617-773-1177
Contact: Jessica Pilkington, 617-773-1177

Adams National Historical Park News Release

Release Date: January, 2016 - For Immediate Release.

For more information, contact Jason Halin, Adams NHP Visitor Center, 617-770-1175.

Find Your Park. Plan Your Summer!

QUINCY, MA –While the historic homes are closed at Adams National Historical Park for the winter, that doesn't mean you can't start planning your upcoming summer travel plans.During the week of February Vacation, the Adams National Historical Park Visitor Center will air videos from National Parks across the country as part of the National Park Service's 100 Years Anniversary Celebration!Learn about parks from Denali National Park and Preserve to the Allegheny Portage Railroad, and even some New England favorites like Adams National Historical Park.The Visitor Center is located at 1250 Hancock Street and will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., February 16 –19.

The Visitor Center also offers a bookstore and restrooms.Validated parking is located on the 4^th and 5^th floors in the Galleria Parking Garage.Please visit the park website at https://www.nps.gov/adam or call 617-770-1175 for more information.

Adams National Historical Park includes the birthplaces of the second and sixth presidents of the United States, John Adams and John Quincy Adams, along with the "Old House at Peace field," home to both presidents and four generations of their distinguished family.During the open season, April 19 through November 10, tickets to the historic homes can be purchased at the Visitor Center located at 1250 Hancock Street, Quincy.A free park trolley transports visitors from the Visitor Center to the Birthplaces and the "Old House at Peace field" for a two and a half hour tour.The first tour leaves at 9:15 a.m. and the last tour leaves at 3:15 p.m., seven days a week including federal holidays.Tickets are $10.00 for adults (children 15 and under are free) and sold on a first-come, first-served basis.