Trip Idea

Spend a Full Day at Weir Farm

Multiple Parks

A person sits on the grass painting a red building.
Duration Full Day
Topic(s) Arts, Painting, Photography, Poetry and Literature, Sculpture, Schools and Education, Trails, Forests and Woodlands, Rock Landscapes and Features more »
Activities Arts and Culture, Junior Ranger Program, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Tours - Walking, Museum Exhibits, Hiking more »
Type Kid Friendly, Active, Relaxed, Educational, Inspirational, Indoors, Outdoors, Group Friendly more »
Parks Weir Farm National Historical Park
Visit Weir Farm NHS
  • Weir Farm National Historical Park

    Visit the Burlingham House Visitor Center
    • Activity Fee: No (Entrance fees may apply)
    • Reservations: No
    • Activity: Museum Exhibits
    • Pets: No
    • Location: Weir Farm National Historical Park
    • Duration: 15–60 Minutes
    • Season: Spring, Summer, Fall
    • Time of Day: Day
    A red house with a stone wall and flowers around it.

    When visiting Weir Farm National Historical Park, stop by the Burlingham House Visitor Center to talk with rangers, explore museum exhibits, watch the park film, or visit the Eastern National Park Store. There's something for everyone at the visitor center!

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  • Weir Farm National Historical Park

    Become a Weir Farm Junior Ranger
    • Activity Fee: No (Entrance fees may apply)
    • Reservations: No
    • Activity: Junior Ranger Program
    • Pets: Yes with Restrictions
    • Location: Weir Farm National Historical Park
    • Duration: 15–120 Minutes
    • Season: Spring, Summer, Fall
    • Time of Day: Day
    A young girl talking to a Park Ranger.

    Weir Farm National Historical Park is a fun place for kids to explore and learn! Complete one of the following activities during your next visit to the park to earn a Junior Ranger badge. Complete more than one to earn a special Junior Ranger patch. Junior Ranger activities can be picked up at the Burlingham House Visitor Center porch or at the Burlingham House Visitor Center Front Desk in season.

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  • Weir Farm National Historical Park

    Take a Guided Tour at Weir Farm
    • Activity Fee: No (Entrance fees may apply)
    • Reservations: No
    • Activity: Guided Tours
    • Pets: Yes with Restrictions
    • Location: Weir Farm National Historical Park
    • Duration: 10–60 Minutes
    • Season: Spring, Summer, Fall
    • Time of Day: Day
    A ranger holding up an image with a group of visitors looking on.

    Tour the landscape that inspired three generations of artists. Guided tours include historic painting sites, stone walls, and a pond in addition to tours of the wildly artistic Weir House, Weir Studio and Young Studio.

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  • Weir Farm National Historical Park

    Walk to Weir Pond
    • Activity Fee: No (Entrance fees may apply)
    • Reservations: No
    • Activity: Hiking
    • Pets: Yes
    • Location: Weir Farm National Historical Park
    • Duration: 30–90 Minutes
    • Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
    • Time of Day: Dawn, Dusk
    An image of a pond with trees with fall leaves around it.

    Numerous hiking trails enable you to explore the woods, open fields, and pond at Weir Farm. You’ll quickly discover the painterly landscape that has attracted artists to this property for more than 130 years. Julian Alden Weir authorized the construction of Weir Pond in 1896 using prize money won from a Boston Art Club exhibition for his painting "The Truants".

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  • Weir Farm National Historical Park

    Art in the Park
    • Activity Fee: No (Entrance fees may apply)
    • Reservations: No
    • Activity: Arts and Culture
    • Pets: Yes with Restrictions
    • Location: Weir Farm National Historical Park
    • Duration: 15–120 Minutes
    • Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
    • Time of Day: Dawn, Dusk
    A family sitting in the grass painting.

    Enjoy the artistic legacy that is that is the hallmark of Weir Farm. Or Take Part in Art by creating your own artwork in a place that has inspired thousands of painters for more than 130 years.

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  • Weir Farm National Historical Park

    Take a Self-Guided Tour of Weir Farm
    • Activity Fee: No (Entrance fees may apply)
    • Reservations: No
    • Activity: Self-Guided Tours - Walking
    • Pets: Yes with Restrictions
    • Location: Weir Farm National Historical Park
    • Duration: 30–120 Minutes
    • Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
    • Time of Day: Dawn, Dusk
    A back of a red house with two other buildings in front of it.

    Stroll through gardens and grounds, complete with beautiful stone walls, and come away with ideas for landscaping your own corner of the world. Pick up self-guided brochures at the self-serve kiosks in the parking lot and on the visitor center porch. 

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Last updated: March 3, 2021