 |
Transportation to Concord, Mass. |
|
|
Go to Concord MA from Boston via car, train or bike. Concord is 20 miles (30 km) northwest of Boston, 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Cambridge, 6 miles (8 km) west of Lexington. |
||
|
CAR The most interesting route is via Lexington along MA Route 2A, following the signs reading "Battle Road." This is the route taken by the British troops going out to Concord to search for arms stockpiled illegally by the colonials. The fastest route, however, is MA Route 2. At the traffic signal at the bottom of the steep hill, the highway turns left; continue straight along Cambridge Turnpike to reach Concord center and Monument Square. TRAIN The train can also be boarded at the Porter Square subway station in Cambridge (go north on Massachusetts Avenue from Harvard Square for about a mile, and the station is next to the shopping center, under the iron bridge). The train arrives at Concord's Depot on Thoreau Street at Sudbury Road, which is a 10- or 15-minute walk from the Concord Visitor Center and Monument Square (map). BIKE |
|
Above, an MBTA Commuter Rail train arrives from Boston at the Concord Depot. Below, bikers in Monument Square.
 | |