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Population: 35,943 Explore the Merrimack Valley, and you'll encounter the sites and attractions that represent not one, but two revolutions, a century apart. Walk along Lowell's canals and you can easily imagine the rhythmic clatter of looms coming from the sturdy brick mill buildings. The textile industry has long gone but the mills remain as a graphic reminder of the city's role in the American Industrial Revolution. For revolutionary history of an earlier era, head to Concord and Lexington, where the sound of muskets became a decisive moment in the struggle for independence.
Don't miss:
The Lowell National Historical Park's tours of the old cotton mills, barge trips through the canal and lock system, and rides on an early 1900s trolley.
The New England Quilt Museum, which presents changing exhibits from folk art to fine art.
The sculpture park that pays tribute to Lowell native and Beat generation author Jack Kerouac.
The Lowell Folk Festival, a celebration of the city's multicultural heritage.
Walden Pond, where Henry David Thoreau mused on nature.
The re-enactment of the famous battle on Lexington Green where the first shots of the American Revolution were fired.
The homes of Concord's literary lights: Louisa May Alcott, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Ralph Waldo Emerson.
