Lowell National Historical Park

National Historical Park · Massachusetts

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5 story brick factories with a clocktower surrounding a central courtyard
Photo: NPS Photo

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  • Information

    No Public Morning Trolley Runs on Select Dates

    Due to scheduled education programs, the trolley will not be offering public runs on the following mornings: 10/13, 10/14, 10/15, 10/20, 10/27, 10/28, 10/29, 11/6, 11/12, 11/19, and 11/20

Hours

Lowell National Historical Park

Today: 9:00AM - 4:00PM (2026 Fall Season (October 18 - November 28, 2026), Oct 18 – Nov 28)

Usual hours

Usual hours: Lowell National Historical Park
Every day9:00AM - 4:00PM

Coming up:

  • Nov 26: Thanksgiving (closed)
  • Nov 30 – Mar 31: 2025-26 Winter Season (November 30, 2025 - March 31, 2026)

Current Hours

The Visitor Center (246 Market St.) is open:
Daily: 9:00 am- 4:00 pm

The Boott Cotton Mills Museum (115 John Street) is open:
Daily: 9:00 am- 4:00 pm

The Mogan Cultural Center (40 French Street) is open:
Daily: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm; 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Visitor centers

Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center Closed today

Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center

Today: Closed (Late Fall Hours, Oct 18 – Nov 28)

Usual hours

Usual hours: Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center
Every day9:00AM - 4:00PM

Coming up:

  • Nov 26: Thanksgiving (closed)

May 3, to October 17, 2026, the Visitor Center (246 Market St.) is open:
Daily: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Visitor center page on nps.gov: Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center

Boott Cotton Mills Museum

Boott Cotton Mills Museum

Usual hours: Boott Cotton Mills Museum
Every day9:00AM - 4:00PM

Coming up:

  • Nov 26: Thanksgiving (closed)

May 3, to November 28, 2026, the Boott Cotton Mills Museum (115 John Street) is open:
Daily: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Visitor center page on nps.gov: Boott Cotton Mills Museum

Events in the next few days

  • Suffolk Mill Tour

    · 02:00 PM – 03:15 PM · This tour meets and ends at the Boott Cotton Mills Museum (115 John St.) Paid parking is available in the Joseph Downes city parking garage, located at 75 John Street, one block from the Boott Cotton Mills Museum. · Free

About this park

Lowell’s water-powered textile mills catapulted the nation – including immigrant families and early female factory workers – into an uncertain new industrial era. Nearly 200 years later, the changes that began here still reverberate in our shifting global economy. Explore Lowell, a living testament to the dynamic human story of the industrial revolution.