Lowell National Historical Park
National park in a former mill city, with a working 1920s weave room where power looms run in the Boott Cotton Mills Museum, plus canal walkways and a ranger-guided turbine tour.
Ways to visit
Boott Cotton Mills Museum and weave room (self-guided) Open
Hours shown are for 2026-10-18 to 2026-11-28.
- What you see
- Exhibits, Inside tournps.gov, 2026-10-26
- How
- Walk innps.gov, 2026-10-26
- When
- MonTueWedThuFriSatSunDaily 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. from October 18 to November 28, 2026; weave room demonstration times are posted separately. The park is closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's Day.Closed: Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Daynps.gov, 2026-10-26
- Booking
- Not statedA ticket is required to enter the museum; it is not stated where or how it is bought.nps.gov, 2026-10-26
- Cost
- PaidAdult: $6 · Senior (62+): $4 · Youth (6-16): $3 · Student: $3Children under 6 free. No park entrance fee. Interagency pass holders get a discount.nps.gov, 2026-10-26
- Requirements
- None stated.
Suffolk Mill turbine tour (ranger-guided) Open
Listed on the 2026-10-18 to 2026-11-28 schedule.
- What you see
- Inside tournps.gov, 2026-10-26
- How
- Scheduled tournps.gov, 2026-10-26
- When
- MonTueWedThuFriSatSunWednesday to Sunday at 2:00 p.m. The Suffolk Mill turbine exhibit is open only during this ranger-guided tour.nps.gov, 2026-10-26
- Booking
- Not statedThe fees page says tickets are required for park tours but not how to get them.nps.gov, 2026-10-26
- Cost
- Not stated on the official pageThe fees page says park tours need a ticket but gives no price for this tour.nps.gov, 2026-10-26
- Requirements
- None stated.
About
The park spreads through downtown Lowell, a planned 19th-century textile city built on canals. The Boott Cotton Mills Museum has exhibits on industrialization and labor and a weave room with power looms that are run for visitors at posted demonstration times. A ranger-led Suffolk Mill tour reaches a turbine exhibit that is otherwise closed, and canal boat tours run in summer.
Run by: National Park Service.
Getting there
115 John Street, Lowell, MA, 01852
The Boott Cotton Mills Museum is at 115 John Street; the park visitor center is at 246 Market Street. Parking is paid city parking, with a free voucher option described on the fees page.
The pin marks the site itself, not necessarily the entrance (42.64670, -71.31030). Apple Maps directions go to the street address instead. Show on our map · Google Maps · Apple Maps
Lowell National Historical Park:
Last checked 2026-10-26. Sources are listed below.
Sources
- nps.gov/lowe/planyourvisit/hours.htm · official page · read 2026-10-26For: name; street address; who runs it; phone and email; Boott Cotton Mills Museum and weave room (self-guided): open or closed; Boott Cotton Mills Museum and weave room (self-guided): kind of visit; Boott Cotton Mills Museum and weave room (self-guided): days and hours; Suffolk Mill turbine tour (ranger-guided): open or closed; Suffolk Mill turbine tour (ranger-guided): what you see; Suffolk Mill turbine tour (ranger-guided): kind of visit; Suffolk Mill turbine tour (ranger-guided): days and hours; Suffolk Mill turbine tour (ranger-guided): requirements
- wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityData/Q2074… · Wikidata · read 2026-10-26For: location
- nps.gov/lowe/planyourvisit/fees.htm · official page · read 2026-10-26For: Boott Cotton Mills Museum and weave room (self-guided): what you see; Boott Cotton Mills Museum and weave room (self-guided): booking; Boott Cotton Mills Museum and weave room (self-guided): cost; Boott Cotton Mills Museum and weave room (self-guided): requirements; Suffolk Mill turbine tour (ranger-guided): booking; Suffolk Mill turbine tour (ranger-guided): cost
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