From Interstate 95:
Take exit 30B Route 2A WEST.
Follow 2A past the entrance to Hanscom AFB toward Concord Center.
At the V in the road where 2A continues left, proceed RIGHT, following the sign to BATTLE ROAD, APRIL 19, 1775, HISTORIC CONCORD.
From the V, we are 1.5 miles on your right, just before reaching Concord Center.
Please park in the Wayside lot across the street. Turn left on Hawthorne Lane, just before the House.

From Interstate 495:
Take the Route 2 EAST exit.
Follow Route 2 toward Concord, going half-way around the Concord Rotary.
Stay in the left lane and exit LEFT at the first light, Elm Street. (You will be going parallel to Route 2)
Follow Elm Street to the end where it intersects with Main Street.
Turn LEFT onto Main Street.
Follow Main Street through the center to the "green." The Red Wright Tavern will be on your right.
Turn RIGHT onto Lexington Road. Keep to the left at the V.
We are approximately 6 blocks on your left.
Please park in the Wayside lot, on the right just beyond the House.

Via Public Transportation:
Orchard House is a 20 minute walk from Concord's MBTA Rail (Purple Line)

Parking

Parking in front of Orchard House is very limited. It is prohibited on Lexington Road and the side street, Alcott Road. Please park in the Wayside Parking Lot, off of Hawthorne Lane on the opposite side of Lexington Road.

Accessibility

Orchard House, a National Historic Landmark dating to the early 1700's, is first floor accessible. An introductory , close-captioned video is offered. Written tour scripts are available in: Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Russian and Spanish.

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