Longfellow National Historic Site - Plan Your Visit

Longfellow National Historic Site by National Parks Service

Operating Hours Seasons

The 2008 open season at Longfellow National Historic Site has ended. The site is currently closed to the public. Regularly scheduled tours will begin again on June 3, 2009.

Special group and student tours are available during the off season, please call (617) 876-4491 for information. Other special tours and events will be listed on the web site, please check back often for details!

The Longfellow NHS archives are open for researchers by appointment. Call (617) 491-1054.

The gardens and grounds are open to the public from dawn to dusk every day.

Local Partners Information Resources

Greater Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau

City of Cambridge

Cambridge Office for Tourism

Literary Trail of Greater Boston

Friends of the Longfellow House

Getting There

Plane

Park is located approximately 6.5 miles from Boston Logan International Airport. Estimated driving time is 20 minutes.

Car

From I-90/Massachusetts Turnpike: Take the Allston/Cambridge exit towards Cambridge. Cross over bridge and turn left onto Memorial Drive. Follow Memorial Drive past major intersection with John F. Kennedy Street and bear right onto Hawthorne Street. Take next left onto Mt. Auburn Street and next right onto Willard Street. Turn right onto Brattle Street at next intersection. Longfellow NHS will be on immediate left at #105.

From Points North/Rt. 128: Take Route 2 exit towards Boston/Cambridge. Follow Fresh Pond Parkway and turn left onto Mt. Auburn Street. Turn left onto Willard Street and right onto Brattle Street. Longfellow NHS will be on immediate left at #105.

Public Transportation

From Downtown Boston by MBTA/Subway: Take Red Line (Alewife) train outbound. Exit at Harvard Square and follow signs out of station for Church Street. At intersection of Church and Brattle Streets, turn right onto Brattle and walk for 7-10 minutes. Longfellow NHS is on right hand side of Brattle at #105.