Share a moment with beloved American Presidential Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin in this intimate interview at her Concord home.  She enchants us with the fascinating life that she and her husband Dick Goodwin shared - and explains why Concord's "living history" inspires her work.

We invite you to read our newly-released Spring issue.  Witness the events leading up to the "Shot Heard 'Round the World" from the perspective of a British soldier, a Minuteman, and even the ordinary Concord Citizen - and so much more!

Discover the world of Gregory Maguire - author of Wicked and more than 30 children's books and adult novels - and Andrew Newman - whose art graces the walls of galleries in North America and across Europe.

The writings of Henry David Thoreau - and the beautiful town of Concord where he lived - have fascinated people around the world for nearly a century.  For Kara - who is legally blind - visiting Concord was a dream come true.  Share in her amazing story here.

Plan your visit with this walking map of Concord Center, Thoreau Depot, and West Concord neighborhoods.  The maps include attractions, historic must-see sites, shops, restaurants, and more.

Concord is home to many women who helped shape our nation's history.  Here we share the amazing stories of Sara Ripley, Sophia Peabody Hawthorne, Helen Louisa Thoreau, and Lydia Jackson Emerson.

Concord's hidden architectural gem is a collection of mid-century homes.  Learn about architects Marvin Goody, John Clancy, Carl Koch, William Berkes, and Robert Brownell - who introduced this unique style to Concord.

The fiery sermons of the Reverend William Emerson helped push Concordians to take up arms against the British regulars - earning him the title of "A Very Bad Subject of the Crown."

Elizabeth Peabody was a fascinating woman.  She founded a publishing house and was a friend to the Transcendentalists.  But she was unlucky in love - losing a beau not once, but twice, to her more fortunate sisters.