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Boott Cotton Mills Museum

Lowell National Historical Park · Lowell · Massachusetts — managed by National Park Service

Open recreation area — no reservation needed

About this campground

Don't miss the roar of 85 operating power looms! The Boott Cotton Mills Museum includes a recreated 1920s-era weave room, historical artifacts, interactive exhibits and video programs about the Industrial Revolution and the people of Lowell. Learn more about the city’s role as a cutting-edge developer of technology and hub of economic change in the American Industrial Revolution.

Getting there

From Interstate Route 495 take Exit 89C on to the Lowell Connector From Route 3 take Exit 80A if traveling southbound, Exit 80B if traveling northbound. -Take the Lowell Connector to Exit 5B Thorndike Street. -Continue on Dutton St for 1 mile -Take a right onto Merrimack Street -Take the 2nd Left onto John Street Paid city parking is available at the Downes Parking Garage (75 John St, Lowell, MA 01852). This is 1 block away from the Boott Cotton Mills Museum

Contact
(978) 970-5000

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