NPS Sites Near Boston
Five National Park Service units operate within 150 miles of Boston's city center. Boston National Historical Park, located 11.3 miles away, is by far the most visited, drawing approximately 2.38 million annual recreation visits. Salem Maritime National Historic Site, 6.9 miles from the city, records roughly 570,000 annual visits. The Boston African American National Historic Site, 11.2 miles away, receives about 366,000 visits yearly.
Two additional sites are available to visitors in the region. Longfellow House–Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site, situated 11.1 miles away, records approximately 55,000 annual visits. Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site, the closest unit at 3.5 miles from the city center, receives about 51,000 annual recreation visits. All five sites preserve aspects of early American history, from maritime commerce and military leadership to industrial heritage and African American history.
| NPS unit | Annual visits |
|---|---|
| Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site · 3.5 mi | 51,495 (2025) |
| Salem Maritime National Historic Site · 6.9 mi | 569,839 (2025) |
| Longfellow House -Washington'S Headquarters National Historic Site · 11.1 mi | 54,912 (2025) |
| Boston African American National Historic Site · 11.2 mi | 365,864 (2025) |
| Boston National Historical Park · 11.3 mi | 2,383,812 (2025) |
| John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site · 12.9 mi | 9,664 (2025) |
| Fredrick Law Olmsted National Historic Site · 14.4 mi | 7,240 (2025) |
| Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area · 14.8 mi | 4,276 (2025) |
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Nearby-NPS units and their annual recreation visits are from the NPS Visitor Use Statistics package (haversine match within 150 mi of the city centroid), verified June 2026. Null visitation renders as “n/a”, never 0. How we compile this.