ATTRACTIONS

Amusements

• Carousel at Battleship Cove (circa 1920)
  5 Water Street • Fall River, MA 02722
  Located on Mount Hope Bay
  508-678-1100
  Built by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company during the "Golden Age" of wooden carousels, Carousel #54 served as "the crown jewel of Lincoln Amusement Park" for 70 years. Now housed within a majestic Victorian pavilion perched over Heritage State Park, the Fall River Carousel is open seasonally for general riding and year-round as a venue for birthday parties and special events. more...  map

• HMS Bounty
  Docked at Heritage State Park • Fall River, MA 02720
  508-673-3886
  This historically accurate one hundred sixty nine foot tall reproduction of the HMS Bounty was built and used for the filming of the movie “Mutiny on the Bounty” and is now docked at Heritage State Park; tours of the ship are offered, in which one can learn much about the history and details of such sailing vessels from a lost and romanticized time in maritime history.   map

Historic Homes & Buildings

• St. Anne's Shrine
  818 Middle Street • Fall River, MA 02720
  508-674-3318
  This 1906 church has become well-known as being the site of a Marian shrine.  map

Historic Sites & Monuments

• Battleship Cove
  Five Water Street • Fall River, MA 02722
  508-678-1100, 800-533-3194 (New England Only)
  "Battleship Cove is home to the Massachusetts' official memorial to all Bay Staters killed in service to their nation during World War II. Located on board USS Massachusetts, this memorial symbolizes the eternal gratitude of a proud Commonwealth and nation." Besides the Battleship Massachusetts, Battleship Cove includes the Balao-class USS Lionfish submarine, Cold War-era Hiddensee, the only Russian Missile Corvette on display in the U.S.; and the Destroyer Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. more...  map

Museums & Galleries

• Fall River Historical Society
  451 Rock Street • Fall River, MA 02720
  508-679-1071
  This museum, located in a Greek revival styled mansion, features exhibits of artifacts that recall the era when the Fall River area was the “textile manufacturing center of the world,” as well as hosing the internationally recognized Lizzy Borden Exhibit. Aside from the infamous Lizzy Borden exhibit, and the historical textile exhibits, the museum also features paintings and other items of historical interest, and runs an on-site gift shop with Borden related items, books, regional items, and more.  more...  map

• Marine Museum at Fall River
  Battleship Cove • Fall River, MA 02720
  Located on the Waterfront
  508-674-3533
  This museum features one of the world’s largest exhibits dealing with the history and fate of the Titanic; gathered around the central twenty-eight-foot detailed model of the famous ship, one will find a very interesting collection of artifacts and memorabilia, photographs, taped accounts as told by survivours of the tragedy, and a video that chronicles the discovery and exploration of the ship in its resting place on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. In addition, there is an exhibit about the Andrea Dora that sank off the New England coast in 1956, and exhibits that trace the history of the luxurious ships and boats that once sailed and steamed the Old Fall River Line.  more...  map

• Old Colony and Fall River Railroad Museum
  2 Water Street • Fall River, MA 02721
  Battleship Cove
  508-674-9340
  This museum is dedicated to the preservation of the special place that railroads played in the history of the Fall River area, as well as educating the public in regard to this captivating and nostalgic past. Situated in railroad cars, this museum traces and elucidates the history and development of railways and trolley services in the Fall River region.  more...  map