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New Bedford Massachusetts Attractions

Historic Homes & Buildings

  • Abijah Hathaway House (circa 1846)
    66 North Second Street • New Bedford, MA 02740
    508-991-6200
    This beautiful historic home is a wonderful example of the Greek Revival style of architecture that... more...  map

  • Benjamin Rodman Mansion (circa 1820)
    50 North Second Street • New Bedford, MA 02740
    508-991-6200
    Built by Benjamin Rodman, a prominent New Bedford businessman and an influential member of the... more...  map

  • Bourne Counting House (circa 1843)
    One Merrill's Wharf • New Bedford, MA 02740
    A room on the top floor of this beautiful and large granite building features panoramic views of... more...

  • Butler Flats Lighthouse (circa 1898)
    New Bedford Outer Harbor • New Bedford, MA 02744
    East Rodney French Boulevard
    508-996-4095
    The beacon from this historic lighthouse could be seen for over five miles as it provided... more...  map

  • First Baptist Church (circa 1829)
    149 William Street • New Bedford, MA 02740
    508-992-6343
    This classical Greek and Federal style building has features including an imposing steeple and a... more...  map

  • Grinnell Mansion (circa 1831)
    379 County Street • New Bedford, MA 02740
    508-993-2621
    Built by architect Russel Warren, with granite used from the same quarry as the Bunker Hill... more...  map

  • New Bedford City Hall (circa 1856)
    133 William Street • New Bedford, MA 02740
    508-979-1400
    The oldest operating elevator in the country, which was installed in 1906, is located inside of... more...  map

  • Rodman Candleworks (circa 1810)
    72 North Water Street • New Bedford, MA 02740
    508-997-1294
    Originally built as a factory by Samuel Rodman, this building once housed one of the first... more...  map

  • Rotch-Jones-Duff House and Garden Museum (circa 1834)
    396 County Street • New Bedford, MA 02740
    508-997-1401
    Designed by Richard Upjohn, the founder of the American Institute of Architects, this historic... more...  map

  • Saint Anthony of Padua Church (circa 1912)
    1359 Acushnet Avenue • New Bedford, MA 02746
    508-993-1691
    One of the largest crosses in the world is featured in this French Renaissance church that was... more...  map

  • Seamen's Bethel (circa 1831)
    15 Johnny Cake Hill • New Bedford, MA 02740
    New Bedford Port Society
    508-992-3295
    Known as the "Whaleman's Chapel" in Herman Melville's classic novel "Moby Dick," this chapel... more...  map

  • U.S. Custom House
    37 North Second Street • New Bedford, MA 02740
    508-994-5158
    Designed by Robert Mills, who was the architect of the Washington Monument, this white granite... more...  map

Historic Sites & Monuments

  • Colonel Claghorn Memorial
    Waterfront Park
    508-991-6200
    Dedicated in 1936 by the Daughters of the American Revolution, this monument commemorates Colonel... more...  map

  • Holocaust Memorial
    Veterans Memorial Buttonwood Park • New Bedford, MA 02740
    Rockdale Avenue & Maple Street
    508-996-4095
    Featuring a large bronze hand rising from an inscribed stone pedestal, this stark monument is a... more...  map

  • Lewis Temple Memorial
    613 Pleasant Street • New Bedford, MA 02740
    Outside the New Bedford Public Library
    508-991-6275
    This magnificent statue honours Lewis Temple, who was a blacksmith who revolutionized the whaling... more...  map

  • New Bedford National Historic Landmark District
    Lower Downtown New Bedford
    Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and reminiscent of the Nineteenth Century, this... more...  map

  • Schooner Ernestina
    89 North Water Street • New Bedford, MA 02740
    New Bedford State Pier
    508-992-4900
    The only remaining wooden sailing ship that brought immigrants to the US, this historic schooner... more...  map

  • Whaleman's Memorial (circa 1913)
    613 Pleasant Street • New Bedford, MA 02740
    Outside the New Bedford Public Library
    508-991-6275
    The inscription on this large bronze and granite statue reads "A Dead Whale or a Stove Boat;” the... more...  map

Libraries & Research Centers

  • New Bedford Public Library
    613 Pleasant Street • New Bedford, MA 02740
    508-991-6275
    One of the largest collections of whaling log books in the world is housed at this library that... more...  map

Museums & Galleries

  • Frugal Woman's Museum, A
    52 Union Street • New Bedford, MA 02740
    This mini-museum features the largest collection of Hetty Green memorabilia and materials in the... more...  map

  • Gallery Upstairs, The
    204 Union Street • New Bedford, MA 02740
    508-979-5888
    Admission is free to this art gallery that regularly features monthly exhibitions of the works of... more...  map

  • Gallery X
    169 William Street • New Bedford, MA 02740
    508-992-2675
    This gallery is known for its “public hangings,” events in which the art of over thirty... more...  map

  • John Magnan Studio
    23 Centre Street • New Bedford, MA 02740
    New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
    508-999-5051
    With hours being listed as “by chance or by appointment,” this gallery features the work of... more...  map

  • Museum of Madeiran Heritage
    27 Hope Street • New Bedford, MA 02746
    508-994-2573
    This museum preserves art and artifacts of the Portuguese Island of Madeira, with exhibits that... more...  map

  • New Bedford Art Museum
    608 Pleasant Street • New Bedford, MA 02740
    508-961-3072
    New Bedford's rich and historic art collection is housed at this museum, as well as Nineteenth and... more...  map

  • New Bedford Fire Museum
    51 Bedford Street • New Bedford, MA 02740
    508-992-2162
    Located in an authentic fire station house that was built in 1867, this unique museum preserves the... more...  map

  • New Bedford Whaling Museum
    18 Johnny Cake Hill • New Bedford, MA 02740
    508-997-0046
    "The largest museum in America devoted to the history of the American whaling industry and its... more...  map

  • Pegasus Artisans Gallery and Studio
    27 Seventh Street • New Bedford, MA 02740
    508-999-6265
    This gallery features the unique works of many area artists, artisans, and craftsmen. They are... more...  map

Parks, Gardens & Zoos

Tours & Cruises

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