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Lowell (Massachusetts)
Lowell is a city in Massachusetts about 40 minutes northwest of Boston. With over 105,000 residents, it is the fourth largest city in Massachusetts.
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Flights to Lowell (Massachusetts), airtickets
The nearest airports are Boston's Logan Airport and Manchester Airport in New Hampshire, each about 40 minutes away.
By train
The Lowell line of the MBTA Commuter Rail has a terminus in Lowell. [1]
By car
Take U.S. Route 3 or Interstate 495 to the Lowell Connector, a 2.5 mile highway that ends in downtown Lowell. Be careful, the Lowell Connector is one of the most dangerous highways in the state. Exit 31 on Route 3 and exits 37 and 38 on I-495 will also take you to Lowell.
Get around
Public transportation
The Lowell Regional Transit Authority[2] has regular shuttles going around Lowell and several neighboring towns.
Lowell (Massachusetts) attractions and sightseeing
Museums
- American Textile History Museum, 491 Dutton St., +1 978-441-0400, [3].
- National Streetcar Museum, 25 Shattuck St., [4]. This is a satellite of the Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, Maine and shows the history of transit in Lowell in the context of American transit history.
- New England Quilt Museum, 18 Shattuck St., +1 978-452-4207, [5].
- Whistler House Museum of Art, 243 Worthen St., +1 978-452-7641, [6].
City tours
- Lowell National Historical Park, 67 Kirk Street, +1 978-970-5000, [7]. Open year round. 9AM-5PM (Summer to 5:30PM). Commemmorates the history of the American Industrial Revolution in Lowell. Includes the Boott Cotton Mills Museum, textile mills, canals, worker houses, and 19th-century commercial buildings.
- Edward A. LeLacheur Park, 450 Aiken St., [8]. 5000-person stadium that hosts home games of the Lowell Spinners, a class A minor league affiliate of the Boston Red Sox.
- Tsongas Arena, 300 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, +1 978-848-6900, [9]. Hosts concerts and home games of the Lowell Devils (an AHL affiliate of the New Jersey Devils) and the UMass-Lowell River Hawks (an NCAA Division I hockey team).
- Lowell-Dracut-Tyngsboro State Forest, [10]. Located in the western edge of the city. This is a 1140-acre forest that has 180 acres of ponds, swamps, and wetlands.
- Cawley Stadium, off of Route 38 near Tewksbury. Hosts various sports events.
- Lowell Memorial Auditorium, 50 East Merrimack Street, [11].
- Lowell Folk Festival, [12]. One of the largest free folk festivals in the United States, end of July. Peformers throughout city, international food court.
Learn
- University of Massachusetts Lowell, One University Av., Phone: +1 978-934-4000, [13].
- Middlesex Community College, (Lowell Campus) 33 Kearney Square, [14].
- Blaine Beauty School, (Lowell Campus) 231 Central St., Phone: +1 978-459-9959, [15].
Shopping, Lowell (Massachusetts) souvenirs
- Barnes and Noble, 151 Merrimack Street.
- Haus, 17 Shattuck Street, Phone: +1 978-458-4287, [16].
Good restaurants and cheap meals
- Brew'd Awakening Coffeehaus, 61 Market Street, Phone: +1 978-454-2739.
- Olive That And More, 167 Market Street, Phone: +1 978-275-1931.
- Athenian Corner, 207 Market Street, Phone: +1 978-458-7052, [17].
- Viet-Thai Restaurant, 368 Merrimack St, Phone: +1 978-446-0977.
- La Boniche, 143 Merrimack St, Phone: +1 978-458-9473.
- The Brewery Exchange, 201 Cabot St, Phone: +1 978-934-0097.
- Bombay Mahal, 45 Middle St, Phone: +1 978-441-2222.
- Fortunato Italian, 44 Palmer St, Phone: +1 978-454-9800.
- Mambo Grill, 125 Merrimack St.
- Gary's Ice Cream, 127 Merrimack St.
Lowell (Massachusetts) nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs.
Lowell (Massachusetts) nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs.
- The Dubliner, 197 Market St.
- Blue Shamrock, 105 Market St.
- The Brewery Exchange, 201 Cabot St.
- The Courtyard Bar and Grill, 280 Central St.
- Cappy's Copper Kettle, 245 Central St.
- Sangria's, 179 Central St.
Cafes
Hotels, youth hostels, lodging
- Doubletree Hotel Lowell, 50 Warren Street, Phone: +1 978-452-1200 Fax: +1 978-453-4674.
- Courtyard Boston Lowell/Chelmsford, 30 Industrial Avenue, East, Phone: +1 978 458-7575, Fax: +1 978 458-1302, [20].
Get out
Boston, the North Shore or the White Mountains are all good next stops.
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