Gears and Trains

One weekend we took a family trip to Lowell, MA, birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution.  Part of our walk took us into the Lowell National Park.  According to the website, Lowell National Historical Park is unique in that it was the first urban national park of its kind. The park has a distinctive legislative mandate to support the preservation, protection and interpretation of historic buildings and cultural resources throughout the City of Lowell, including areas outside the official Park boundary.

And it has a visitor center which the kids loved visiting: