New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park

National Historic Site · Massachusetts · National Park Service

"The town itself is perhaps the dearest place to live in, in all New England..nowhere in all America will you find more patrician-like houses, parks and gardens more opulent, than in New Bedford…all these brave houses and flowery gardens came from the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. One and all, they were harpooned and dragged up hither from the bottom of the sea." H. Melville, "Moby-Dick"

Plan your visit

Know before you go

Phone: 508-996-4095
Official site: www.nps.gov
Managed by: National Park Service

Getting there

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What's here

Highlights: Architecture and Building · African American Heritage · Arts · Immigration · Maritime · Ships and Shipwrecks · Native American Heritage · Pacific Islander Heritage · Religion and Spirituality · Churches · Schools and Education · Social Movements · Abolition Movement · Civil Rights · Transportation · Roads, Routes and Highways · Urban America · Wars and Conflicts · Civil War · Women's History · Oceans · Whales

Activities & features: Junior Ranger Program · Shopping · Bookstore and Park Store