Adams National Historical Park Visitor Center

The Visitor Center for Adams National Historical Park is located inside the President’s Place Galleria, a high-rise retail and office building at 1250 Hancock Street in Quincy. In addition to a book and souvenir store and a theater where the park film is shown, any tickets for the Adams Family Historical Homes Tour that are not sold online in advance are available for purchase at the Visitor Center (credit or debit card only). See the Guided Tour web page here on National Park Planner for more information about the tour.

Galleria at President’s Place on Hancock Street in Quincy is home to the Adams National Historical Park’s Visitor Center

The Visitor Center is open year-round so people can buy National Park passes and books and souvenirs, but hours change depending on the season. From May through October it is open on Wednesdays through Sundays from 9 AM to 5 PM. In the off-season it is typically open on Mondays through Fridays from 10 AM to 4 PM. To get the current schedule, visit the National Park Service’s official Basic Information web page for Adams National Historical Park.

Unlike most National Park Service visitor centers, there are no exhibits other than a timeline of the Adams Family history. However, there is a book and souvenir store and a theater where you can watch Enduring Legacy: Four Generations of the Adams Family, a 27-minute documentary about the Adamses who lived at the Old House at Peacefield. The film is narrated by Laura Linney (who played Abigail Adams in the HBO mini-series John Adams). Paul Giamatti (who played John Adams in the mini-series) and Tom Hanks provide additional voice narration. While there are actors in the film, there is no connection to the mini-series other than the people narrating it. The film shows every half hour. There is no objectionable material, so it is suitable for all ages.