New Bedford Whaling National Park
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Saturday May 11 9:00am - 4:00pm EDT Weekly
Visitor Center Hours!
The Visitor Center will be open for 2024 summer season starting April 3. Come visit us at the park any time Wednesday through Sunday between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM!Movie shown every half on the hour!Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays!The City That Lit The World"The town itself......More
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Saturday May 11 10:30am - 11:30am EDT Weekly
A New Life in New Bedford
A New Life in New Bedford is how the city pulled people from all parts of the globe with its entrepreneur spirit. The whaling industry created a demand for workers and those that were willing to work were taken in by business owners and captains regardless of skin color......More
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Saturday May 11 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT Weekly
Underground Railroad Tour
Join ranger Rufai for an Underground Railroad Walking TourThe Underground Railroad, a loosely connected network of people of diverse backgrounds, assisted enslaved people to find freedom through escape. Their efforts helped guide these formerly enslaved people to commun......More
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Sunday May 12 9:00am - 4:00pm EDT Weekly
Visitor Center Hours!
The Visitor Center will be open for 2024 summer season starting April 3. Come visit us at the park any time Wednesday through Sunday between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM!Movie shown every half on the hour!Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays!The City That Lit The World"The town itself......More
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Sunday May 12 10:30am - 11:30am EDT Weekly
Walking Tour: The Importance of New Bedford Harbor throughout History
Tour begins at the Bourne Counting House at 10:30 am. Tour participants may meet at the VC at 10:15 am.1 Merrills Wharf, New Bedford, MA 02740
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Sunday May 12 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT Weekly
Whaling Walking Tour
Join volunteer Lucy, one of the 1850 ladies.
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Wednesday May 15 9:00am - 4:00pm EDT Weekly
Visitor Center Hours!
The Visitor Center will be open for 2024 summer season starting April 3. Come visit us at the park any time Wednesday through Sunday between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM!Movie shown every half on the hour!Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays!The City That Lit The World"The town itself......More
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Thursday May 16 9:00am - 4:00pm EDT Weekly
Visitor Center Hours!
The Visitor Center will be open for 2024 summer season starting April 3. Come visit us at the park any time Wednesday through Sunday between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM!Movie shown every half on the hour!Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays!The City That Lit The World"The town itself......More
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Friday May 17 9:00am - 4:00pm EDT Weekly
Visitor Center Hours!
The Visitor Center will be open for 2024 summer season starting April 3. Come visit us at the park any time Wednesday through Sunday between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM!Movie shown every half on the hour!Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays!The City That Lit The World"The town itself......More
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Friday May 17 10:30am - 11:30am EDT Weekly
Whaling Tour
Join ranger Rufai as he explores the culture transformation of New Bedford through whaling!
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Friday May 17 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT Weekly
A New Life in New Bedford
Economic opportunity in New Bedford pulled people from all parts of the globe to the city. The whaling industry created a demand for workers and those that were willing to work were taken in by business owners and captains regardless of skin color. This same desire to w......More
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Saturday May 18 9:00am - 4:00pm EDT Weekly
Visitor Center Hours!
The Visitor Center will be open for 2024 summer season starting April 3. Come visit us at the park any time Wednesday through Sunday between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM!Movie shown every half on the hour!Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays!The City That Lit The World"The town itself......More
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Saturday May 18 10:30am - 11:30am EDT Weekly
A New Life in New Bedford
A New Life in New Bedford is how the city pulled people from all parts of the globe with its entrepreneur spirit. The whaling industry created a demand for workers and those that were willing to work were taken in by business owners and captains regardless of skin color......More
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Saturday May 18 1:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Meet and Greet with Marine Debris Artists
xplore the world of making art out of ocean trash, also known as marine debris, with two of our current Artists-in-Residence! Join Elaine Alder and Rebecca McGee Tuck for this immersive meet and greet. The park is excited to have two artists spotlighting the issue of ma......More
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Saturday May 18 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT Weekly
Underground Railroad Tour
Join ranger Rufai for an Underground Railroad Walking TourThe Underground Railroad, a loosely connected network of people of diverse backgrounds, assisted enslaved people to find freedom through escape. Their efforts helped guide these formerly enslaved people to commun......More
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Sunday May 19 9:00am - 4:00pm EDT Weekly
Visitor Center Hours!
The Visitor Center will be open for 2024 summer season starting April 3. Come visit us at the park any time Wednesday through Sunday between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM!Movie shown every half on the hour!Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays!The City That Lit The World"The town itself......More
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Sunday May 19 10:30am - 11:30am EDT Weekly
Walking Tour: The Importance of New Bedford Harbor throughout History
Tour begins at the Bourne Counting House at 10:30 am. Tour participants may meet at the VC at 10:15 am.1 Merrills Wharf, New Bedford, MA 02740
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Sunday May 19 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT Weekly
Whaling Walking Tour
Join volunteer Lucy, one of the 1850 ladies.