Presidents John and John Q. Adams Birthplace

There’s a trolley between this spot and the Adams national park spot, but this is a pretty cool little park. The site is nice, it’s downtown in Quincy, and the two houses are cool little slices of history. I recommend a visit if you’re in the Q.

After finding on street parking near the visitor center (I would hate to attempt this on a weekday), we made our way to the visitor’s center. The next tour was over an hour away so they recommended going to the church a block down where 2 Adam’s presidents and their first ladies were buried. That was pretty cool to get the tour of and hear the guides, is a good add on. Back at the visitor center, I watched the movie they show while waiting for the bus. While I dreaded it, the movie was actually a good addition to the bus/​walking tour. The bus took us to the first stop (the president’s birth places) kind of cool to see and you do get to walk through. Due to the homeland security rules, you can’t take pictures in the houses. Dumb as this would not stop hidden cameras or a true wrong doer but whatever, it is the law. You then get back on the bus and go to the Adam’s Mansion. They split our tour group as it was too big and we went our way. The tour was informational but a bit too in depth for us when we aren’t history buffs. The final stop is the president’s personal library. A beautiful building and an impressive personal collection. Overall the tour was a great way to understand the USA’s second and sixth president.