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City in Massachusetts, United States
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Lowell is a city in Massachusetts about 40 minutes northwest of Boston. With over 115,000 residents (2020), it's the fifth largest city in Massachusetts, and has an important historical background. It was the first planned industrial city in the United States.
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This is a satellite of the Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, Maine and shows the history of transit in Lowell in the context of American transit history.
Pawtucket Falls and Dam is a large man-made waterfall and hydroelectric dam located directly underneath the University Avenue Bridge. It is one of three large hydroelectric dams along the Merrimack. While the only immediate access through the Dam is by boat, viewing the dam and its associated man-made islands from above is still an impressive sight.
Hosts concerts and home games of the UMass-Lowell River Hawks (an NCAA Division I hockey team) and Boston Fleet (Professional Women's Hockey League).
Off of Route 38 near Tewksbury. Hosts various sports events.
Home to UMass Lowell's rowing program.
Open year round. 9AM-5PM (Summer to 5:30PM). Commemorates the history of the American Industrial Revolution in Lowell. Includes the Boott Cotton Mills Museum, textile mills, canals, worker houses, and 19th-century commercial buildings.
5000-person stadium that hosts home games of the River Hawks, a class A minor league affiliate of the Boston Red Sox and the UMass Lowell River Hawks.
One of the largest free folk festivals in the United States, end of July. Performers throughout city, international food court.
Annual celebration of quilts throughout city, with quilting classes, exhibitions, and demonstrations.
Annual family-friendly celebration of the wonders of winter, including the National Human Dogsled Championships.
Great bento boxes, delicious bubble teas, and a plethora of eggrolls. If you are look for some traditional treats, or perhaps something a new give them a try. The selection of egg rolls varies from the usual spring rolls to westernized rolls, like cheeseburger or buffalo chicken; there is a great variety to try here!
Cambodian restaurant.
By train
The Lowell line of the MBTA Commuter Rail has a terminus in Lowell. This train station is about a 15 minute walk from downtown, or there is a shuttle that runs between the train station and downtown.
By car
S.5-mile highway that ends near downtown Lowell. Be careful: the Lowell Connector is one of the most dangerous highways in the state.
The Lowell Regional Transit Authority has regular shuttles going around Lowell and several neighboring towns.
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