The Th-Sun house tours are available in the late Spring and Summer; they are similar to southern "historic house" tours, in that they concentrate on the history of the Emerson family in Concord, esp. from the 1830s-1870s. The Emerson family still owns the house, and most rooms are authentic except for Emerson's study (furniture is across the street at the... More

Absolutely worth seeing, one of our first stops in Concord. We got there when a tour had already started and they let us join it and stay with another group that was just starting at the end to hear what we missed. The great thing about this was no wait time and we had the fortune of listening to different... More

The Home was closed for the season. We peered through the windows and toured the grounds outside. More

A visit to Emerson's home was everything I wanted and more. You are not allowed to wander around alone and must take the guided tour. Ours was led by 2 seniors steeped in knowledge of the times and well-informed in all things about Emerson, his hime, and the artifacts within. The tour is a good 45 minutes and every question... More

My book club read "Mr. Emerson's Wife" so a few of us decided to go to Concord for a girls day ie; museums, Walden Pond, shopping and lunch. We really enjoyed visiting Emerson's house and grounds but the people who worked at the house were snotty and not that helpful. I lost track how many times someone in the group... More

My boyfriend and I just returned from a 1 week vacation in Massachusetts. Concord and Lexington were on our list to visit since we love anything to do with history. Let me start off by saying it is a very pretty area. But we were disappointed in many things. For instance many of the historical houses were not opened to... More