Tourism to Historical Sites in Massachusetts
Tourism to a number of popular historical sites in the Boston area would be affected if the federal government shuts down. Visitor centers would close and tours would be suspended at sites including the Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown, the Longfellow House in Cambridge, the John F. Kennedy birthplace in Brookline, the Lowell National Historical Park, the Adams National Historical Park and the Minuteman National Historical Park.
There is still time for the president and Congress to avert the shutdown, and Governor Deval Patrick said that the impact in Massachusetts would depend on the length of a shutdown. Workers at the Whaling City National Historical Park are bracing for the possible shutdown, which would furlough all park employees, although a small group of employees would be exempted in order to protect buildings and resources.