We spent a good chunk of the day in Concord, and I feel more convinced I could live there forever — it’s definitely one of my favorite towns. The purpose of the trip was to visit Orchard House, but we decided to seek sustenance first at Main Streets Market & Cafe. It’s a decent lunch spot (though always packed on Saturdays), and has more dessert choices than anyone needs.
We settled on the shortbread to top off our lunch (turkey/cranberry/stuffing panini for me, fish and chips for Tim). It was the only option that came close to our dollar budget — you can get two for just over $1.
After some walking around downtown, we headed to the Alcott home for a tour. I’d been wanting to go there for quite awhile, and it did not disappoint. Before visiting, all I knew about Orchard House was that Louisa May Alcott wrote “Little Women” while living there. But we learned all sorts of fun facts during the tour. For example, the Alcotts were vegans! Also, unlike Jo March (the character she modeled after herself), Louisa never married. She decided, while in her teens, that she would do whatever she could to make money and support her poverty-stricken family. She figured a husband would get in the way of all that, so she did without. Our extremely knowledgeable tour guide shared loads of interesting stories about this incredible family — put this place on your Boston to-do list if you haven’t been already!
Tagged: Concord, Little Women, Louisa May Alcott, Main Streets Market & Cafe, Orchard House, shortbread
Ok .. Put this on the list of things to do in august!!!!
I love little women. And the food looks fabulous
Ashley — a couple of weeks ago when we left Boston we went to Concord. We even ate in the Main St Cafe AND I had to try a pecan shortbread cookie. We think alike! We absolutely loved Concord and want to get back there. Did you get to the Old North Bridge? Loved it. Wonderful history lessons all around. It was so good being with you and Tim. See you in a couple of months!