"The town itself is perhaps the dearest place to live in, in all New
England..nowhere in all America will you find more patrician-like houses,
parks and gardens more opulent, than in New Bedford…all these brave houses and
flowery gardens came from the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. One and
all, they were harpooned and dragged up hither from the bottom of the sea." H.
Melville, "Moby-Dick"

"The town itself is perhaps the dearest place to live in, in all New England..nowhere in all America will you find more patrician-like houses, parks and gardens more opulent, than in New Bedford…all these brave houses and flowery gardens came from the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. One and all, they were harpooned and dragged up hither from the bottom of the sea."

H. Melville, "Moby-Dick"

Bird's eye view of the park

New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park

This gateway to Cape Cod offers 14 miles of paved surfaces for walking,
jogging, bicycling, fishing and hiking. Families come from far and wide to get
a close-up view of the continuous parade of ocean-going vessels traversing the
widest sea-level canal in the world. Peace and quiet are easily found on the
numerous sitting benches under the trees. For up-to-date information, call
(508) 759-4431.

This gateway to Cape Cod offers 14 miles of paved surfaces for walking, jogging, bicycling, fishing and hiking.  Families come from far and wide to get a close-up view of the continuous parade of ocean-going vessels traversing the widest sea-level canal in the world.  Peace and quiet are easily found on the numerous sitting benches under the trees.   For up-to-date information, call (508) 759-4431.

New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park

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