by Gibbs Davis. Almost 400 pets have lived in the White House Wackiest White House Pets – including John Quincy have lived there? This Adams’s pet alligator! What other wacky animals hour will end with everyone making an alligator puppet to take back home. The National Park Service Visitor Center is located at the Galleria at Presidents Place, 1250 Hancock Street. Validated Parking is in the garage in the rear of the building and accessed via Seville Street. Each story hour is free and geared toward children ages 4 7. For more – information, please contact Jessica Pilkington at 617-773-1177 or Jessica_Pilkington@nps.gov. Adams National Historical Park includes the birthplaces of the second and sixth presidents of the United States, John Adams and John Quincy Adams, along with the House at “Old Peace field,” home to both presidents and four generations of their distinguished family. During the open season, April 19 through November 10, tickets to the historic homes can be purchased at the Visitor Center located at 1250 Hancock Street, Quincy. A free park trolley transports visitors from the Visitor Center to the Birthplaces and the House at Peace for a two and a half “Old field” hour tour. The first tour leaves at 9:15 a.m. and the last tour leaves at 3:15 p.m., seven days a week including federal holidays. Tickets are $10.00 for adults (children 15 and under are free) and sold on a first-come, first-served basis.
Wackiest White House Pets by Gibbs Davis. Almost 400 pets have lived in the White House – including John Quincy Adams’s pet alligator! What other wacky animals have lived there? This hour will end with everyone making an alligator puppet to take back home. The National Park Service Visitor Center is located at the Galleria at Presidents Place, 1250 Hancock Street. Validated Parking is in the garage in the rear of the building and accessed via Seville Street. Each story hour is free and geared toward children ages 4 – 7. For more information, please contact Jessica Pilkington at 617-773-1177 or Jessica_Pilkington@nps.gov. Adams National Historical Park includes the birthplaces of the second and sixth presidents of the United States, John Adams and John Quincy Adams, along with the “Old House at Peace field,” home to both presidents and four generations of their distinguished family. During the open season, April 19 through November 10, tickets to the historic homes can be purchased at the Visitor Center located at 1250 Hancock Street, Quincy. A free park trolley transports visitors from the Visitor Center to the Birthplaces and the “Old House at Peace field” for a two and a half hour tour. The first tour leaves at 9:15 a.m. and the last tour leaves at 3:15 p.m., seven days a week including federal holidays. Tickets are $10.00 for adults (children 15 and under are free) and sold on a first-come, first-served basis.
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