You'll be near the city of Lowell. In the early 1800s, Lowell was the site of the largest collection of fabric manufacturers in the country. It bested England with facilities designed for greater efficiency. It was also a social experiment in ethical employment. Although manufacturing eventually moved to the south in response to wage pressure, mill buildings still exist as part of Lowell National Historical Park. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowell_mills]

The town of Saugus gave rise to the colonies' first iron and steel works, which operated from 1646 to about 1670. Today it's the Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site.

Beacon Hill in Boston is a small neighborhood of Colonial-era elegant brick row houses. Some of the homes have a few windowpanes that have turned purple with age; a small number are original and the rest are reproductions. The area has gas lanterns, brick sidewalks, and some streets still have cobblestones.

Halibut Point State Park is a small park on the Atlantic Ocean. The view of the Massachusetts coastline, and islands off the coast of NH and ME, took my breath away. Underlying the park is 440 million year old granite, which was quarried from 1840 to 1929. There are trails; although they are not challenging hikes, they are pleasant.

The Middlesex Canal was a man-made channel between Boston and what is now Lowell. It was used for shipping goods from north of Boston to the city, resulting in an economic boom. The Middlesex Canal Museum documents its construction (1793-1803) and operation (1803-1853). https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/middlesex-canal-americas-1st-superhighway/