About this city
Also known as: The Scholarship City
Fall River is a historic, rugged industrial and maritime metropolis positioned dramatically on the steep granite hills overlooking the eastern shore of Mount Hope Bay. Originally booming in the mid-19th century due to its rapid water-powered granite mills along the Quequechan River, it exploded into the single largest textile-manufacturing hub in the United States. Fall River expertly preserves its gritty working-class factory character while boasting the world's largest collection of preserved World War II naval warships and a profoundly vibrant Portuguese-American culinary culture.
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Suggested stay: 1–2 days
Tour the massive decks and aircraft interiors of the historic battleship USS Massachusetts at Battleship Cove, view Lizzie Borden's infamous 1892 crime artifacts, and sample authentic Portuguese sweet bread.
