Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House

I don't quite know if I can do my experience justice in a review; and I would give more than 5 stars if I could. Maybe I'm a little biased in writing my review, because I love Little Women and Louisa May Alcott, and I have wanted to visit Orchard House for ages. I was able to go with my parents several weeks ago, and it far exceeded my expectations. The grounds and the buildings are beautiful. We also learned that 80% of the furniture and items inside the house are original, which is just staggering to me and fairly unusual for historic house museums. I enjoyed everything about this experience. It started with a video of a Louisa May Alcott impersonator, who takes the viewer through the house and tells little anecdotes about the house, her family, the school house etc. I've seen some reviews where they were not impressed, but my parents and I loved it and I thought she was a great Louisa May. The gift shop is also excellent. My parents and I had a little too much fun in there and easily could have kept moseying. Every single person we encountered at Orchard House--from our tour guide, to the people who worked the desk in the gift shop, to the people working in the flowerbeds--was so kind and friendly and always ready to chat about Louisa May Alcott and the house. Our tour guide was willing to walk with me back into a room at the end of the tour, so I could look around a little bit longer and ask her some questions. We also encountered a gentleman on the grounds, who kindly offered to take a photo of my parents and me in front of the house and then happily gave us some recommendations for other spots to hit up in Concord. I wish I had written my review sooner so I could name everyone, but at any rate, it's very clear that everyone loves working there. I highly recommend paging through the guestbook at some point; seeing everyone's notes about their experience and what it means to them was very touching. Thank you for an incredible, moving experience. I hope I can go back some time.