The federal government shutdown is impacting the Boston area in a variety of ways, including the tourism industry.

At Minute Man National Historical Park, hundreds of parking spots, public restrooms and access to the visitor's center are off-line during the shutdown. It's all happening in October, when Concord sees about 30,000 visitors according to town officials.

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Brock and Tyra Wells, from Washington State, and have been excited about their visit to Minute Man National Park.

"This is stuff we have heard about since we were children and to be here is incredible," Tyra said.

But "we didn't know it was coming when we left home two weeks ago," Brock noted.

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