You know those museums that are really quiet and you can’t touch anything? These are definitely not those museums. Take the Boston Children’s Museum. It’s one-of-a-kind, world-renowned center for enrichment. But the kids don’t care about that. They just like that it’s as fun as a barrel of monkeys. The Museum of Science has scary dinosaurs, loud electric bursts, and an Imax screen the size of a basketball court, and it’s still extremely educational. The Kidspace at Mass MoCA has really mind-blowing art, including some uniquely interactive work. At the Discovery Museums in Acton, kids can bounce a ball three stories high or engineer their own train track. Of course, if your family loves those quiet museums, we have plenty of those too.
Watch a video on Edith Wharton’s The Mount in Lenox.
The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum
Springfield
Iconic Illustrator's Trail
Springfield
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Springfield
Springfield Museums
Springfield
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum
Springfield
Outstanding collection of Oriental arms and Middle Eastern rugs, Chinese cloisonne, and Asian decorative arts; 19th-century American paintings; sculpture cast... more
Museum of Fine Arts
Springfield
American art from the 18th to 20th centuries; European paintings from the 14th to 20th centuries. Works by Winslow Homer,... more
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The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum
21 Edwards St.
Springfield
800-625-7738 - B
Iconic Illustrator's Trail
21 Edwards St.
Springfield
413-263-6800 - C
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
1000 Hall Of Fame Avenue
Springfield
877-4Hoopla - D
Springfield Museums
21 Edwards St.
Springfield
413-263-6800 - E
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum
Springfield Museums At The Quadrangle
At The Quadrangle, 21 Edwards St.
Springfield
800-625-7738 - F
Museum of Fine Arts
At The Quadrangle, 21 Edwards St.
Springfield
800-625-7738
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