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
Arrowhead
Pittsfield
Beneski Museum of Natural History @ Amherst College
Amherst
Berkshire Museum
Pittsfield
Bidwell House Museum
Monterey
Botanic Garden of Smith College
Northampton
Chesterwood A Nation Trust Historic Site
Glendale
The Clark
Williamstown
Eastern States Exposition
West Springfield
The Emily Dickinson Museum
Amherst
ENQ ~ Explore North Quabbin
Orange
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
Amherst
Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
Amherst
Hancock Shaker Village
Pittsfield
Historic Deerfield
Deerfield
Iconic Illustrator's Trail
Springfield
Keep Homestead Museum
Monson
MASS MoCA
North Adams
Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
Amherst
The Mount, Edith Wharton's Home
Lenox
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The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum
21 Edwards St.
Springfield
800-625-7738 - B
Arrowhead
780 Holmes Rd.
Pittsfield
413-442-1793 - C
Beneski Museum of Natural History @ Amherst College
11 Barrett Hill Drive
Box 5000
Amherst
413-542-5054 - D
Berkshire Museum
39 South St (route 7)
Pittsfield
413-443-7171 - E
Bidwell House Museum
100 Art School Rd.
Monterey
413-528-6888 - F
Botanic Garden of Smith College
16 College Lane
Lyman Plant House, Smith College
Northampton
413-585-2740 - G
Chesterwood A Nation Trust Historic Site
4 Williamsville Road
Glendale
413-298-3579 - H
The Clark
225 South St.
Williamstown
413-458-2303 - I
Eastern States Exposition
1305 Memorial Avenue
West Springfield
800-334-2443 - J
The Emily Dickinson Museum
280 Main Street
Amherst
413.542.8161 - K
ENQ ~ Explore North Quabbin
131 West Main Street
Room 222
Orange
978-549-1747 - L
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
125 West Bay Rd.
Amherst
413-658-1100 - M
Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
125 West Bay Road
Amherst
(413) 559-6300 - N
Hancock Shaker Village
1843 W Housatonic St. (routes 20 & 41)
Po Box 927
Pittsfield
413-443-0188 - O
Historic Deerfield
80 Old Main St.
(off Rts. 5 And 10)
Deerfield
413-775-7214 - P
Iconic Illustrator's Trail
21 Edwards St.
Springfield
413-263-6800 - Q
Keep Homestead Museum
35 Ely Rd.
Mailing: 110 Main St.
Monson
413-267-4137 - R
MASS MoCA
1040 Mass Moca Way
North Adams
413-662-2111 - S
Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
41 Quadrangle Drive
Amherst
413-542-2335 - T
The Mount, Edith Wharton's Home
2 Plunkett St.
Lenox
413-551-5111
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