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.
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The Plimoth Grist Mill
6 Spring Lane
Plymouth
(508) 830-1124 - B
Plimoth Patuxet
137 Warren Ave.
Plymouth
508-746-1622 - C
The Plumbing Museum
80 Rosedale Road
Watertown
617-926-2111 - D
Plymouth Antiquarian Society
126 Water Street
Plymouth
508-746-0012 - E
Provincetown Art Association and Museum
460 Commercial Street
Provincetown
5084871750 - F
Quincy Homestead
34 Butler Road
Quincy
617-742-3190 - G
Real Pirates Salem
285 Derby Street
On Historic Charlotte Forten Park
Salem
855-747-2830 - H
Rebecca Nurse Homestead
149 Pine St.
Danvers
978-774-8799 - I
Rotch-Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum
396 County St.
New Bedford, Ma
508-997-1401 - J
Salem Museum
32 Derby Square
Salem
978-744-0007 - K
Salem Witch Museum
19 1/2 Washington Square North
Salem
800.544.1692 - L
Sandwich Glass Museum
129 Main St.
Sandwich
508-888-0251 - M
Sandwich Glass Museum
129 Main Street
Sandwich
508-888-2051 - N
Sargent House Museum
49 Middle Street
Gloucester
978-281-2432 - O
Schooner Adventure
Po Box 1306
Gloucester
978-281-8079 - P
Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum, Inc.
14 Depot St
Po Box 272
Shelburne Falls
4136259443 - Q
The Shirley-Eustis House
33 Shirley Street
Boston
617-442-2275 - R
South Shore Art Center
119 Ripley Road
Cohasset
781-383-2787 - S
The Sports Museum
Td Garden
Causeway St.
Boston
617-624-1234 - T
Springfield Museums
21 Edwards St.
Springfield
413-263-6800
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