There’s reading about history, then there’s experiencing history firsthand. Nowhere else provides opportunities to do the latter like Massachusetts.
Here you can stand on the site of the Battle of Bunker Hill, take in the hysteria of the witch trials at the Salem Witch Museum, stroll down the gas-lit cobblestone streets of New Bedford’s historic whaling district and visit the New Bedford Whaling Museum, celebrate democracy at the John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum, and see firsthand where all of the famous – and infamous – events that helped shape a nation took place.
For more information visit The New England Museum Association. A list of more than 400 museums and heritage sites from the New England region and their current exhibits.
Adams National Historical Park
Quincy
American Heritage Museum
Hudson
Ancient & Honorable Artillery Company: Museum & Library
Boston
Blanchard's Colonial Tavern
Avon
Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum
Boston
Boston's Dreamland Wax Museum
Boston
Bostonprivateguide
Brookline
Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation
Waltham
Church of the Presidents, United First Parish Church, Quincy
Quincy
Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments
Cambridge
Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds
Newton
Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate
Boston
Eustis Estate
Milton
Freedom Trail® Foundation
Boston
The Gibson House Museum
Boston
Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cambridge
Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East
Cambridge
The Innovation Trail
Boston
Jackson Homestead and Museum
Newton
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
Boston
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Adams National Historical Park
1250 Hancock Street
Adams National Historical Park Visitor Center
Quincy
617-770-1175 - B
American Heritage Museum
568 Main Street
Hudson
978-562-9182 - C
Ancient & Honorable Artillery Company: Museum & Library
Ahac, Armory, Fourth Floor
Faneuil Hall
Boston
617 227 1638 - D
Blanchard's Colonial Tavern
98 North Main Street
Route 28
Avon
508-587-2884 - E
Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum
306 Congress Street
Boston
617-338-1773 - F
Boston's Dreamland Wax Museum
1 Washington Mall
Boston
857-233-5437 - G
Bostonprivateguide
165 Newton Street
Brookline
6173064877 - H
Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation
154 Moody Street
Waltham
781-893-5410 - I
Church of the Presidents, United First Parish Church, Quincy
1306 Hancock Street
Quincy
617-773-0062 - J
Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments
1 Oxford St
Cambridge
1-617-495-2779 - K
Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds
286 Waverley Avenue
Newton
617.641.9142 - L
Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate
Columbia Point
Boston
617-740-7000 - M
Eustis Estate
1424 Canton Avenue
Milton
617-994-6600 - N
Freedom Trail® Foundation
44 School Street, Suite 250
Boston
617-357-8300 - O
The Gibson House Museum
137 Beacon St.
Boston
6172676338 - P
Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford Street
Cambridge
617-495-3045 - Q
Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East
6 Divinity Avenue
Cambridge
1-617-495-4631 - R
The Innovation Trail
Po Box 130386
Boston
N/A - S
Jackson Homestead and Museum
527 Washington Street
Newton
6177961450 - T
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
Columbia Point
Boston
866-535-1960
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