Massachusetts was made for family fun. There are zoos, aquariums, and hundreds of charming farms, where you can pick strawberries, peaches, or apples, and pet goats, ponies, or sheep. We have a pirate museum, a witch museum, and an Animagic museum. For fresh air family fun, we have the best beaches for sandcastle building, the best places to camp under the stars, and the best places to learn how to ski. For rainy days, we have an indoor trampoline park, an indoor water park, and one of the best children’s museums in the country. For sports fans, we have the Basketball Hall of Fame, Volleyball Hall of Fame, and one of the most famous and beloved ballparks in the world. We have swan boats, duck tours, whale watches and dinosaur tracks. There’s something fun here for kids of any and all ages.
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Lowell National Historical Park and Boott Cotton Mills Museum
Lowell
Marblehead Museum
Marblehead
Maritime Gloucester
Gloucester
Mass Audubon Joppa Flats Education Center and Wildlife Sanctuary
Newburyport
North Shore Children's Museum
Peabody
Peabody Essex Museum
Salem
Phillips House Museum, A Historic New England Property
Salem
Real Pirates Salem
Salem
Rebecca Nurse Homestead
Danvers
Salem Museum
Salem
Salem Witch Museum
Salem
Sargent House Museum
Gloucester
Schooner Adventure
Gloucester
Thoreau Farm: Birthplace of Henry David Thoreau
Concord
Cape Ann Artisans
Rockport
16 working studios, visit with the artisans who create and design sculpture, art, hand blown glass,mosaics and pottery. The group... more
Cogswell's Grant
Essex
Extensive collection of American folk art including primitive paintings, Shaker boxes, painted furniture, and redware. more
Concord Art Association
Concord
Since 1917, Concord Art Association has supported contemporary art and artists through exhibition and educational programming. The historic building and garden... more
Cushing House Museum
Newburyport
Federal mansion (1808); paintings, furniture, carriage house, and garden. more
Custom House Maritime Museum
Newburyport
The Custom House Maritime Museum is gateway to the rich maritime heritage of Newburyport, the eastern seacoast's first major commercial... more
Hands-On Art Museum
Shirley
Walk in and find five exhibits full of art supplies, projects, and activities for ages two and up. The Hands-On... more
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Lowell National Historical Park and Boott Cotton Mills Museum
246 Market St.
Lowell
978-970-5000 - B
Marblehead Museum
170 Washington Street
161 Washington Street
Marblehead
7816311768 - C
Maritime Gloucester
23 Harbor Loop
Gloucester
978 281-0470 - D
Mass Audubon Joppa Flats Education Center and Wildlife Sanctuary
1 Plum Island Turnpike
Newburyport
978-462-9998 - E
North Shore Children's Museum
10 Main Street
Peabody
9785385765 - F
Peabody Essex Museum
East India Square
Salem
800-745-4054 - G
Phillips House Museum, A Historic New England Property
34 Chestnut Street
Salem
978-744-0440 - H
Real Pirates Salem
285 Derby Street
On Historic Charlotte Forten Park
Salem
855-747-2830 - I
Rebecca Nurse Homestead
149 Pine St.
Danvers
978-774-8799 - 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
Sargent House Museum
49 Middle Street
Gloucester
978-281-2432 - M
Schooner Adventure
Po Box 1306
Gloucester
978-281-8079 - N
Thoreau Farm: Birthplace of Henry David Thoreau
341 Virginia Road
Concord
5082419601 - O
Cape Ann Artisans
Main St.
Rockport
978-281-3347 - P
Cogswell's Grant
60 Spring St.
Essex
978-768-3632 - Q
Concord Art Association
37 Lexington Road
Concord
978-369-2578 - R
Cushing House Museum
98 High St.
Newburyport
978-462-2681 - S
Custom House Maritime Museum
25 Water Street
Newburyport
978-462-8681 - T
Hands-On Art Museum
3 Lancaster Rd.
Shirley
978-425-6161