You might not believe it, but Massachusetts is a wonderful place to have an animal adventure. Say hello to the kangaroos at Southwick’s Zoo, the gorillas at the Franklin Park Zoo, and the penguins at the New England Aquarium. If you’re looking to check some more birds off your list, the Berkshires is one of the best bird watching locations in the country. Then there’s horseback riding, with ranches for riding and learning all over the state. If your kids like to get up close and personal with the animals, the petting zoos at destinations like Smolak Farms and Lookout Farm are for them.
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History
Brewster
Harwich Cranberry Bog Tour
Harwich
Mass Audubon Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary
Cummaquid
Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
South Wellfleet
MBL Club
Woods Hole
Misty Meadows Equine Learning Center
Vineyard Haven
Monomoy Island Excursion
Harwich Port
National Marine Life Center
Buzzards Bay
Native Earth Teaching Farm
Chilmark
NOAA Fisheries Science Aquarium
Woods Hole
The Whydah Pirate Museum
West Yarmouth
Green Briar Nature Center and Jam Kitchen
East Sandwich
Green Briar offers natural history classes for all ages, changing art exhibitions, live animal exhibits, a wildflower garden and nature... more
Maria Mitchell Association's Aquarium
Nantucket
View marine life of island salt marshes, harbors, and near-shore waters; marine life collecting trips. more
Northeast Fisheries Science Center
Woods Hole
Complete with a walk through aquarium and petting zoo. The center seeks to better understand living resources and their ecosystems. more
Sandwich Fish Hatchery
Sandwich
MassWildlife currently manages four fish hatchery facilities, open to the public,located in Sandwich, Belchertown, Montague and Sunderland. Rainbow, brown,... more
Science Library
Nantucket
Science and nature books, children's collection, and historic manuscripts. more
Taylor-Bray Farm
N. Yarmouth Port
If you're a Cape Cod native or recent wash-ashore or visiting the Cape on vacation, a visit to Taylor-Bray Farm... more
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Cape Cod Museum of Natural History
869 Main Street/route 6a
Brewster
508-896-3867 - B
Harwich Cranberry Bog Tour
1601 Factory Road
Harwich
508-432-0790 - C
Mass Audubon Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary
345 Bone Hill Road
Po Box 235
Cummaquid
508-362-7475 x 9353 - D
Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
291 State Highway Route 6
South Wellfleet
(508) 349-2615 - E
MBL Club
100 Mbl Street
Woods Hole
508-289-7623 - F
Misty Meadows Equine Learning Center
55 Misty Meadows Ln.
Vineyard Haven
508-338-7198 - G
Monomoy Island Excursion
702 Main Street Route 28
Harwich Port
508 430 7772 - H
National Marine Life Center
120 Main St.
Buzzards Bay
508-743-9888 - I
Native Earth Teaching Farm
94 North Road
Chilmark
508-645-3304 - J
NOAA Fisheries Science Aquarium
166 Water St.
Woods Hole
508-495-2001 - K
The Whydah Pirate Museum
674 Ma-28
West Yarmouth
15085349571 - L
Green Briar Nature Center and Jam Kitchen
6 Discovery Hill Road (off Route 6a)
East Sandwich
508-888-6870 - M
Maria Mitchell Association's Aquarium
28 Washington St.
Nantucket
508-228-5387 - N
Northeast Fisheries Science Center
166 Water Street
Woods Hole
508-495-2235 - O
Sandwich Fish Hatchery
164 Rte. 6a
Sandwich
(508) 389-6300 - P
Science Library
2 Vestal St.
Nantucket
508-228-9219 - Q
Taylor-Bray Farm
108 Bray Farm Road
N. Yarmouth Port
508-385-9407
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