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.
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Adams National Historical Park
1250 Hancock Street
Adams National Historical Park Visitor Center
Quincy
617-770-1175 - B
Addison Gallery of American Art
Phillips Academy
180 Main Street
Andover
978-749-4015 - C
Adolphus Busch Hall
29 Kirkland Street
Cambridge
617-495-9400 - D
African Meeting House on Nantucket/The Museum of Afro-American History
29 York St.
Nantucket
508-228-9833 - E
Alden House Historic Site
105 Alden St.
Po Box 2754
Duxbury
781-934-9092 - F
The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum
21 Edwards St.
Springfield
800-625-7738 - G
American Heritage Museum
568 Main Street
Hudson
978-562-9182 - H
Ancient & Honorable Artillery Company: Museum & Library
Ahac, Armory, Fourth Floor
Faneuil Hall
Boston
617 227 1638 - I
Aquinnah Cultural Center
35 Aquinnah Circle (location)
10 Black Brook Rd. (mailing)
Aquinnah,
(508)645-7900 - J
Arrowhead
780 Holmes Rd.
Pittsfield
413-442-1793 - K
Art Complex Museum
189 Alden Street
Duxbury
781-934-6634 - L
Battleship Cove
5 Water Street
Fall River
800.533.3194 - M
Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House, a Historic New England property
75 Eastern Point Boulevard
Gloucester
978-283-0800 - N
Beneski Museum of Natural History @ Amherst College
11 Barrett Hill Drive
Box 5000
Amherst
413-542-5054 - O
Berkshire Museum
39 South St (route 7)
Pittsfield
413-443-7171 - P
Beverly Historical Society and Museum
117 Cabot St.
Beverly
978-922-1186 - Q
Bidwell House Museum
100 Art School Rd.
Monterey
413-528-6888 - R
Blake Planetarium
117 Long Pond Road
Plymouth
508-830-4470 - S
Blanchard's Colonial Tavern
98 North Main Street
Route 28
Avon
508-587-2884 - T
Body Worlds: The Anatomy of Happiness
343 Newbury St
Boston
617-532-1116
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