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.
Addison Gallery of American Art
Andover
Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House, a Historic New England property
Gloucester
Beverly Historical Society and Museum
Beverly
Buttonwoods Museum
Haverhill
Cape Ann Museum
Gloucester
The Children's Piazza
Peabody
Cogswell's Grant, a Historic New England Property
Essex
Concord Museum
Concord
DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum
Lincoln
Discovery Museum
Acton
Einstein's Workshop
Burlington
Gallows Hill Museum /Theatre
Salem
Gedney House Museum, A Historic New England Property
Salem
Gropius House
Lincoln
Hammond Castle Museum
Gloucester
The House of the Seven Gables
Salem
Ipswich Museum
Ipswich
Lexington Historical Society
Lexington
Lexington Visitors Center
Lexington
Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House
Concord
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Addison Gallery of American Art
Phillips Academy
180 Main Street
Andover
978-749-4015 - B
Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House, a Historic New England property
75 Eastern Point Boulevard
Gloucester
978-283-0800 - C
Beverly Historical Society and Museum
117 Cabot St.
Beverly
978-922-1186 - D
Buttonwoods Museum
240 Water St
Haverhill
9783744626 - E
Cape Ann Museum
27 Pleasant St
Gloucester
9782830455 - F
The Children's Piazza
83 Pine Street
Unit F
Peabody
9788172809 - G
Cogswell's Grant, a Historic New England Property
60 Spring Street
Essex
978-768-3632 - H
Concord Museum
53 Cambridge Turnpike
Concord
978-369-9763 - I
DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum
51 Sandy Pond Rd.
Lincoln
781-259-8355 - J
Discovery Museum
177 Main Street (route 27)
Acton
978-264-4200 - K
Einstein's Workshop
25 Adams Street
Burlington
781-202-5645 - L
Gallows Hill Museum /Theatre
7 Lynde St.
Salem
978 825 0222 - M
Gedney House Museum, A Historic New England Property
Gedney House Museum
21 High Street
Salem
978-744-0440 - N
Gropius House
68 Baker Bridge Rd.
Lincoln
781-259-8098 - O
Hammond Castle Museum
80 Hesperus Avenue
Gloucester
978-283-2080 - P
The House of the Seven Gables
115 Derby Street
Salem
978-744-0991 - Q
Ipswich Museum
54 S. Main St.
Ipswich
9783562811 - R
Lexington Historical Society
13 Depot Square
Lexington
781-862-1703 - S
Lexington Visitors Center
1875 Massachusetts Ave.
Lexington
781-862-1450 - T
Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House
399 Lexington Road
Concord
978-369-4118
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