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.
Alden House Historic Site
Duxbury
Jenney Interpretive Centre
Plymouth
New Bedford Art Museum
New Bedford
New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center
New Bedford
New Bedford Whaling Museum
New Bedford
Old Colony History Museum
Taunton
Old Stone Schoolhouse
Fairhaven
The Paragon Carousel
Hull
Pilgrim Hall Museum
Plymouth
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Alden House Historic Site
105 Alden St.
Po Box 2754
Duxbury
781-934-9092 - B
Jenney Interpretive Centre
48 Summer Street
Plymouth
508-747-4544 - C
New Bedford Art Museum
608 Pleasant Street
New Bedford
5089613072 - D
New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center
38 Bethel Street
New Bedford
508-993-8894 - E
New Bedford Whaling Museum
18 Johnny Cake Hill
New Bedford
508-997-0046 - F
Old Colony History Museum
66 Church Green
Taunton
5088221622 - G
Old Stone Schoolhouse
40 North Street
Fairhaven
508-979-4085 - H
The Paragon Carousel
205 Nantasket Ave.
Hull
781-925-0472 - I
Pilgrim Hall Museum
75 Court Street
Plymouth
508-746-1620
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