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When it's too rainy or hot or cold, and the kids need some indoor activity, you can find it here, from museums to aquariums, bowling, play spaces, bounce houses, arts centers, libraries, story times, and more.Lanes and GamesParent rating: ![]() Location: 195 Concord Turnpike, Rte 2, Cambridge, MA Get in touch with your inner bowler. Head to Lanes and Games and find out how much fun it is to bowl. The kids will enjoy the 34 candlepin lanes and you'll appreciate the bumpers. There's nothi...
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Larz Anderson Auto MuseumParent rating: ![]() Location: Larz Anderson Park, 15 Newton Street, Brookline, MA The stately Carriage House, located in the beautiful Larz ...
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Museum of ScienceParent rating: ![]() Location: Science Park, Boston, MA The Museum of Science has well-designed interactive exhibits on three floors and incredible views of the Charles River, Beacon Hill, and the Back Bay; you may never want to leave. Take... |
The Butterfly PlaceParent rating: ![]() Location: 120 Tyngsboro Road, Westford, MA At any one time, there are up to 500 butterflies living in the huge glass atrium at The Butterfly Place. They represent as many as 50 different species from around the world. You can get very c...
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Mystery Cafe Dinner TheaterParent rating: ![]() Location: Boston, MA Mystery Cafe Dinner Theater is an interactive mystery dinner theater, in which the audience gets involved in solving a mystery while enjoying a four-course dinner. At the end of the ev... |
Bonkers Funhouse PizzaParent rating: ![]() Location: 535 Lowell Street, Peabody, MA Bonkers Funhouse Pizza is an indoor entertainment facility for children somewhat like Chuck E Cheese but bigger and better. It has a separate area for infants and toddlers, coin operated games,...
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Pump it UpParent rating: ![]() Location: 810 Route 9 East, Boston Turnpike Road, Shrewsbury, MA Kids can jump, bounce, climb, and slide at Pump It Up, the award-winning "inflatable party zone." The climate-controlled arenas are filled with huge inflatable structures and provide a g...
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Pump it UpParent rating: ![]() Location: 5B Webster Street, Peabody, MA Kids can jump, bounce, climb, and slide at Pump It Up, the award-winning "inflatable party zone." The climate-controlled arenas are filled with huge inflatable structures and provide a g...
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Cheers Beacon HillParent rating: ![]() Location: 84 Beacon Street, Boston, MA Previously known as the Bull & Finch Pub, this bar provided the inspiration for the setting of the bar "where everybody knows your name." The lines to get in don't wrap around the block any more, but ...
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Waltham Family YMCAParent rating: ![]() Location: 725 Lexington Street, Waltham, MA The Waltham YMCA has both indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a fitness facility, and a gymansium. Lessons are offered in basketball, swimming, and more. Childcare and babysitting service...
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Prudential SkywalkParent rating: ![]() Location: 800 Boylston Street, Prudential Tower, Boston, MA Hold onto your hats (and your ears) for the 32-second, express elevator ride to the Prudential Skywalk. Located on the 50th floor of the Prudential building, the Skywalk offers a spectacular...
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CoCo Key FitchburgParent rating: ![]() Location: 150 Royal Plaza Drive, Royal Plaza Hotel, Fitchburg, MA CoCo Key Fitchburg is a 55,000 square foot indoor water park, where the temperature is 84° degrees year round! Attractions include slides, body flumes, Adventure River, Parrot's Perch ... |
Wang YMCA of ChinatownParent rating: ![]() Location: 8 Oak Street West, Boston, MA Serving Chinatown and the surrounding community, the Wang YMCA of Chinatown offers a wide range of programs for infants to teens. Its brand new facility has, among other features, an indoor hea...
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The Skating Club of BostonParent rating: ![]() Location: 1240 Soldiers Field Road, Brighton, MA If you're looking to lace up and hit the ice, glide over to the Skating Club of Boston. Its rink is open for public skating on Tuesday evenings and Saturday afternoons. Tuesdays are rese...
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