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Charles River Museum of Industry & InnovationParent rating: ![]() Location: 154 Moody Street, Waltham, MA Don't let the name scare you away. The Charles River Museum of Industry offers a wonderful look at the machines that drove the Industrial Revolution in America. Walk across a wooden br... |
Mass Audubon Visual Arts CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 963 Washington Street, Canton, MA The Mass Audubon Visual Arts Center is Mass Audubon's art museum, offering exhibitions and programs that connect people and nature through art. Ongoing activities in the museum for chi... |
Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA)Parent rating: ![]() Location: 100 Northern Avenue, Boston, MA For the artistically inclined, the ICA almost always has something that will spark interest and imagination, presenting exhibitions, performances, films, and programs dedicated to new art and n...
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Danforth Museum of ArtParent rating: ![]() Location: 123 Union Avenue, Framingham, MA The Danforth Museum of Art has changing exhibitions of American art and a Junior Gallery, designed especially for families. There are more than 70 adult and children's art courses and workshops...
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Hull Lifesaving MuseumParent rating: ![]() Location: 1117 Nantasket Avenue, Hull, MA The Hull Lifesaving Museum, the museum of Boston Harbor heritage, preserves the region's lifesaving tradition and maritime culture through collections, exhibits, experiential and interpretive e...
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Peabody Essex MuseumParent rating: ![]() Location: East India Square, Salem, MA Founded in 1799, the Peabody Essex Museum is America's oldest continuously operating museum. The museum presents art and culture from New England and around the world, including American art an...
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Newton History Museum at the Jackson HomesteadParent rating: ![]() Location: 527 Washington Street, Newton, MA Historic Newton - Jackson Homestead and Museum, which is accredited by the American Association of Museums, is housed at the Jackson Homestead. The Homestead, built in 1809, was home to ...
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The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book ArtParent rating: ![]() Location: 125 West Bay Road, Amherst, MA Founded in part by Eric Carle, the renowned author and illustrator of more than 70 books, The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art is devoted to national and international picture book art. Th...
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Harvard Museum of Natural HistoryParent rating: ![]() Location: 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA The winner of our 2008 Parents' Picks quest to find the best museum in Boston, the Harvard Museum of Natu...
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Wenham MuseumParent rating: ![]() Location: 132 Main Street, Wenham, MA Wenham Museum includes the Claflin-Richards House, Pickering Library, and Burnham Hall meeting room. The museum looks at how people lived, worked, and played - from the 17th century to today. |
Spellman Museum of Stamps and Postal HistoryParent rating: ![]() Location: 235 Wellesley Street, at Regis College, Weston, MA The Spellman Museum engages diverse audiences in the opportunities to learn from stamps and postal history. It welcomes stamp collectors and philatelic students from around the world. ... |
Boston Children's MuseumParent rating: ![]() Location: 300 Congress Street, Boston, MA The newly renovated and expanded Boston Children's Museum features a three-story climb, a 160-seat KidStage, and Kid Power - a new health and fitness exhibit. Permanent exhibits... |
John F Kennedy (JFK) Presidential Library & MuseumParent rating: ![]() Location: Columbia Point, Boston, MA Situated on a ten-acre park overlooking Boston Harbor, the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum is the official memorial to our nation's 35th President, John F. Kennedy. Visitors can...
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USS Constitution MuseumParent rating: ![]() Location: Boston National Historical Park - Building 22, Charlestown Navy Yard, Charlestown, MA |
The Discovery MuseumsParent rating: ![]() Location: 177 Main Street, Acton, MA The Discovery Museums are two separate but complementary museums filled with exciting, interactive exhibits for children of all ages that invite exploration and discovery. The Child... |








