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Arnold ArboretumParent rating:  Location: 125 Arborway, Jamaica Plain, MA 265 acres of woodland, designed by New Yor...
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Garden in the Woods - N. E. Wild Flower SocietyParent rating: Location: 180 Hemenway Road, Framingham, MA Garden in the Woods is the headquarters and botanic garden of the New England Wild Flower Society. This ever-changing living museum - New England's premier wildflower garden - has more than 160...
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Gore PlaceParent rating: Location: 52 Gore Street, Waltham, MA Historical landmarks abound in greater Boston. Gore Place, a 45-acre estate and National Historic Landmark, is the site of one of the finest examples of early 19th century architecture in New E...
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Frederick Law Olmsted HouseParent rating:  Location: 99 Warren Street, Brookline, MA Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903) is recognized as the founder of American landscape architecture and the nation's foremost parkmaker. Olmsted moved his home to suburban Boston in 1883 and establishe...
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Eleanor Cabot Bradley EstateParent rating: Location: 2468B Washington Street, Canton, MA Once a colonial farmstead known as Cherry Hill Farm, the Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate was transformed into an early twentieth-century country estate. In 1902, Dr. Arthur Tracey Cabot hired architect C...
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Larz Anderson ParkParent rating: Location: 23 Newton Street, Brookline, MA Larz Anderson Park, located on a former 64-acre estate, is the largest park in Brookline. It was given to the town in 1948 by the Isabel and Larz Anderson. It is listed as a National His...
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Brookwood FarmParent rating: Location: 11 Blue Hill River Rd, Milton, MA The Blue Hills Reservation is the backdrop for scenic Brookwood Farm. The...
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Russell's Garden CenterParent rating: Location: 397 Boston Post Road, Wayland, MA Russell's was originally a combination of farm, meat market, and grocery store. Today, Russell''s Garden Center is one of the largest in New England. Check the website or our calendar for speci...
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Somerville Community Growing CenterParent rating: Location: 22 Vinal Avenue, Somerville, MA The Center is a community garden that also provides a hands-on learning environment for local youth to learn about the natural world, science, community service, and cultural issues. After-school prog...
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Public GardenParent rating: Location: Between Arlington and Charles Sts., Boston, MA The Public Garden is not to be missed. Boasting pristine flower beds, towering willows, and winding footpaths around a quiet lagoon, it offers all who enter a taste of civility in the mi...
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Weir River FarmParent rating: Location: Turkey Hill Lane, Hingham, MA The Weir River Farm is owned by The Trustees of Reservations, a member supported, land conservation organization that works to protect special places across Massachusetts. Originally p... |
Boston Area Thanksgiving Activities for KidsParent rating: Location: Boston, MA Where to head if you're in need of great kids' Thanksgiving weekend activities in the greater Boston area? It's turkey time of year again, and instead of devising new and interesting things t... |
Lowell National Historical ParkParent rating: Location: 246 Market Street, Lowell, MA The park includes textile mills, worker housing, 5.6 miles of canals, and 19th-century commercial buildings. Begin your visit at Market Mills, the former Lowell Manufacturing Company m... |
Boston Natural Areas NetworkParent rating: Location: 62 Summer Street, Boston, MA Boston Natural Areas Network (BNAN), organized in 1977, works to preserve, expand and improve urban open space through community organizing, acquisition, ownership, programming, development and...
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DeCordova Museum and Sculpture ParkParent rating: Location: 51 Sandy Pond Road, Lincoln, MA The DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, set on 35 acres of scenic parkland, offers children and families a unique art experience. The DeCordova is the largest museum of modern and contempor...
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