Best Museums & Educational Spots for Kids
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EcoTarium
Indoor-outdoor ecology museum for kids. Ecology & conservation museum with interactive displays, a planetarium, trails & a train ride.
Fruitlands Museum
19th century American culture displays. Farmland-set circa-1914 museum with Native American artifacts, Shaker documents, paintings & more.
Fitchburg Art Museum
Ancient & modern exhibits in many genres. Permanent & visiting exhibits in 4 buildings encompass ancient & modern works in various media.
Discovery Museum
Hands-on exhibits for toddlers on up. Interactive science exhibits for children of all ages, as well as adults.
Museum of Work & Culture
History exhibits on mill workers. Exhibits on Rhode Island's 18th- & 19th-century mill workers, with hands-on activities & games.
Gardner Museum
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deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum
Art museum with 30 acres of sculptures. Museum focusing on American contemporary & modern artists, with a 30-acre sculpture park outside.
The Butterfly Place
Indoor garden with butterflies & birds. Regional & tropical butterflies, birds & koi fish housed in an indoor garden with a walking path.
Longyear Museum
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Studio at Andres Institute of Art
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Metropolitan Waterworks Museum
Exhibits on 1st U.S. city water system. Exhibits on the engineering behind U.S.'s 1st metro water system, with walking & bus tours.
Electromagnetic Pinball Museum and Restoration
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Old Slater Mill National Historic Landmark
Industrial Revolution history on display. Industrial Revolution museum in a 1793 textile mill, with artifacts, crafts exhibits & guided tours.
Capron Park Zoo
Animals from many continents, plus tours. Circa-1937 zoo offers wildlife buffs themed tours & educational programs, plus water playground.
Attleboro Area Industrial Museum
Local history museum with guided tours. Museum dedicated to the history of local industry, with a research library & guided tours.
Attleboro Arts Museum
Exhibitions of modern & historic art. Exhibitions of contemporary and historic artwork. Gallery may be closed during exhibit transitions.
Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University
Free outdoor tree & plant museum. Harvard University's free outdoor tree & plant museum also offers walking tours & family activities.
Lowell Heritage State Park
Riverfront park with lots of activities. Park located on the Merrimack River with recreation such as boating, fishing, hiking & swimming.
Cape Verdean Museum
Exhibits on Cape Verdean culture. Modest museum featuring art & artifacts related to the history & culture of Cape Verde.
Harvard Art Museums
Diverse European & American works. Harvard's oldest museum, featuring European & American art from the Middle Ages to the present day.
The Harvard Museum of Natural History
Glass flowers, zoology & minerals. Extensive natural-science collections, including animals, minerals & the famous Glass Flowers.
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
Anthropological collections at Harvard. Harvard museum with ancient cultures' artifacts & archeology, plus access to Natural History Museum.
Whistler House Museum Of Art
Regional works of art in a historic home. Birthplace of artist James McNeill Whistler featuring exhibits of 19th- & 20th-century American art.
Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center
Folksy industrial revolution museum. Down-to-earth museum complex & exhibits about the human element of the industrial revolution.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Art treasures in a Venetian-style palace. Evocative of a 15th-century Venetian palace, this museum houses a world-class art collection.
National Streetcar Museum at Lowell
Trolley museum with displays & rides. Park-based street railway history museum with original & replica cars and free rides in season.
RISD Museum
Center of fine & decorative arts. Design-school affiliate showcasing masterworks of fine art & many other holdings in 5 buildings.
Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology
Ancient artifacts plus events & programs. This university museum houses more than 1 million artifacts & also offers lectures, events & more.
Lippitt House Museum
Ornate, well-preserved 19th-century home. This lavish 1865 former family home turned museum is an unusually intact example of Victorian decor.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Impressionist art & Egyptian treasures. Neoclassical & modern wings house a vast collection from ancient Egyptian to contemporary American.
Boott Cotton Mills Museum
Industrial museum with guided tours. Museum in an old mill with historical exhibits on industry & manufacturing, plus guided tours.
The John Brown House Museum
18th-century history center in a mansion. Museum features social & cultural history of early America told through guided & audio tours.
Mass Audubon's Oak Knoll Wildlife Sanctuary
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Providence Children's Museum
Interactive & educational space for kids. Hands-on creative learning environment with active programs & a focus on play for young children.
Great Dome
Iconic domed library building at MIT. Built in 1916, this iconic Neoclassical building at MIT houses a library & a lecture hall.
Sprague Mansion
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MIT Museum
Exhibits on science & technology. Highlights of MIT's science & technology exhibits include kinetic sculptures, robots & holograms.
Monson Center
Remnants of an 18th-century village. The ruins of a late-1700s village represent on an archeological site with recreational options.
Museum of Science
Interactive exhibits & an IMAX theater. Venerable institution with interactive exhibits, dome-shaped IMAX/3-D film theater & a planetarium.
Public Health Museum in Massachusetts
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Roger Williams Park Zoo
Animal encounters & nature walks. This 40-acre landmark includes a petting zoo, a wetlands trail & a zipline, plus a vintage carousel.
WNDR Museum
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Museum of Natural History and Planetarium
Fossils, family programs & a planetarium. Museum & planetarium with a vast array of archaeological artifacts offers family & school programs.
Bunker Hill Museum
Exhibits about the American Revolution. Small museum with displays exploring the American Revolution & the founding of Charleston.
Carousel Village
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