Best Museums & Educational Spots for Kids
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Strawbery Banke Museum
Large, outdoor living-history museum. Outdoor living-history museum on 10 acres featuring numerous buildings, gardens & crafts.
Albacore Park
Submarine tours & visitor center. Museum offering tours of the decommissioned Albacore submarine as well as historical exhibits.
Kittery Historical & Naval Museum
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Fort Stark State Historic Site
Early 20th-century fort & museum. Developed in the early 20th century, this fort has a visitor center explaining military history.
Seacoast Science Center
Marine museum with touch tanks & more. Science center featuring fish & marine mammals, plus touch tanks & a Discovery Dock for kids.
Raitt Homestead Farm Museum
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Woodman Museum
Period displays in 4 pre-1860s homes. A complex of 4 historic houses playing host to exhibits of natural & local history plus art.
Hamilton House
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Children's Museum of New Hampshire
Hands-on, educational exhibits for kids. Educational center exploring art, science & culture via interactive exhibits for kids & families.
Ogunquit Museum of American Art
Small museum with views of the coast. American art from the 1800s to now, with many works by members of the historic Ogunquit arts colony.
Brick Store Museum
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Buttonwoods Museum
Museum complex with hands-on exhibits. Interactive museum featuring historic residences, workshops & Native American artifacts.
Seashore Trolley Museum
Museum with public transit vehicles. Long-running indoor-outdoor museum featuring restored public transit vehicles & artifacts.
Museum of Printing
Printing & typesetting technology museum. Museum telling the story of printing & typesetting technology, from letterpresses to digital.
Maine Classic Car Museum
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New Hampshire Farm Museum
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Alfred Shaker Museum
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Robert Frost Farm State Historic Site
New England farmhouse home of the poet. This classic 1880s New England farmhouse & orchard was home to the noted poet from 1900-1911.
Field of Dreams, Inc.
Big playground, hiking trails & stage. Wooded park featuring a large playground for all ages, fitness & hiking trails & performance stage.
Mass Audubon's Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary
Locale for wildlife views & canoeing. Sanctuary offering trails through forest, meadows & wetlands, with wildlife views & canoeing.
STEMspot
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Biddeford Mills Museum
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Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens
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Wenham Museum
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Saco Museum
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Wood Island
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Addison Gallery of American Art
Exhibits from the 18th century to today. Rotating exhibits from a vast collection of American artworks, from the 18th century to today.
Aviation Museum of New Hampshire
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SEE Science Center
Kids' museum with hands-on exhibits. Small science center, popular with kids, offering an array of educational & interactive exhibits.
International Monster Museum
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Peabody Essex Museum
Modern venue for American/Asian artwork. Modern museum features regional American/Asian art & artifacts, plus an atrium & garden restaurant.
Benson's Wild Animal Farm Museum & Park Store
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North Shore Children's Museum
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Real Pirates Salem
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Public Health Museum in Massachusetts
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McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center
Air & space science museum & planetarium. High-tech air & space museum featuring interactive exhibits, planetarium shows & an observatory.
Boott Cotton Mills Museum
Industrial museum with guided tours. Museum in an old mill with historical exhibits on industry & manufacturing, plus guided tours.
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.
Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center
Folksy industrial revolution museum. Down-to-earth museum complex & exhibits about the human element of the industrial revolution.
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 Heritage State Park
Riverfront park with lots of activities. Park located on the Merrimack River with recreation such as boating, fishing, hiking & swimming.
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