Best Family-Friendly Attractions
Explore the best best family-friendly attractions options for kids and families in Salem
Field of Dreams, Inc.
Big playground, hiking trails & stage. Wooded park featuring a large playground for all ages, fitness & hiking trails & performance stage.
Canobie Lake Park
Family amusement area with rides galore. Expansive, kid-friendly theme park featuring roller coasters, water rides, carnival games & shows.
Castaway Island
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Griffin Park
Recreational sports & picnicking. Green space with a playground, picnic tables & a track, plus ball fields & basketball/tennis courts.
America's Stonehenge
Site of an ancient astronomical calendar. 4,000-year-old astronomical calendar featuring multiple manmade chambers, a gift shop & alpacas.
Greycourt State Park
Scenic space with castle ruins & trails. 24-acre hilltop park with the remains of an 1890 chateau-style castle, trails & grassy picnic lawns.
Wonderland Park
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Cedarland Family Fun Center
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aMAZEment Action Playcenter
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Lawrence Heritage State Park
Green spaces with historic structures. Land celebrating local history encompasses mill property, canal, boathouse, parks, visitor center.
Winnekenni Park
Conservation area & park since the 1800s. Lakeside public park housing a late-19th-century English-style stone castle & walking trails.
Buttonwoods Museum
Museum complex with hands-on exhibits. Interactive museum featuring historic residences, workshops & Native American artifacts.
Winnekenni Castle
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Den Rock Park
Park for rock climbing & nature walks. 120-acre nature preserve with wooded walking trails & a granite face for rock climbing.
Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens
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Drummond Playground
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Penguin Park
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Benson's Wild Animal Farm Museum & Park Store
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Benson Park
Spacious park with a playground. Roomy park featuring forest space with trails plus a playground & small animal farm.
Boott Cotton Mills Museum
Industrial museum with guided tours. Museum in an old mill with historical exhibits on industry & manufacturing, plus guided tours.
Tsongas Industrial History Center
Hands-on museum in a restored mill town. Interactive museum for exploring what life was like in a 19th-century New England cotton mill town.
Jack Kerouac Park
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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.
Shedd Park
Splash pad, sports courts & a playground. This 50-acre community park features athletic courts & fields, a splash pad, playground & pavilion.
Lowell Heritage State Park
Riverfront park with lots of activities. Park located on the Merrimack River with recreation such as boating, fishing, hiking & swimming.
Fun World
Indoor kids' entertainment center. Family-oriented indoor amusement park with bowling, arcade games & rides such as a roller coaster.
Greeley Park
Sizable green space for sports & picnics. 125-acre riverside park with a bandstand, sports fields, picnic facilities & a community garden.
Reflection Garden & Labyrinth
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Maudslay State Park
Nature on display at old family estate. Old estate for horticulture-buffs with floral diversity, spectacular trees & mountain laurel stand.
Roby Park
Playground, sledding hill & skating rink. Public park with a modern playground & walking trails, plus an outdoor skating rink & sledding hill.
Mine Falls Park
Green, waterside 325-acre retreat. Vast, natural riverfront oasis featuring forest trails, sports fields & outdoor activities.
Lincoln Park
Sizable riverside area for recreation. This 325-acre riverside park with a canal & ball fields is a spot to boat, fish & cross-country ski.
Twin Bridge Park
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Kids Kove Playground
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The Butterfly Place
Indoor garden with butterflies & birds. Regional & tropical butterflies, birds & koi fish housed in an indoor garden with a walking path.
Wildcat Falls
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Waterfront Promenade Park
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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.
Silver Lake State Park
Outdoor recreation area with a beach. 80-acre lakefront retreat with a large beach offering swimming, boating & picnicking.
Monson Center
Remnants of an 18th-century village. The ruins of a late-1700s village represent on an archeological site with recreational options.
Nara Park
Lakeside park with swimming & more. Lakeside park featuring a beach with seasonal swimming, an amphitheater, sports courts & fields.
Bedrock Gardens
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Stone Zoo
Diverse animal exhibits on 26 acres. Smaller zoo home to an array of animals, including bears & big cats, plus a petting area for kids.
Robbins Farm Park
Green space with scenic skyline views. A onetime farm turned public park, offering a ball field, playground & views of the Boston skyline.
LEGO Discovery Center Boston
Amusement center inspired by Lego toys. Family entertainment center featuring toy displays, rides & 4D films, plus a gift shop.
Harvard Square
Historic gathering place since 1630. Home to America's oldest university, this iconic area offers shops, eateries & theaters.
Portsmouth Escape Room
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Bunker Hill Monument
Granite obelisk on the Freedom Trail. Marking the Battle of Bunker Hill, this 221-ft. granite obelisk features 294 steps & scenic views.
Hilton Park
River views, a playground & fishing. Waterfront green space featuring a play area, fishing dock, boat launch & picnic tables.
Museum of Science
Interactive exhibits & an IMAX theater. Venerable institution with interactive exhibits, dome-shaped IMAX/3-D film theater & a planetarium.
Portsmouth Scavenger Hunts
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Warner House
Furnished 1716 home turned museum. 1716 house museum with Georgian architecture, period furniture, historic wall murals & guided tours.
Prescott Park
Urban riverfront retreat with gardens. Waterfront municipal park with flower gardens, fountains, walkways & summer performances.
Trap Falls
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The Paul Revere House
Revolutionary War hero's famed residence. Revere's legendary ride began at this restored Colonial-era home, which includes family furnishings.
Seacoast Science Center
Marine museum with touch tanks & more. Science center featuring fish & marine mammals, plus touch tanks & a Discovery Dock for kids.
Black Heritage Trail
African-American history walking tour. Walking tour exploring the lives of 19th-century African-Americans with stops at historic homes.
Animal Adventures Family Zoo & Rescue Center
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Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park
Sprawling urban hangout with water views. This popular city park featuring a play area, gardens & views of the water hosts many events.
The Greenway Carousel
Park carousel with native characters. Carousel in the Rose Kennedy Greenway with 36 seats designed after animals native to Massachusetts.
Charles River Esplanade
Riverside park with a path & city views. This green space along the river offers a walking/jogging path, various events & views of the city.
New England Aquarium
Giant ocean tank with over 2,000 animals. A giant glass tank spiraled by a multilevel walkway is the main draw at this waterfront attraction.
Boston Common
Venerable park with historic cred. Storied, nearly 50-acre urban park that hosted British troops during the American Revolution.
Public Garden
Tranquil 19th-century urban park. Placid, verdant, circa-1837 city park with a lagoon, boat rides, fountains & other sights.
View Boston
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Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum
Floating museum with live reenactments. Floating history museum with live reenactments, multimedia exhibits & a tearoom.
Boston Children's Museum
Hands-on exhibits & play spaces. Fun, hands-on educational exhibits aimed at kids 11 & under, plus a play space for toddlers.
Ramler Park
Petite, decorative urban green space. Small city sanctuary filled with flowering trees designed to attract migrating birds.
Back Bay Fens
Urban park with gardens & play areas. This large greenspace has multiple gardens, playgrounds, ball fields & memorials, plus picnic areas.
Bellamy Park
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Impressionist art & Egyptian treasures. Neoclassical & modern wings house a vast collection from ancient Egyptian to contemporary American.
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