Free & Cheap Things to Do with Kids
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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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Salem Town Forest
Dog-friendly hiking trails & a kiosk. Dog-friendly park on 200 acres housing beginner & intermediate hiking trails & an information kiosk.
Griffin Park
Recreational sports & picnicking. Green space with a playground, picnic tables & a track, plus ball fields & basketball/tennis courts.
Launch Family Entertainment Park Methuen
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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.
Lawrence Heritage State Park
Green spaces with historic structures. Land celebrating local history encompasses mill property, canal, boathouse, parks, visitor center.
Taylor Mill State Historic Site
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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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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.
Den Rock Park
Park for rock climbing & nature walks. 120-acre nature preserve with wooded walking trails & a granite face for rock climbing.
Riverside Park
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Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens
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Benson's Wild Animal Farm Museum & Park Store
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Boott Cotton Mills Museum
Industrial museum with guided tours. Museum in an old mill with historical exhibits on industry & manufacturing, plus guided tours.
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.
Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center
Folksy industrial revolution museum. Down-to-earth museum complex & exhibits about the human element of the industrial revolution.
Shedd Park
Splash pad, sports courts & a playground. This 50-acre community park features athletic courts & fields, a splash pad, playground & pavilion.
Rogers Fort Hill Park
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Mill Pond Recreation Area
Multiuse trails through fields & forests. Multipurpose trails winding through 270 acres of open fields & pine forests, plus athletic fields.
Lowell Heritage State Park
Riverfront park with lots of activities. Park located on the Merrimack River with recreation such as boating, fishing, hiking & swimming.
Hawk Valley Farm
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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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Fields Grove
Neighborhood park for picnics & play. Easygoing community park offering popular amenities, including basketball courts & picnic areas.
Kids Con New England
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Lake Gardner Beach
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Mine Falls Park
Green, waterside 325-acre retreat. Vast, natural riverfront oasis featuring forest trails, sports fields & outdoor activities.
Deer Island
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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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Wildcat Conservation Area
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Horse Hill Nature Preserve
Expansive area with multipurpose trails. Over 560 acres of elevated terrain & wetlands with trails for hiking, biking & horseback riding.
SEE Science Center
Kids' museum with hands-on exhibits. Small science center, popular with kids, offering an array of educational & interactive exhibits.
Ponemah Bog
Preserved marshland with wildlife. Lush bog area offering a short trail on wooden boards & a variety of birds, wildflowers & plants.
Bedrock Gardens
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Lexington Battle Green
Historic Revolutionary War battle green. Landmark battle green where the Revolutionary War began featuring a historic statue & memorials.
Little River Park
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Elizur Wright's Tower
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Purgatory Falls - Lower Falls
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LEGO Discovery Center Boston
Amusement center inspired by Lego toys. Family entertainment center featuring toy displays, rides & 4D films, plus a gift shop.
Wagon Hill Farm
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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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Bellamy River Wildlife Management Area
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Strawbery Banke Museum
Large, outdoor living-history museum. Outdoor living-history museum on 10 acres featuring numerous buildings, gardens & crafts.
Prescott Park
Urban riverfront retreat with gardens. Waterfront municipal park with flower gardens, fountains, walkways & summer performances.
Trap Falls
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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.
Boston Massacre Site
Pavement marker for the 1770 event. Cobblestone ring marking the site of the 1770 civilian massacre & Revolutionary War precursor.
Boston's Old City Hall
Offices & art in a historic building. Built in 1865 in the French Second Empire Style, this hall now houses office space & public art.
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.
Tadpole Playground
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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.
Trapology Boston
Escape room center with multiple rooms. Interactive escape room game center offering several room themes, plus team-building workshops.
Harbourwalk Lookout Terrace
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Boston Waterfront
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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.
Childrens Wharf Harborwalk
Waterside locale with tables & views. This channel-side park with tables features a giant Hood milk bottle & views of the Tea Party Ship.
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.
Bellamy Park
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