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Best Museums & Educational Spots For Kids

Discover the best museums & educational spots for kids in Bristol.

Mystic Aquarium

Mystic Aquarium

Whales, sea lions & penguins on display. Beluga whales, African penguins, sea lions & sharks are top draws to this interactive aquarium.

55 Coogan Blvd, Mystic, CT 06355, United States

Pomham Rocks Lighthouse

Pomham Rocks Lighthouse

Visit this great place for kids and families!

Riverside, RI 02915

Providence Children's Museum

Providence Children's Museum

Interactive & educational space for kids. Hands-on creative learning environment with active programs & a focus on play for young children.

100 South St, Providence, RI 02903, United States

Battleship Cove

Battleship Cove

Memorial comprised of WWII Navy ships. World's largest collection of US naval ships includes a WWII battleship housing a maritime museum.

5 Water St, Fall River, MA 02721, United States

Cape Verdean Museum

Cape Verdean Museum

Exhibits on Cape Verdean culture. Modest museum featuring art & artifacts related to the history & culture of Cape Verde.

617 Prospect St, Pawtucket, RI 02860

RISD Museum

RISD Museum

Center of fine & decorative arts. Design-school affiliate showcasing masterworks of fine art & many other holdings in 5 buildings.

20 N Main St, Providence, RI 02903

Roger Williams Park Botanical Center

Roger Williams Park Botanical Center

Visit this great place for kids and families!

1 Floral Ave, Providence, RI 02905, United States

Clouds Hill Museum

Clouds Hill Museum

Period furnishings, events & a gift shop. Built in 1877, this Gothic Revival house museum with period furnishings offers events & a gift shop.

4157 Post Rd, East Greenwich, RI 02818, United States

Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology

Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology

Ancient artifacts plus events & programs. This university museum houses more than 1 million artifacts & also offers lectures, events & more.

21 Prospect St, Providence, RI 02912

USS Constitution Museum

USS Constitution Museum

Exhibits about the circa-1797 warship. Interactive museum near the 1797 wooden frigate made famous as "Old Ironsides" in the War of 1812.

Building 22, Charlestown Navy Yard, Charlestown, MA 02129, United States

Longyear Museum

Longyear Museum

Visit this great place for kids and families!

1125 Boylston St, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, United States

The Harvard Museum of Natural History

The Harvard Museum of Natural History

Glass flowers, zoology & minerals. Extensive natural-science collections, including animals, minerals & the famous Glass Flowers.

26 Oxford St, Cambridge, MA 02138, United States

MIT Museum

MIT Museum

Exhibits on science & technology. Highlights of MIT's science & technology exhibits include kinetic sculptures, robots & holograms.

Gambrill Center, 314 Main St, Cambridge, MA 02142

Museum of Newport History & Shop

Museum of Newport History & Shop

Record of area's history & architecture. Visitors relive maritime & social history of the region in the classic 1772 Brick Market building.

127 Thames St, Newport, RI 02840, United States

New England Wireless & Steam Museum

New England Wireless & Steam Museum

Visit this great place for kids and families!

1300 Frenchtown Rd, East Greenwich, RI 02818, United States

Point Judith Lighthouse

Point Judith Lighthouse

Historic, octagon-shaped lighthouse. A 51-foot octagonal building built to replace the original lighthouse ruined by an 1815 hurricane.

1470 Ocean Rd, Narragansett, RI 02882

Rough Point

Rough Point

Mansion with guided tours & artwork. Late-1800s mansion formerly owned by heiress Doris Duke with seasonal tours, gardens & art exhibits.

680 Bellevue Ave, Newport, RI 02840

National Museum of American Illustration

National Museum of American Illustration

Specialized gallery of domestic imagists. One of the largest collections of acclaimed American pictorial art, housed in a historic chateau.

492 Bellevue Ave, Newport, RI 02840

The John Brown House Museum

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.

52 Power St, Providence, RI 02906

Coggeshall Farm Museum

Coggeshall Farm Museum

Visit this great place for kids and families!

1 Colt Dr, Bristol, RI 02809, United States

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