Best Museums & Educational Spots For Kids
Discover the best museums & educational spots for kids in Bristol.
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
Visit this great place for kids and families!
Riverside, RI 02915
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
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
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
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
Visit this great place for kids and families!
1 Floral Ave, Providence, RI 02905, United States
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
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
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
Visit this great place for kids and families!
1125 Boylston St, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, United States
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
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
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
Visit this great place for kids and families!
1300 Frenchtown Rd, East Greenwich, RI 02818, United States
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
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
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
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
Visit this great place for kids and families!
1 Colt Dr, Bristol, RI 02809, United States
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