Best Museums & Educational Spots for Kids

Explore the best best museums & educational spots for kids options for kids and families in Woonsocket

Museum of Work & Culture

Museum of Work & Culture

History exhibits on mill workers. Exhibits on Rhode Island's 18th- & 19th-century mill workers, with hands-on activities & games.

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Old Slater Mill National Historic Landmark

Old Slater Mill National Historic Landmark

Industrial Revolution history on display. Industrial Revolution museum in a 1793 textile mill, with artifacts, crafts exhibits & guided tours.

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Electromagnetic Pinball Museum and Restoration

Electromagnetic Pinball Museum and Restoration

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Capron Park Zoo

Capron Park Zoo

Animals from many continents, plus tours. Circa-1937 zoo offers wildlife buffs themed tours & educational programs, plus water playground.

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Cape Verdean Museum

Cape Verdean Museum

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

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Attleboro Area Industrial Museum

Attleboro Area Industrial Museum

Local history museum with guided tours. Museum dedicated to the history of local industry, with a research library & guided tours.

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Attleboro Arts Museum

Attleboro Arts Museum

Exhibitions of modern & historic art. Exhibitions of contemporary and historic artwork. Gallery may be closed during exhibit transitions.

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RISD Museum

RISD Museum

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

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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.

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Lippitt House Museum

Lippitt House Museum

Ornate, well-preserved 19th-century home. This lavish 1865 former family home turned museum is an unusually intact example of Victorian decor.

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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.

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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.

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Mass Audubon's Oak Knoll Wildlife Sanctuary

Mass Audubon's Oak Knoll Wildlife Sanctuary

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Sprague Mansion

Sprague Mansion

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Roger Williams Park Zoo

Roger Williams Park Zoo

Animal encounters & nature walks. This 40-acre landmark includes a petting zoo, a wetlands trail & a zipline, plus a vintage carousel.

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Museum of Natural History and Planetarium

Museum of Natural History and Planetarium

Fossils, family programs & a planetarium. Museum & planetarium with a vast array of archaeological artifacts offers family & school programs.

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Carousel Village

Carousel Village

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Roger Williams Park Botanical Center

Roger Williams Park Botanical Center

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Seekonk Grand Prix

Seekonk Grand Prix

Go-karts & bumper cars for kids & adults. Go-kart tracks for kids, families & vet drivers share on offer alongside mini-golf & bumper boats.

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Pomham Rocks Lighthouse

Pomham Rocks Lighthouse

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Launch Family Entertainment Warwick

Launch Family Entertainment Warwick

Indoor bounce courts for kids & adults. Indoor amusement center with several jumping courts made from adjoined trampolines & a snack bar.

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Rhode Island Computer Museum

Rhode Island Computer Museum

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General Nathanael Greene Homestead

General Nathanael Greene Homestead

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Paine House Museum

Paine House Museum

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EcoTarium

EcoTarium

Indoor-outdoor ecology museum for kids. Ecology & conservation museum with interactive displays, a planetarium, trails & a train ride.

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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.

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Audubon Society of Rhode Island Nature Center and Aquarium

Audubon Society of Rhode Island Nature Center and Aquarium

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Coggeshall Farm Museum

Coggeshall Farm Museum

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New England Wireless & Steam Museum

New England Wireless & Steam Museum

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Herreshoff Marine Museum

Herreshoff Marine Museum

Exhibits on sailing & the America's Cup. Waterfront complex featuring restored boats, racing memorabilia & the America's Cup Hall of Fame.

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Biomes Marine Biology Center

Biomes Marine Biology Center

Airy aquarium focused on local sea life. The state's largest aquarium, featuring exhibits, family-friendly classes & feeding demonstrations.

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USS Massachusetts (BB-59)

USS Massachusetts (BB-59)

1940s battleship at a maritime museum. Preserved WWII navy battleship launched in 1942 on display at a maritime museum.

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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.

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Maritime Museum At Battleship Cove - Open Seasonally

Maritime Museum At Battleship Cove - Open Seasonally

Maritime museum with interactive exhibit. Small maritime museum featuring scale models, photos, uniforms & an interactive history exhibit.

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Children's Museum of Greater Fall River

Children's Museum of Greater Fall River

Venue for hands-on learning for kids. Kids' museum with interactive exhibits in the areas of math, science, technology &the arts.

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Longyear Museum

Longyear Museum

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Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University

Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University

Free outdoor tree & plant museum. Harvard University's free outdoor tree & plant museum also offers walking tours & family activities.

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Metropolitan Waterworks Museum

Metropolitan Waterworks Museum

Exhibits on 1st U.S. city water system. Exhibits on the engineering behind U.S.'s 1st metro water system, with walking & bus tours.

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deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum

deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum

Art museum with 30 acres of sculptures. Museum focusing on American contemporary & modern artists, with a 30-acre sculpture park outside.

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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Art treasures in a Venetian-style palace. Evocative of a 15th-century Venetian palace, this museum houses a world-class art collection.

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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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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Discovery Museum

Discovery Museum

Hands-on exhibits for toddlers on up. Interactive science exhibits for children of all ages, as well as adults.

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Tomaquag Museum

Tomaquag Museum

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Newport Car Museum

Newport Car Museum

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Great Dome

Great Dome

Iconic domed library building at MIT. Built in 1916, this iconic Neoclassical building at MIT houses a library & a lecture hall.

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Harvard Art Museums

Harvard Art Museums

Diverse European & American works. Harvard's oldest museum, featuring European & American art from the Middle Ages to the present day.

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