Things to Do in Massachusetts
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Boston by Little Feet
Boston, Massachusetts
Even the littlest feet will learn something from this hands-on, right-in-the-thick-of-things tour. Meet at the Sam Adams sculpture (he's got one foot forward, showing...
Historical Landmark
Longfellow House
Boston, Massachusetts
When your family steps into the home of American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and you'll discover many famous faces from history....
Historical Landmark
History Museum
USS Constitution Museum
Boston, Massachusetts
Built in 1797, the three-masted frigate known as Old Ironsides is so tough that cannonballs bounced off her two-foot oak hull. Yes, that's how she earned her nickname...
History Museum
Boston Harbor Cruises
Boston, Massachusetts
If your family only has time to do one thing in Boston, you should go on a whale watch. A high-speed catamaran skims you across the water for about...
Boat Ride
Boat Tour
Faneuil Hall
Boston, Massachusetts
This is the coolest urban marketplace your family will visit in the United States, with impromptu street performances, historic buildings all around you, and a million little boutiques and food...
Historical Landmark
Shopping Mall
Boutique
Live Music Venue
Theater
Arnold Arboretum
Boston, Massachusetts
Roam acres of gorgeous grounds rich with local flora and fauna. Take a docent-led tour or have a lazy picnic on the lawn...
Garden
Art's Dune Tours
Cape Cod, Massachusetts
There's something about the majestic, sweeping sand dunes in Provincetown that brings out the desire to four-wheel. But you can't ... at least not on your own. ...
Jeep Tour
Jeep Ride
Berkshire Museum
The Berkshires, Massachusetts
Kids love the "magic" entryway (doors open outward by themselves) and just about everything else at this landmark science-meets-history-meets-art kids' museum. Surprises are everywhere....
Art Museum
History Museum
Science & Nature Museum
Special Collection
Historical Landmark
Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum
The Berkshires, Massachusetts
Scenic rides aboard this mobile museum are in vintage 1920s cars, pulled behind a diesel engine run by an overalls-clad engineer. Excursions are the perfect length for little riders—about 30 minutes to Stockbridge, with a quick stop midway in Lee....
Special Collection
Historical Landmark
Roadside Landmark
Train
Camping in the Berkshires
The Berkshires, Massachusetts
Legend has it that Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville built a historic friendship while hiking Monument Mountain. Folks today continue to explore the nature and culture connection—nowhere more so than at October Mountain. ...
Hiking
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Patriotic Tales, Historic Charm
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The Quintessential New England Summer
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