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Boston by Little Feet

Boston, Massachusetts

Good for School-Age Kids

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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

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When your family steps into the home of American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and you'll discover many famous faces from history....

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History Museum

USS Constitution Museum

Boston, Massachusetts

Good for Pre-Teens & Teens

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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...

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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...

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Arnold Arboretum

Boston, Massachusetts

Good for Pre-Teens & Teens

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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

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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

Good for Toddlers & Pre-K

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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....

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History Museum
Science & Nature Museum
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Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum

The Berkshires, Massachusetts

Good for Toddlers & Pre-K

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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....

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Camping in the Berkshires

The Berkshires, Massachusetts

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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. ...