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Animagic: Museum of Animation, Special Effects and Art
The Berkshires, Massachusetts
Academy Award winner Eugene Mamut won his technical Oscar for creating a special-effects gizmo; he now lives in Lee, where he helps kids launch their own movie careers....
Art Museum
Special Collection
New England Holocaust Memorial
Boston, Massachusetts
Pay tribute to those who lost their lives and reflect on the freedoms we enjoy. The dramatic memorial to the six million Jews who died...
Historical Landmark
Cape Cod Children's Museum
Cape Cod, Massachusetts
This isn't your typical museum -- it's an interactive adventure where your children can climb, make believe, and touch to their heart's content. This large space contains a life-size, bi...
Children's Museum
The Captain Penniman House
Cape Cod, Massachusetts
What was it like to be a whaling captain on the high seas? Find out while touring Captain Edward Penniman's house, built in the French Second Empire style in 1868...
History Museum
Dolphin Fleet of Provincetown
Cape Cod, Massachusetts
When you take your child out whale watching, you'll hold your breath hoping to see something, anything -- a fin, tale, even a spout of water will do. Imagine the magic...
Whale Watching
Heritage Museum and Gardens
Cape Cod, Massachusetts
There's a little something for everyone at the Heritage Museum and Gardens: a gorgeous 100-year-old, hand-carved carousel that children adore; 30 antique cars; a windmill; an art...
Garden
Art Museum
Jack's Boat Rentals
Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Green peddle power, paddle power, and wind power are the name of the game at Jack's Boat Rentals -- go on a kayak tour or rent a double kayak, canoe, sailboat...
Boat Rental
Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort
The Berkshires, Massachusetts
Jiminy's newfangled spring/summer Mountain Coaster raises the bar on the alpine slide genre, laying elevated tracks down the length of a ski slope and sending rider-steered cars careening down drops, around corners, and through its top-speed course....
Resort
Bicycling
Hiking
Skiing
Museum of Science
Boston, Massachusetts
This museum of science is rivaled only by the Exploratorium in San Francisco. It's really an amazing place, with a gazillion interactive exhibits, live animal shows, live science demonstrations, and...
Science & Nature Museum
Special Collection
Theater
Oceana
Cape Cod, Massachusetts
When it's time to buy a trinket, head to Oceana for a unique shop with a coastal flair. There's a variety of beachy items for kids (a stencil kit beach...
Boutique
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