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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
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
Race Point Beach
Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Very broad and very long, Race Point Beach is recognized as one of the best beaches in the country...
Beach
Norman Rockwell Museum
The Berkshires, Massachusetts
Paintings at this charming museum aren't just art: they're stories. Familiar even to kids, Rockwell is a perfect introduction to painting. The artist's intricately crafted details make viewing feel like you're peering through the window of a dollhouse. ...
Art Museum
Special Collection
Provincetown
Cape Cod, Massachusetts
A trip to the Cape without a visit to Provincetown (P-town to the locals) just wouldn't be right. Located at what some call the "end of the earth" because...
Town
Historical Landmark
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
Restaurant
Shopping Mall
Boutique
Live Music Venue
Wild 'N Wet Water & Sports Rentals
The Berkshires, Massachusetts
Who needs ocean surf when you've got crystal clear lake water to play in? Families love Lake Pontoosuc, a bustling place where pleasure boating is via motor, paddle, or foot....
Boating
Fishing
Rafting
Swimming
Boat Ride
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
Hancock Shaker Village
The Berkshires, Massachusetts
If not for the cars buzzing by on Route 20, you'd think you'd stepped into a completely different era. Ye Olde Village has vintage buildings showing how the Shakers used to sleep, eat, and do other things. ...
History Museum
Historical Landmark
Skywalk Observatory & Exhibit
Boston, Massachusetts
You can't get a better view of Boston than from here, 50 floors up at the top of the Prudential Tower. When you get off the elevator and pay for...
History Museum
Special Collection
Roadside Landmark
Historical Landmark
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