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Chatham Railroad Museum
Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Raise your hand if your little one can sing the Thomas the Tank Engine ditty "... they're two, they're four, they're six, they're eight...."! If your kids (or you) love trains...
History Museum
Science & Nature Museum
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
Newbury Street
Back Bay / Fenway
Gourmet bistros, designer boutiques, and funky art galleries and gift shops line the cobblestone streets of Boston's poshest shopping district. It stretches eight blocks, between...
Restaurant
Neighborhood
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
Polly Hill Arboretum
Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
Horticultral and educational center open year-round and featuring seasonal plants like the North Tisbury azaleas and witch hazels in warm weather and winter evergreens...
Nature Center
Wellfleet Drive-In Theatre
Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Take a trip back in time and spend a night out at the Wellfleet Drive-In, built in the 1950s. Put your kids in their pajamas and pack the back...
Drive-In Theater
Flying Horses Carousel
Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
For little kids, the best part about this Martha's Vineyard classic -- the oldest continuously operating carousel in the country -- is that it's a "challenging" ride. Visitors come not just to...
Historical Landmark
Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge
Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
Half the fun of this nature excursion is getting there. You have to take a ferry from Edgartown to get to the island of Chappaquiddick. Then, open-air trucks that...
Jeep Tour
Wildlife Sanctuary
Scenic Landmark
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
Lighthouse at Gay Head Cliffs
Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
The spectacle of a sunset paired with the "cool" factor of a lighthouse make this scenic landmark a family favorite. Excursions take visitors to a lonely slab of cliff where...
History Museum
Roadside Landmark
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