Things to Do in Massachusetts
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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
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
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
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
Fenway Park Tour
Boston, Massachusetts
Babe Ruth, The Kid, Yaz. Even if you don't love the Red Sox (no Yankees fans are allowed), taking a look at the oldest Major League baseball park in the...
Baseball
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
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
Oak Bluffs to Edgartown Bike Trail
Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
Ferry reservations for your car are harder to come by than a Yankees cap in Fenway Park. Biking makes for a glorious alternative, particularly since it also nets front-row...
Bicycling
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
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