You know those museums that are really quiet and you can’t touch anything? These are definitely not those museums. Take the Boston Children’s Museum. It’s one-of-a-kind, world-renowned center for enrichment. But the kids don’t care about that. They just like that it’s as fun as a barrel of monkeys. The Museum of Science has scary dinosaurs, loud electric bursts, and an Imax screen the size of a basketball court, and it’s still extremely educational. The Kidspace at Mass MoCA has really mind-blowing art, including some uniquely interactive work. At the Discovery Museums in Acton, kids can bounce a ball three stories high or engineer their own train track. Of course, if your family loves those quiet museums, we have plenty of those too.
Watch a video on Edith Wharton’s The Mount in Lenox.
Alden House Historic Site
Duxbury
The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum
Springfield
American Heritage Museum
Hudson
Ancient & Honorable Artillery Company: Museum & Library
Boston
Arrowhead
Pittsfield
Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House, a Historic New England property
Gloucester
Beverly Historical Society and Museum
Beverly
Bidwell House Museum
Monterey
Body Worlds: The Anatomy of Happiness
Boston
Boston CityPASS®
Boston
Boston's Dreamland Wax Museum
Boston
Bostonprivateguide
Brookline
Buttonwoods Museum
Haverhill
Cahoon Museum of American Art
Cotuit
Danforth Art Museum
Framingham
Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds
Newton
Eastern States Exposition
West Springfield
Eustis Estate
Milton
Freedom Trail® Foundation
Boston
Hammond Castle Museum
Gloucester
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Alden House Historic Site
105 Alden St.
Po Box 2754
Duxbury
781-934-9092 - B
The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum
21 Edwards St.
Springfield
800-625-7738 - C
American Heritage Museum
568 Main Street
Hudson
978-562-9182 - D
Ancient & Honorable Artillery Company: Museum & Library
Ahac, Armory, Fourth Floor
Faneuil Hall
Boston
617 227 1638 - E
Arrowhead
780 Holmes Rd.
Pittsfield
413-442-1793 - F
Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House, a Historic New England property
75 Eastern Point Boulevard
Gloucester
978-283-0800 - G
Beverly Historical Society and Museum
117 Cabot St.
Beverly
978-922-1186 - H
Bidwell House Museum
100 Art School Rd.
Monterey
413-528-6888 - I
Body Worlds: The Anatomy of Happiness
343 Newbury St
Boston
617-532-1116 - J
Boston CityPASS®
Boston Common Visitor Center
139 Tremont Street
Boston
888-330-5008 - K
Boston's Dreamland Wax Museum
1 Washington Mall
Boston
857-233-5437 - L
Bostonprivateguide
165 Newton Street
Brookline
6173064877 - M
Buttonwoods Museum
240 Water St
Haverhill
9783744626 - N
Cahoon Museum of American Art
4676 Falmouth Road
Po Box 1853
Cotuit
5084287581 - O
Danforth Art Museum
Danforth Art Museum
14 Vernon Street
Framingham
5082155110 - P
Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds
286 Waverley Avenue
Newton
617.641.9142 - Q
Eastern States Exposition
1305 Memorial Avenue
West Springfield
800-334-2443 - R
Eustis Estate
1424 Canton Avenue
Milton
617-994-6600 - S
Freedom Trail® Foundation
44 School Street, Suite 250
Boston
617-357-8300 - T
Hammond Castle Museum
80 Hesperus Avenue
Gloucester
978-283-2080
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