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Six Flags New England

Agawam

Six Flags New EnglandThrill seekers come in all sizes. That's why we have tons of great fun for little ones to enjoy on their own and with parents. These rides spin, fly and promise to take kids on magical journeys that are perfect for their height and age.

Capron Park Zoo

Attleboro

Capron Park ZooCombined with an award-winning playground and exciting educational programs, the Zoo is sure to delight the young and young at heart. Whether it's watching the Lions wrestle, coming face-to-face with a Snow Monkey, staring at a snake or relaxing in our Rainforest, there is..

Franklin Park Zoo

Dorchester

Franklin Park ZooGreat Zoo divided into 10 main areas: Tropical Forest, Serengeti, Kalahari Kingdom, Outback, Giraffe Savannah, Bird World, Butterfly Landing, Children's World, Tiger and African Wild Dogs

Magic Wings

South Deerfield

Magic WingsThe 8,000-square foot conservatory is home to nearly 4,000 free-flying butterflies from all over the world

New England Aquarium

Boston

New England AquariumExplore vibrant coral reefs, from the Bahamas and the tropical Pacific to temperate Australia. Meet the lionfish and the stonefish, some of the most poisonous fishes in the sea.

Stone Zoo

Stoneham

Stone ZooHighlights of Stone Zoo's collection include the snow leopards of Himalayan Highlands, bald eagles of Yukon Creek, hornbills and emperor tamarins of Windows to the Wild, and jaguars and cougars of Treasures of the Sierra Madre.

The Butterfly Place

Westford

The Butterfly PlaceAt any given time, the atrium may contain up to 500 butterflies representing as many as 50 different species from around the world, although butterflies which are native to the New England region are featured whenever possible.

Buttonwood Park Zoo

New Bedford

Buttonwood Park ZooThe Zoo's Education Department and zookeeper staff offer a range of programs to enhance your zoo experience. See how zookeepers provide enrichment activities to keep the zoo's animals active and healthy. Learn about biofacts and how animals live in the wild from our..

Woods Hole Science Aquarium

Woods Hole

Woods Hole Science AquariumKids especially love the "touch tank," where they can reach into tide pools filled with starfish and sea cucumbers. Other displays include sea turtles, lobster and wolffish. A special exhibit

Dr. Seuss National Memorial

Springfield

Dr. Seuss National MemorialIn the centre of Springfield there is a park called The Quadrangle which contains sculptures of some of your favourite Dr.Seuss characters - great for photo opportunities

Battleship Cove

Fall River

Battleship CoveDon't just learn about historylive it! At Battleship Cove, you will experience firsthand what it was like to serve on board a Navy warship in WWII. We also have a Nautical Nights program where families stay overnight on board the battleship for a boatload of fun. See our..

Ocean Spray's Cranberry World

Plymouth

Ocean Spray's Cranberry WorldTake a trip to the visitor centre where you'll find out all about this native american fruit through exhibits and interactive displays and lots of interesting facts. Just outside you'll see a cranberry bog as well!!

The Mary Baker Eddy Library and Mapparium

Boston

The Mary Baker Eddy Library and MappariumWalk though the world of 1937, quite literally, as you step into a one-of-a-kind, three-story, painted-glass globe. Once inside, watch a sound and light presentation, experience the unique acoustics and then continue out to explore everything else the Library has to offer.

Water Wizz

East Wareham

Water WizzGreat day out at family water park with wave pool, swimming pool and miniature golf - tubes, slides etc. Good idea if you're looking for fun family places to go with kids in Massachusetts.

Breezy Picnic Grounds Waterslides

Douglas

Breezy Picnic Grounds WaterslidesEveryone will enjoy swimming in crystal-clear Whitins Reservoir, riding our (3) 300'waterslides (all with unlimited rides!), or just relaxing in our clean well-groomed grounds.

CoCo Key Waterpark

Danvers

CoCo Key WaterparkDesigned to delight every age and interestand to be an affordable anytime getawayCoCo Key Water Park has all the funand relaxationyou can handle. In addition to 65,000 square feet of thrilling water adventure, it offers a host of popular amenities

Amherst History Museum

Amherst

Amherst History MuseumHoused in the 1750-era Strong House, the Amherst History Museum takes visitors on a journey from the town's colonial past, through its industrial age and into the computer-driven present.

Childrens Museum at Holyoke

Holyoke

Childrens Museum at HolyokeThe Children's Museum at Holyoke provides a unique setting in which children and adults learn together about art, science and the world around them. Through hands-on exhibits, children challenge themselves, discover how the world works, explore new roles for themselves, and..

Springfield Science Museum

Springfield

Springfield Science MuseumVisitors to the Springfield Science Museum will find a world filled with the wonders of natural and physical science. The Museum also is home to a live animal center with fish, insects, reptiles and amphibians in such realistic natural habitats as an Amazon rainforest,..

Eco Tarium

Worcester

Eco TariumSet in an urban oasis, the EcoTarium offers a chance to walk through the treetops, take a thrilling multimedia journey through the galaxy at a digital planetarium, meet wildlife, stroll nature trails, ride a narrow-gauge railroad.

Basketball Hall of Fame

Springfield

Basketball Hall of FameThe Hoop Hall features interactive and historic exhibits about every aspect of the game.

Harvard Museum of Natural History

Cambridge

Harvard Museum of Natural HistoryTake a stroll through a garden of 3,000 Glass Flowers hand-made by father/son glass artists over a fifty year period. You won't believe they're glass! Explore dinosaurs, hundreds of animals from around the world, minerals, gems. Check out the 42 ft. Kronosaurus, the..

Boston Childrens Museum

Boston

Boston Childrens MuseumLoads of great hand-on exhibits to keep your kids entertained - designed for children and families, the exhibits focus on science, culture, environmental awareness, health & fitness, and the arts.

Salem Witch Museum

Salem

Salem Witch MuseumThe Salem Witch Museum takes you back to Salem 1692. Visitors are given a dramatic history lesson using stage sets with life-size figures, lighting and a narration - an overview of the Witch Trials of 1692. Probably not the best place to take the smaller visitor.

Children's Museum of Easton

North Easton

Children's Museum of EastonThe Children's Museum in Easton (CME) is an educational, cultural, and social learning center for children and families with a primary focus on children ages 1-8. There are 3 floors of interactive exhibits and over 100 programs that allow kids to explore the world around..

Plymouth National Wax Museum

Plymouth

Plymouth National Wax MuseumThe Wax Museum, gives a graphic portrayal in the magic of light, sound, and animation, recreating the persecuted years in England, the escape to Holland, the Mayflower voyage, and the landing at Plymouth, where the rain - thunder - and lightning or a raging storm, make you..

Cape Cod Childrens Museum

Mashpee

Cape Cod Childrens MuseumThe Cape Cod Children's Museum is a place where families and children can learn and play together. The museum features lots of hand on exhibits such as: A Pirate Ship - An Indoor Plantarium - Puppet Theatre and Toddler Play Area

Cape Cod Museum of Natural History

Brewster

Cape Cod Museum of Natural HistoryThere are two floors of exhibits about the flora and fauna of Cape Cod, including exhibits on whales, indigenous birds, and coastal change, and several aquaria holding different species of crustaceans, mollusks, fish, frogs, turtles and snakes. Several displays are..

Museum of Science

Boston

Museum of ScienceWow - this place looks amazing! Live Sciences demos, loads of interactive exhibits, IMAX, Planetarium - looks great for adults as well as kids. Great idea if you're looking for fun family places to go with kids in Massachusetts.

Animagic Museum of Animation Special Effects and Art

Lee

Animagic Museum of Animation Special Effects and ArtYou will see original models used in famous movies and a real Academy Award. You will discover how blockbuster movies as Chicken Run, Predator,X-Men,The Matrix was made.Special: $20 Workshop includes 2 hr. training, materials and take home video. Instructors-International..

The New England Pirate Museum

Salem

The New England Pirate MuseumRelive the adventures of Captains Kidd and Blackbeard, who roamed freely offshore plundering merchant ships. Participate in an educational, historically accurate and entertaining, live walking tour with a qualified guide who encourages student participation and questions.

Cape Cod Rail Trail

South Dennis

Cape Cod Rail TrailThe Cape Cod Rail Trail follows a former railroad right-of-way for 22 miles through the towns of Dennis, Harwich, Brewster, Orleans, Eastham and Wellfleet. Its paved surface, few hills, and well-marked automobile crossings make it ideal for cyclists.

Cartwheel Go-Karts

South Dennis

Cartwheel Go-KartsGreat two people Go Karts, batting cages, bounce house, ice cream and great Birthday Parties for the kids. Great idea if you're looking for fun family places to go with kids in Massachusetts.

Island Cove Miniature Golf

Vineyard Haven

Island Cove Miniature GolfIsland Cove Miniature Golf, is an adventure theme course set in extensive gardens. Your game will take you over streams, through a cave, under a waterfall and around a fish pond.

Berkshire Scenic Railway and Museum

Lenox

Berkshire Scenic Railway and MuseumOn weekends and holidays (Memorial Day weekend through the last weekend in October) the Museum offers two ninety minute round trip excursions from Lenox Station to Stockbridge and a forty-five minute round trip excursion from Lenox Station to Lee narrated by a uniformed..

Swan Boats of Boston

Boston

Swan Boats of BostonA trip to Boston is not complete without a visit to Swan Boats. These tours have been run by the same family for over a hundred years in the Boston Public Garden, which was the setting for the famous children's story, "Make Way for Ducklings."

Natural Bridge State Park

North Adams

Natural Bridge State ParkDiscover a geologic wonder at this 48 acre park. Examine the only naturally formed white marble arch and man-made white marble dam in North America, and tour an abandoned marble quarry.

Western Gateway Heritage State Park

North Adams

Western Gateway Heritage State ParkA former railroad yard, this urban park uses historical artifacts and exhibits to bring to life the controversial and danger-filled construction of the Hoosac Tunnel, one of the greatest engineering feats of the 19th century.

Salt Pond Visitor Center

Eastham

Salt Pond Visitor CenterThe indoor theatre routinely offers 5 short films daily on a rotating schedule.The centre is right next to two polular nature trails as well.

Boston National Historic Park

Boston

Boston National Historic ParkBoston National Historical Park tells the story of the events that led to the American Revolution and the Navy that kept the nation strong. Visit the historic sites that make up Boston National Historical Park

Salem Maritime National Historic Site

Salem

Salem Maritime National Historic SiteThe Salem Maritime National Historic Site consists of 12 historic structures and about 9 acres of land along the waterfront in Salem, Massachusetts, plus a Visitor Center in downtown Salem.

Boston Duck Tours

Boston

Boston Duck ToursThe fun begins as soon as you board your "DUCK", a W.W.II style amphibious landing vehicle. First, you'll be greeted by one of our legendary ConDUCKtors, who'll be narrating your tour. Then you're off on a journey like you've never had before

Hyannis Whale Watcher Cruises

Barnstable

Hyannis Whale Watcher CruisesHighlight your Cape Cod vacation with an unforgettable cruise aboard the Mid-Cape's only Whale Watch. The high speed state-of-the-art vessel sails dailyMay through Octoberfrom picturesque Barnstable Harbor.

Arts Dune Tours

Provincetown

Arts Dune ToursDaily Trips begin at 10 AM and ending with the special sunset tour at 5:30 PM. The daily trips are a one hour narrated tour through the historic sand dunes and National Seashore Park.

Red Sox Fenway Park Tour

Boston

Red Sox Fenway Park TourVisit the park where the Babe pitched, The Kid hit, Yaz dazzled and Ortiz still thrills young fans today. Soak up the rich history; hear the echoes of the past. Visit the Green Monster, imagine being one of the "Knights of the Keyboard" as you see the view from the Press..

Pirate Adventures on the Sea Gypsy

Harwich

Pirate Adventures on the Sea GypsyTake your kids on an old-fashioned, swashbuckling adventure they'll be spinning yarns about for years to come.

Skywalk Observatory

Boston

Skywalk ObservatoryVisit the Skywalk Observatory, Boston's only sky-high vantage point for sweeping 360 degree views of Greater Boston and beyond. Let your eyes and ears do the walking as you experience the exclusive state-of-the-art Antenna Audio Tour detailing the city's many points of..

Wellfleet Drive-In Theatre

Wellfleet

Wellfleet Drive-In TheatreEnjoy first run double features every night at the only Drive-in on Cape Cod. Built in 1957, the Wellfleet Drive-In hosts a 100' x 44' screen, and a state-of-the-art FM stereo sound system that decodes modern sound tracks.

5-WITS

Boston

5-WITSDo you have the nerve to go head to head with Pharaoh? 5W!TS presents a mind-bending adventure of sights, sounds and action that's sure to get under your skin!