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Cape Cod Children's Museum 577 Great Neck Rd South, Mashpee, MA |
In a cavernous former church building, the Cape Cod Children's Museum welcomes kids with interactive play, science exhibits, a 30-foot pirate play ship, a portable planetarium, and other playtime activities. The museum i... more
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Cape Museum of Fine Arts 60 Hope Lane, Dennis, MA 2641 508.385.4477 |
Part of the prettily landscaped Cape Playhouse complex, this museum has done a great job of acquiring hundreds of works by representative area artists dating back to the turn of the 20th century. Theres also a new outdoo... more
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Hancock Shaker Village and Museum Route 20, Pittsfield, MA 1237 413.443.0188 |
Of the 20 restored buildings that make up the village, its signature structure is easily the 1826 round stone barn. The Shaker preoccupation with functionalism joined with purity of line and respect for materials has nev... more
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Larz Anderson Auto Museum Larz Anderson Park, Brookline, MA 2131 617.522.6547 |
The Larz Anderson Auto Museum occupies an 1888 carriage house modeled after a French château. Beginning in 1899, Larz and Isabel Anderson acquired the cars that form the core of the collection, now the countrys old... more
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Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame 1000 W. Columbus Ave, Springfield, MA 1115 413.781.6500 |
Dr. James Naismith invented basketball in Springfield in 1891, providing the logic for this center. A must for fans, it is painless even for those who regard the game as a blur of 7-foot armpits. It has been so popular a... more
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Pilgrim Hall Museum 75 Court Street, Plymouth, MA 2360 508.746.1620 |
The museum emphasizes early Native American history, American life and the U.S. founding fathers' plight. It also documents the conflict between the colonial settlers and the Wampanoag Indians that led to the King Philip... more
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Cahoon Museum of American Art 4676 Falmouth Rd, Barnstable, MA 2668 508.428.7581 |
Located in a Georgian Colonial house, the museum has American impressionist works, marine paintings, and the paintings of Ralph and Martha Cahoon. VITAL INFO: Best suited for all age groups We are open year-round 4676 Fa... more
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Cape Ann Historical Museum 27 Pleasant St, Gloucester, MA 1930 978.283.0455 |
The oldest fishing port in the U.S., Gloucester celebrates its proud maritime heritage with the museum, which exhibits large painting and drawing collections by luminist painter Fitz Hugh Lane. VITAL INFO: Best suited fo... more
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Centerville Historical Society Museum 513 Main St, Centerville, MA 2647 508.775.0331 |
Downright palatial compared to its peers, this local-history museum boasts 14 rooms filled with varied collections spanning 2 centuries or more, including maritime and military collections, perfume bottles, quilts, early... more
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McMullen Museum 140 Commonwealth Ave, Newton, MA 2462 617.552.8100 |
Professor Frederick Specializes in Caribbean and African American literatures. Her scholarly interests include literatures of the Americas, particularly 20th Century women's popular fiction, mystery/detective, and futuri... more
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