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Heritage Museum & Gardens Pine and Groove Streets, Sandwich, MA 2561 508.888.3300 |
This is one of those rare museums that appeals equally to adults and the children they drag along: The latter will leave clamoring for another visit. All ages have the run of 76 beautifully landscaped acres, crisscrossed... more
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Museum of Dirt 36 Drydock Ave., Boston, MA 2135 617.585.7000 |
~Museum of Dirt 36 Drydock Ave, Boston is a bit of a misnomer. Rather than a museum, some think of it more as a dirt gallery. It is located in the offices of a high tech marketing firm called Jack Morton Worldwide. The M... more
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New Bedford Whaling Museum 18 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford, MA 2745 508.997.0046 |
The New Bedford Whaling Museum, established in 1903, is the world's largest museum devoted to the history of whaling. A highlight is the skeleton of a 66-foot blue whale, one of only three on view anywhere in the world. ... more
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New England Fire & History Museum 1439 Main St./Rte. 6A, Brewster, MA 2631 508.896.5711 |
The gas-lit displays may come across as a little hokey (and murky), but little kids as well as grown-up fire-fighting aficionados will probably find the array of equipment pretty enthralling. More than 30 antique fire en... more
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Norman Rockwell Museum Rte. 183, Stockbridge, MA 1229 413.298.4100 |
The Norman Rockwell Museum traces the career of one of America's most beloved illustrators, beginning with his first Saturday Evening Post cover in 1916. In addition to the collection of 570 Rockwell illustrations, the m... more
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Spellbound Museum 35 St. Peter Street, Salem, MA |
Any ghosts hanging around St. In any case, at 35 St. This is a weird week in this seashore city of 40,000, which attracts an estimated 800,000 to 1 million visitors a year, about a third of them drawn by Salems obsession... more
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Springfield Museum of Fine Arts State and Chestnut Streets, Springfield, MA 1151 413.263.6800 |
Four museums and a library surrounding a quadrangle constitute this worthwhile resource. Enter the library from State Street and walk through to the back. Near that exit is the new Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture G... more
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Brewster Historical Society Museum 3341 Rte. 6A, Brewster, MA 2631 508.896.9521 |
This somewhat scattershot collection offers glimpses of Brewsters past. It includes a model of the towns first house (built in 1660), vestiges of an old post office and barber shop, and various relics of the China Trade ... more
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Chesterwood Museum 4 Williamsville Rd., Stockbridge, MA 1229 413.298.3579 |
Chesterwood was for 33 years the summer home of the sculptor Daniel Chester French (1850-1931), who created The Minuteman in Concord and the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Tours are given of the house, which is mai... more
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Custom House Maritime Museum 25 Water St, Newburyport, MA 1985 978.462.8681 |
A transport back to the 1800`s. Site of the Amistad revolt and more.. furnishings from the Howard Whaling family. Amazing!
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