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Rose Art Museum 415 South St, Waltham, MA 2493 781.736.3434 |
Rotch Jones Duff House & Garden Museum 396 County St, New Bedford, MA 2745 508.997.1401 |
For a glimpse of upper-class life during New Bedford's whaling heyday, head ½ mi south of downtown to the This 1834 Greek Revival mansion, set amid a full city block of gardens, housed three prominent families in ... more
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Stafford Hill Monument Stafford Hill Rd., Cheshire, MA |
Colonel Joab Stafford, one of Cheshire's earliest settlers, distinguished himself at the Battle of Bennington in 1777. The Stafford Hill Monument was erected on his gravesite by the Massachusetts Sons of the American Rev... more
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Stony Brook Grist Mill and Museum 830 Stony Brook Rd, Brewster, MA 2631 508.896.6745 |
It may be hard to believe, but this rustic mill beside a stream was once one of the most active manufacturing communities in New England, cranking out cloth, boots, and ironwork for over a century, starting with the Amer... more
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Thornton W. Burgess Museum 4 Water St. (Rte. 130), Sandwich, MA 2561 508.888.4668 |
Prominent in the early half of the 20th century, this prolific and locally bred childrens book author racked up 170 tomes to his credit, as well as 15,000 stories. His somewhat simple texts, featuring anthropomorphic ani... more
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Trayser Museum Complex 3353 Rte. 6A, Barnstable, MA 2537 508.362.2092 |
Named for local historian Donald G. Trayser, this former customhouse, built in 1856, showcases the collections of the Barnstable Historical Commission. The painted-brick Italian Renaissance building is quite a beauty its... more
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USS Constitution Museum Adjacent to the USS Constitution, Boston, MA 2109 617.426.1812 |
Just inland from the vessel, the museum features participatory exhibits that allow visitors to hoist a flag, fire a cannon, swing in a hammock, and learn more about the ship. The interactive computer displays and naval a... more
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Wampanoag Indian Museum Snake Pond Road, Mashpee, MA 2563 508.477.1536 |
Centuries of heartbreaking history are encapsulated in this unprepossessing museum, housed in a 1793 half-Cape built by a great-grandson of pioneer missionary Richard Bourne. Though the native population embraced the col... more
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Wellfleet Historical Society Museum 266 Main St, Wellfleet, MA 2663 508.349.9157 |
Every last bit of spare Wellfleet memorabilia seems to have been crammed into this old storefront. The volunteer curators have taken pains to arrange the surfeit of artifacts so that visitors can follow up on a particula... more
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Whistler House Museum of Art 243 Worthen House, Lowell, MA 1824 978.452.7641 |
Artist James Abbott McNeil Whistler's birthplace is now a museum. Built in 1823, the house has a 19th and 20th Century American art collection that includes etchings by Whistler and various artists like John Singer Sarge... more
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