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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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Whaling Museum 15 Broad Street, Nantucket, MA 2554 508.228.1894 |
Housed in a gorgeous 1845 Greek Revival mansion built by whaling ship magnate Benjamin Huntting, the home is as cool as the collection inside, devoted to the industry that put this part of the world on the map. Highlight... 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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Willard House & Clock Museum Grafton, MA 1560 508.839.3500 |
Wistariahurst Museum 238 Cabot Street, Holyoke, MA 413.322.5660 |
Witch Dungeon Museum 16 Lynde Street, Salem, MA 1970 978.741.3570 |
Theres no escaping the witch on these cobblestone streets. The hundreds of thousands of tourists expected to descend on the town this Halloween season can visit dozens of museums and shops specializing in the occult, inc... more
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Women at Work Museum 35 County Street, Attleboro, MA |
Woods Hole Historical Museum 579 Woods Hole Rd, Woods Hole, MA 2556 508.548.7270 |
Exhibits change at this small but charming museum, a local labor of love. The permanent 1895 diorama of the town should give you the former flavor of this combination seaport/scientific community and tourist destination.... more
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Worcester Art Museum 55 Salisbury St, Worcester, MA 1527 508.799.4406 |
With a population of just over 170,000, Worcester is the second-largest city in the state and the third-largest in New England (behind Boston and Providence). Despite this, many Worcesterites feel their hometown suffers ... more
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