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If you're a history buff, art aficionado, archaeology fiend, or dabbler in the sciences, our museum picks are perfect for a rainy day or afternoon excursion! Our selections center around notable collections of historical and cultural items. Many have excellent rotating displays in addition to exceptional permanent collections.
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Address: 300 Congress St, Boston, MA 02210
Offering several floors of hands-on exhibits, this educational museum is designed to help children understand their bodies, the nature of disabilities, science, and cultural diversity. Representative exhibits address, recycling, boats, music, construction, art, and theater. In these various displays, kids can be on TV, climb a maze, make huge...
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Address: 25 Water St, Newburyport, MA 01950
Housed in a former 19th-century custom house, this museum offers insight into the history of Newburyport and its economic niche as a trade port. You'll see models of ships built in Newburyport, city maps and trade routes, and even relevant art among the museum's exhibits. Approximately 45 miles from Boston.
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Address: 51 Sandy Pond Rd, Lincoln, MA 01773
The DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park should be visited while you are in Boston if you have the time. The museum is located on the former estate of (and named after) a wealthy and cultured merchant who lived during the 1850's. The museum features works of art from Cordova's day as well as modern art. The sculpture park is set on 35 acres and...
Harvard Museum of Natural History
Category: Museums - Boston Attractions & Activities
Address: 26 Oxford St, Cambridge, MA 02138
This fascinating university museum houses a vast array of exhibits on things animal, vegetable, and mineral. The natural world is explored and detailed, and visitors can examine dinosaurs, fossils, gemstones, glass flower models, and displays about biological systems. You'll also get a good overview of the rise of regional cultures. Educational,...
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum of Art
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Address: 280 The Fenway, Boston, MA 02115
This lovely art museum was first opened in 1903 by Isabella Stewart Gardner. The building is a grand old stone structure of three stories that centers around an interior courtyard filled with beautiful plants and flowers. The artwork in the museum consists of paintings, sculpture, antique furniture, silver, ceramics, and tapestries from about 30...
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Address: 15 Newton St, Larz Anderson Park, Brookline, MA 02445
The majestic Carriage House was built in 1888 and is a National Historic Site. In addition, it is the former home of Larz and Isabel Anderson, noted automobile collectors. Presently, the house boasts the country's oldest car collection, showcases the Andersons' collection (which began in 1899), and also features exhibits relating to how the...
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Address: 265 Massachusetts Ave, Bldg N52, Cambridge, MA 02139
Art and science meet at this intriguing museum on the MIT campus. Its collections and exhibitions present the work of MIT professors and alums, and also offers a variety of miscellaneous memorabilia. Among the highlights are displays on robots, holography, ocean sciences, architecture and design, nautical engineering, and a record of technological...
Museum of Afro American History
Category: Museums - Boston Attractions & Activities
Address: 46 Joy St, Boston, MA 02114-4007
This fascinating historical museum is comprised of the African-American Meeting House, one of the nation's oldest black churches, and the Abiel Smith School, the first Boston classroom for black children. The museum provides information about African-Americans in New England and is the starting point for the Black Heritage Trail, a walking tour...
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Address: O'Brian Hwy, Science Park, Boston, MA 02114
Contains the largest "lightning machine" in the world and includes the Hayden Planetarium, which features models, lectures, films, laser and star shows. More than 400 interactive exhibits in all. Travel the world in the Mugar Omni Theater where scientific subjects show on a four-story, domed screen. The Human body connection is a permanent...
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Address: 28 Constitution Rd, Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, MA 02129
This museum relates the storied 200-year history of the USS Constitution, which was first launched in the late 18th century and is now recognized as the world's oldest commissioned warship. During her years at sea, the Constitution saw conflict with pirates and experienced victories during the War of 1812. Museum attractions include a documentary,...
