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LOCATION Massachusetts, known as the Bay State of the US, is bordered on the north by New Hampshire and Vermont, on the west by New York, on the south by Connecticut and Rhode Island, and on the east by the Atlantic Ocean. At the southeastern corner is a peninsula called Cape Cod. The islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket lie to the south of Cape Cod.
REGIONAL ATTRACTIONS
Greater Boston & Cambridge
Boston Children's Theater, one of the oldest children's theatrical organizations in the country, opens up the world of theatre.
USS Constitution, launched in 1797, remains the world's oldest fully commissioned warship afloat.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston has ore than 400,000 works of art from ancient Egyptian to contemporary.
New England Aquarium has more than 70 aquatic animals from India, Amazon Rain Forest and Hawaii and the Maine coast.
Stone Zoo has arctic foxes, Mexican gray wolves, flamingos, and snow leopards, to name a few!
At Harvard Museum of Natural History, discover the first Triceratops, 1,642 pound amethyst geode and wander through a "garden" of Glass Flowers.
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology is one of the oldest museums in the world devoted to anthropology.
Skywalk Observatory on the 50th floor of the Prudential Tower, enables visitors to discover all of Boston, from its founding to the present.
Also don't miss:
Boston Harbor Cruises
Marino Lookout Farm
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum
The Children's Museum in Boston
Museum of Science
NORTH OF BOSTON & MERRIMACK VALLEY
The Butterfly Place has been designed for the propagation and development of some of nature's most colorful living creations.
Moby Duck Sightseeing is a unique 55-minute calm sightseeing cruise.
At Wenham Museum explore how we have lived, dressed, worked and played from the 17th century to today.
Salem Witch Museum takes you back to 1692. Visitors are given an overview of the Witch Trials of 1692.
Include Pirate's Fun Park and Cabot Street Cinema Theatre in your trip too.
SOUTH OF BOSTON REGION
Buttonwood Park Zoo, one of the finest small zoos in the US, has over 250 animals, including elephants, bison, mountain lions, seals, otters and farm animals.
Plymouth Hall Museum, the oldest operating public museum, uses actual 17th century Pilgrim possessions and as well as Native American artifacts to tell the story of the Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony.
Battleship Cove has historic naval ships, military exhibits, and related memorabilia tell the stories of brave sailors and their proud fighting days long ago.
Ocean Spray's Cranberry World Visitors' Center has interactive displays to bring you the history of the cranberry from Native American times to present day.
Also visit:
Children's Museum of Easton
Plymouth National Wax Museum
Plimoth Plantation
Whale Watching
Capron Park Zoo
Fall River Carousel
CAPE COD, MARTHA'S VINEYARD & NANTUCKET ISLAND REGION
Thornton W. Burgess Museum showcases the life and works of renowned children's author, naturalist, and Sandwich native Thornton Burgess.
Maria Mitchell Aquarium is a real marine aquarium on a quaint waterfront shack. The marine organisms of Nantucket's salt marshes, harbors, and near shore waters await your acquaintance on Washington Street.
Green Briar Nature Center and Jam Kitchen is the place where you can still get the jam in the "the old fashioned way."
Pilgrim Monument, dedicated in 1910 to commemorate the first landing of the Pilgrims in Provincetown in 1620, is the tallest all-granite structure in the US.
ALSO VISIT:
Cape Cod Duckmobile
Woods Hole Science Aquarium
Cape Cod Children's Museum
CENTRAL REGION
Eco Tarium is an environmental science museum set on 60 scenic acres just two miles from Worcester, Massachusetts. Explore exhibits on water, energy, ecosystems and more.
HIGGINS ARMORY MUSEUM is the only museum entirely devoted to the study and display of arms and armors. Artifacts range from Corinthian helmets of ancient Greece to ornate suits of armor from the height of the Renaissance.
Also check out: Breezy Picnic Grounds Waterslides, Davis' Farmland & MegaMaze and Old Sturbridge Village.
WESTERN REGION
Springfield Science Museum features a Dinosaur Hall; the multi-level R.E. Phelon African Hall, exhibits on African cultures; the Solutia Eco-Center, an aquarium and live animal center; Mineral Hall; hands-on exhibits; Native American Hall; a 100-seat planetarium; an observatory; and an exhibit on the Springfield-based aviation pioneers, the Granville Brothers.
Historic Deerfield is a museum of New England history and art within the carefully preserved 330-year-old western Massachusetts village of Deerfield.
Berkshire Museum has artifacts on art, history and the natural world.
Nash Dinosaur Tracks is a collection of bones and fossils found on site.
Basketball Hall of Fame: Visit the birthplace of basketball in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Some other interesting places:
Magic Wings Butterfly Conservatory & Gardens
Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum
Hancock Shaker Village
Children's Museum at Holyoke
NATIONAL PARKS AND HISTORIC SITTES
New Bedford Whaling National Historic Park
Springfield Armory National Historic Site
Adams National Historic Park
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Boston National Historic Park
Boston African American National Historic Site
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Cape Cod National Seashore
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
John F. Kennedy National Historic Site
Longfellow National Historic Site
Lowell National Historic Park
Minute Man National Historic Park
New Bedford Whaling National Historic Park
Salem Maritime National Historic Site
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
Springfield Armory National Historic Site
THINGS TO DO IN MASSACHUSETTS
The Children's Museum: The Children's Museum in Boston exists to help children understand and enjoy the world in which they live.
Hancock Shaker Village is an outdoor history museum of Shaker life on 1,200 acres in the scenic Berkshire Hills of western Massachus
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