Quick Summary: Massachusetts is known for its abundance of things to see and do with the whole family. Visit the famous Nantucket Island, Martha’s Vineyard, and Cape Cod which are like their own hidden worlds, complete with picturesque lighthouses and excellent beaches. Western Massachusetts offers stunning fall foliage and many unique museums. There’s also music at Springfield's Symphony Hall and hoops at the Basketball Hall of Fame as well as some of the world’s most idyllic college towns like Northampton and Amherst.


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1. Norman Rockwell Museum ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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2. Peabody Essex Museum ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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3. Old Sturbridge Village

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4. Hancock Shaker Village, Pittsfield

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5. The Clark Art Institute

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6. The House of the Seven Gables, Salem

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7. New Bedford Whaling Museum

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8. Fenway Park

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9. Boston Public Garden

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10. Tanglewood

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11. Museum of Fine Arts

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12. Whaling Museum, Nantucket

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13. Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum, Boston

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14. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

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15. Herrell's

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16. Lizzie Borden House and Breakfast Museum

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17. The Printing Office of Edes & Gill

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18. Adams National Historical Park

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19. Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center

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20. Jenney Museum

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21. MIT Museum

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22. The Museum of Russian Icons

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23. Dolphin Fleet Whale Watch

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24. AHA! New Bedford

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25. Faneuil Hall Marketplace

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