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 Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
125 West Bay Road
Amherst, MA 01002 
Phone: 413- 658-1100
Email: info@picturebookart.org
Open: Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Sundays, noon–5 p.m.
Founded in part by Eric Carle, the renowned author and illustrator of more than 70 books, including the 1969 classic The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art is the first full-scale museum in this country devoted to national and international picture book art, conceived and built with the aim of celebrating the art that we are first exposed to as children.
The Museum features three Galleries dedicated to rotating exhibitions of picture book art, a hands-on Art Studio, an Auditorium for performances and lectures, a comfortable Library for reading and storytelling, a Café serving simple and delicious fare, and a Museum Shop stocked with creative gifts and old and new picture book favorites.
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 Franklin County Chamber of Commerce
Exit 26 Rotary
Greenfield, MA 01301
Phone: 413-773-5463
Email: fccc@crocker.com
Downshift off Interstate 91 and travel one of the country's original highways - through the surprisingly unspoiled time warp that is Franklin
County. Its countryside is beautiful, its history rich and its culture eclectic. Franklin County is the most rural county in the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, and it shows! Farms, Farms, and valleys form our historic villages and bustling towns. There is so much to do here - in our fine museums, educational institutions, and cultural centers - but most of all, in our great outdoors! If you like New England, you'll love Franklin County!
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 Historic Deerfield
88 Old Main Street
Deerfield, MA 01342
Phone: 413-775-7214
Email: info@historic-deerfield.org
Open: Daily, 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; call for seasonal changes.
Historic Deerfield is “New England as you hope to find it!” Located in western Massachusetts off Routs 5 and 10 in the 330-year old village of Deerfield, the Museum has been called “the gem of rural New England,” by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. This Museum of New England’s history and art welcomes visitors of all ages from around the world to Deerfield’s mile-long thoroughfare, simply called, “The Street.” The Museum features twelve houses dating to the 18th and 19th centuries and three exhibition galleries within the Flynt Center of Early New England Life. Historic
Deerfield’s decorative arts treasures can be viewed on both the guided and self-guided tours. A full calendar of programs, special events, group tours and village walking tours are offered throughout the year. The Museum Store and Bookshop feature gifts for all occasions, museum reproductions and a wide selection of books about early America and the decorative arts. Open Daily, year round, 9:30-4:30 except Thanksgiving, Dec. 24 & 25.
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 Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort
37 Corey Road
Route 43
Hancock, MA 01237
Phone: 413-738-5500
Toll-Free: 800-882-8859
Fax: 413-738-5729
Email: info@jiminy.com
Jiminy Peak 2008 Mountain Adventure Park
Enjoy the Mountain Adventure Park with new rides for 2008.
The new Rope Adventure - Harness in and start the adventure through this fun and challenging ropes course! For ages 5 and up. The new Spider Web is sure to be a favorite among all the kids! Watch as they climb through the spider's web to the top and then zoom down the inflatable slide! There is also the Alpine Slide, Mountain Coaster, Rock Climbing Wall and much more.
Ride to the summit of Jiminy Peak on the region's only six-passenger chairlift. At the top, you will be dazzled by unique and spectacular views of Mount Greylock and the Jericho Valley. You can also hike, bike and play mini-golf. All hours of operation are weather permitting.
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 Look Memorial Park
300 North Main Street
Florence, MA 01062
Phone: 413-584-5457
Look Memorial Park is located on the Berkshire Trail (Route 9) in the Florence section of
Northampton, in the heart of the Pioneer Valley. The park consists of over 150 acres and is open all year during daylight hours. Memorial Day thru Labor Day the park offers bumper boats, a picnic store, the Christiansen Zoo and a water spray park. Extended thru Columbus Day is a steamer railroad, pedal boats and miniature golf. Enjoy tennis from April thru November and year round playgrounds and walking paths. The Pines Theater also located in the park hosts a Summer Concert Series and the Children’s Entertainment Series. Look Park also holds special events for children throughout the year from an “Annual Easter Egg Hunt” to “Breakfast with Santa.”
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 Six Flags New England
Route 159
Agawam, MA 01001
Phone: 413-786-9300
Fax: 413-821-9939
MORE FLAGS, MORE FUN!
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Six Flags New England is the best destination for family fun with children’s favorites like Wiggles World and Thomas Town. New England’s largest water park, Hurricane Harbor, is FREE with park admission and boasts more than a dozen slides and children's play areas. Superman: Ride of Steel, the #1 steel coaster on the planet, continues to thrill guests with an elevation of 22 stories and speeds of up to 77 mph. Don’t forget Bugs Bunny and all his Looney Tunes friends! There’s no end to the fun with an array of interactive shows and over 20 concerts and special events. Bring the whole family this season to experience the thrill of Six Flags New England. Visit our website for more information.
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 Springfield Museums
21 Edwards Street
Springfield, MA 01103
Phone: 413-263-6800
Email: info@springfieldmuseums.org
Visit New England’s own “mini-Smithsonian,” four outstanding museums arranged around a beautiful park that is also the site of the Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden. For a single admission fee, you’ll have the opportunity to view French Impressionist paintings, take a “safari” through Africa, visit the country’s only permanent exhibit gallery of Currier & Ives prints, see the largest collection of Chinese cloisonné in the Western world, wander among larger-than-life figures of your favorite Dr. Seuss characters, enjoy American art from Colonial to contemporary times, encounter exact replicas of the world’s great Classical and Renaissance sculptures, and much more. Four museums. One admission fee. Free parking. Museum Store.
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 The Zoo in Forest Park & Education Center
Sumner Avenue (Route 83)
Springfield, MA 01138
Phone: 413-733-2251
The Forest Park Zoo, located in Forest Park, a 735 acre woodland park in Springfield, features exotic and indigenous animals representing a large variety of species found throughout the world and in North America. Experience the world of exotic animals and local wildlife as never before. Take a train trip around the park, explore freshwater pond life, learn about endangered animals and captive breeding programs. Get to know the creatures that frequent your backyard, and visit a Heritage Breeds Barn. Shop in our unique gift shop for unusual, educational, or whimsical gift items. Enjoy the gardens, seasonal exhibits, programs, and events.
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 Discover Quincy
1250 Hancock Street, Suite 129N
Quincy, MA 02169
Phone: 617 657-0527
Fax: 617-471-3132
Birthplace of the American Dream
Today, visitors to Quincy can tour the birthplaces of both John Adams and John Quincy Adams as well as the Adams Mansion, the Summer White House for both presidents and home to their descendants until the early 20 th century. Other historic sites include United First Parish Church - where both Adams presidents and their wives are buried - historic Hancock Cemetery and the Dorothy Quincy Homestead, the childhood home of John Hancock's wife, Dorothy Quincy As the birthplace of two presidents and John Hancock, Quincy has long been recognized for the pivotal role her native sons and daughters played in the fight for American independence.
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 Boston Common Frog Pond Skating Rink
Boston Common
Boston, MA
Phone: 617-635-2120
Open November 20, 2008 through March 17, 2009
Capture the scent of wood smoke in the air. Hear the sound of metal blades skimming over smooth ice. Close your eyes and your senses return you to 1634, as you skate on the Frog Pond in America's oldest public park.
Here at the coolest gathering place in Boston you can join local residents and visitors alike as they glide over the carefully manicured, refrigerated surface. In 1997, people were able to skate on this type of surface for the first time in Downtown Boston. The Frog Pond Skating Rink is now open from November to mid-March with at least 100 days of seasonal skating. Whether you're practicing for a 9.9 at the Winter Olympics or simply trying to stand on two feet, the ice at the Frog Pond will always be accommodating.
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 Boston Harbor Islands National Park Area
Boston, MA 02110
Phone: 617-223-8666
Email: Boha_information@nps.gov
Boston Harbor Islands National Park Area offers a quiet place to relax, explore, camp, swim, fish or picnic. Tours to Boston Light ("The ultimate Lighthouse experience," according to the Boston Globe) operate Thursday-Sunday from June to October. Ranger narrated Discovery Cruises and Sunset Cruises are offered on a frequent basis in the summer. Ranger-led activities and special events are offered on many islands for a variety of audiences. Not only are these islands a source of natural beauty and wonder--they're also rich in history and legends, with tales of pirates, shipwrecks, wars, abandoned prisons, and even ghosts! It's all right in Boston Harbor and accessible by boat or public ferry from Long Wharf downtown or the South Shore... so near, and yet so far away!
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 Boston Symphony Orchestra
301 Massachusetts Avenue/Symphony Hall
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: 888-266-1492
Toll-Free: 888-266-1492
Email: customerservice@bso.org
Welcome to the 128th Season of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, September 24, 2008 – May 9, 2009
For the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s 2008-09 season, BSO Music Director James Levine will lead the orchestra in some of the most thrilling and inspiring works of the orchestral repertoire, offering audiences an extraordinary spectrum of some of the cornerstone works of the classical music repertoire while also highlighting some of the most important and influential composers of our time. Seiji Ozawa returns to the Symphony Hall podium for the first time since stepping down as music director in 2002, leading the orchestra in one of his signature works, Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique. In his final three programs of the BSO’s 2008-09 subscription season, Maestro Levine leads the orchestra in a survey of Mozart’s symphonies, including examples from throughout the composer’s prolific career and some rarely heard musical gems.
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 Boston Tours - From Boston & Suburbs
56 Williams Street
Waltham, MA 02453
Phone: 781-899-1454
Make the most of your trip with a guided tour
Planning to visit the Boston area? See all the important sites and attractions that make Boston such a great city. Travel with us on a personalized tour with full historical and cultural commentary as we visit Boston, Charlestown, and Cambridge. Relive three centuries of history and learn of the Puritans, revolutionaries, immigrants, presidents, Pequots and, polititians. Avoid the notorious driving habits of Bostonians by riding in the relaxing comfort of a 20-passenger air-conditioned coach. The tour lasts for 6 ½ to 7 hours and pickup locations are available from suburban and downtown Boston hotels.
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 Cambridge Office For Tourism
4 Brattle Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: 617-441-2884
Toll-Free: 800-862-5678
Fax: 617-441-7736
Email: info@cambridge-usa.org
It's no wonder that Cambridge is so often referred to as "Boston's Left Bank.” Just across the Charles River from Boston, it's a city where Old World meets New Age in a mesmerizing blend of history and technology. Only minutes away from downtown by subway or by foot, visitors can visit historic sites including the world-renowned campuses of Harvard University and MIT. As a captivating, off-beat alternative to Boston, the "Squares" of Cambridge are charming neighborhoods rich in adventurous dining options as well as unique shopping, theatres, museums, and historic sites. Cambridge is a city where counter-culture still lives, classic culture thrives, and multicultural is a way of life.
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 Cheers, Beacon Hill
84 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617-227-9605
Fax: 617-723-1898
Email: restaurantmanager@cheersboston.com
Where everybody knows your name...
Known for years as the Bull & Finch Pub, Cheers Beacon Hill is the original
inspiration for the setting of the favorite American TV series. Offering a
mouthwatering menu of traditional pub fare and an abundant beverage
selection, featuring award-winning Bloody Marys and a variety of draft
beers. Open daily from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 a.m. Full menu available until
11:45 p.m. The Gift Shop is open daily at 10:00 a.m. Catch your favorite
sports teams on one of 10 DirecTVs. Children's menu, late nite, full bar,
reservations only accepted for parties of 15 or more. Handicap accessible.
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 Cheers, Faneuil Hall
Quincy Market, Faneuil Hall Marketplace
Boston, MA 02109
Phone: 617-227-0150
Fax: 617-227-8416
Email: restaurantmanager@cheersboston.com
Where everybody knows your name...
The newest Cheers in Boston at Faneuil Hall Marketplace is the replica of
the bar seen on the TV series, Cheers. Offering a mouthwatering menu of
traditional pub fare and an abundant beverage selection, featuring
award-winning Bloody Marys and a variety of draft beers. Open daily from
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 a.m. Full menu available until 11:45 p.m. Casual dress.
Live entertainment on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. Children's
menu, late nite, full bar, reservations only accepted for parties of 15 or
more. Handicap accessible.
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 Concord Museum
200 Lexington Road
Concord, MA 01742
Phone: 978-369-9763
Fax: 978-369-9660
Email: cm1@concordmuseum.org
A center of learning and cultural enjoyment
Renowned as the site of the battle that began the American Revolution and as the home of the most original thinkers and writers of the American literary renaissance, the town of Concord has played a remarkable part in the history of New England and the nation. The Concord Museum is the one place where all of Concord' s past is brought to life through a nationally-significant historical collection including the famed Revere lantern, literary treasures such as Emerson's Study and Thoreau' s Walden desk, Concord-made clocks, silver and furniture -- all in engaging, self-touring galleries with hands-on family activities and the award-winning "Exploring Concord" film.
Open: January-March, Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sunday,1-4 p.m.; April-December, Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, noon-5 p.m.; June, July, August, Sundays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
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 Faneuil Hall Marketplace
4 South Market Bldg.
Boston, MA 02109
Phone: 617-523-1300
Fax: 617-523-1779
Email: info@faneuilhallmarketplace.com
There’s a magical place in the center of Boston like no other. It’s Faneuil Hall Marketplace. It’s always a festival with free entertainment and incredible shopping, 18 fine restaurants and outdoor cafes as well as over 40 eateries in the historic Quincy Market Building. Faneuil Hall Marketplace is Boston’s hottest new spot for dining and entertainment. For information call 617-523-1300.
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 Franklin Park Zoo
One Franklin Park Road
Boston, MA 02121
Phone: 617-541-LION (5466)
Fax: 617-989-2025
Email: info@zoonewengland.com
Opened in 1913, this 72-acre site nestled in Boston’s historic Franklin Park features an array of wildlife from all over the world. Come face-to-face with an African lion in the Kalahari Kingdom, visit Masai giraffe and Grevy’s zebra of the Giraffe Savannah and discover the Tropical Forest, home to western lowland gorillas, lemurs, mandrills and much more! Be sure not to miss the Tiger Tales exhibit or Butterfly Landing, open seasonally from mid-June through mid-September. Franklin Park Zoo has many activities for children including education classes, Zoo Camp and Snorin’ Roarin’ sleepovers. The zoo is available for rentals and offers unique indoor and outdoor facilities and catering services to turn your child’s birthday party or your next meeting or event into an adventure! Open year round - except Thanksgiving and Christmas.
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 Freedom Trail Foundation
99 Chauncy Street
Boston, MA 02111
Phone: 617-357-8300
Fax: 617-357-8303
Email: tavia@thefreedomtrail.org
Boston's Freedom Trail® is a 2.5 mile Trail through this sophisticated city connecting 16 of the country's most significant historic sites linked to the American Revolution. Take a 90 minute walking tour with a lively and informative 18th century costumed - Freedom Trail Player® - guide along the Trail daily between April and November. Great for all ages (5 to 75+) and groups large and small. Specialty tours of Pirates and Patriots, African American Patriots, Historic Pub Crawl, and the Historic Holiday Stroll are offered throughout the year and seasonally. Buy your ticket on line at our website. It's American history, but not the same old story.
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 Greater Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau
Information Centers on Boston Common
and Prudential Towers (Center Court)
Boston, MA
Toll-Free: 888–SEE-BOSTON Ext. 8
Create your own customized getaway weekend in Boston – it’s so easy. Start with a fabulous hotel, add dinner, theatre, a world class museum, a visit to a spa or shop till you drop. Boston, the city where American history and patriotism began offers a rich experience for all visitors., Speak to a visitor information representative who will help plan your trip. Or visit www.BostonUSA.com for all the information you need to book a getaway to Boston. The Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau invites you to visit Boston and Cambridge, just for the fun of it! Call 888 SEE BOSTON.
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 John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
Columbia Point
Boston, MA 02125
Phone: 617-514-1600
Toll-Free: 866-JFK-1960
Fax: 617-436-3395
Email: kennedy.library@nara.gov
Open: Daily, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; closed New Year’s, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.
Situated on a 10-acre park overlooking Boston Harbor, the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum is the nation's official memorial to John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States. The museum at the Kennedy Library enables visitors to step back into the recreated world of the early 1960s and experience first-hand the life and legacy of John F. Kennedy. In 25 dramatic exhibits, including three theaters and 20 video presentations, visitors are inspired by the stirring eloquence of John F. Kennedy and by the grace of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy.
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 Kendall Square Community Ice Skating
300 Athenaeum Street
Cambridge, MA 02142
Phone: 617-492-0941
Fax: 617-491-0192
2008-09 Season runs from December 6th to March 5th
Cambridge and Boston's newest winter attraction is now open in Kendall Square. Come glide over the carefully maintained and refrigerated ice surface. Whether you are stopping by for a quick skate at lunchtime, an afternoon skate with the family, or an evening skate under the stars you are sure to enjoy your time on the ice. After your skate stop in our new cafe for a light snack and hot chocolate or just relax in our heated pavilion overlooking the ice. Private rink rentals, birthday parties, group and corporate outings are also available. If you are new to skating or want to brush up on your skating skills our Ice Stars skating school offer a wide selection of group and private instruction for ages 3 to adult. A short walk from the Kendall Square Red Line T station and minutes from downtown Boston. Discounted parking is available at the Kendall Square parking garage.
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 Mary Baker Eddy Library™
200 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Toll-Free: 888-222-3711
Home of the world-famous Mapparium®
The Mary Baker Eddy Library features some of the most thought-provoking and fun exhibits in the city, exploring the life and achievements of Mary Baker Eddy. She was a controversial New England woman who defied conventional 19th-century thinking to become an influential religious leader, author, teacher, and founder of the Christian Science Monitor at age 87. The museum also houses the world-famous Mapparium®, an achievement in art and architecture from 1935 giving visitors a unique look at how ideas have the power to change the world. The Lending & Reference Services and Research Room provide access to further subject reading, books, archival documents, photographs, and artifacts of the Mary Baker Eddy Library Collections.
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 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
465 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: 617-267-9300
Email: customerservice@mfa.org
Come to the MFA and see masterpieces from around the world and across the ages. At every turn, you’ll find breathtaking works of art, from masters of American painting to the icons of Impressionism, from exquisite Asian scrolls to ancient Egyptian mummies. We have a rich collection of American art including such icons as Paul Revere’s silver Liberty bowl and masterpieces by John Singer Sargent, Mary Cassatt, and Winslow Homer. Our collection of Asian art is unrivaled in size, scope, and distinction in the Western world, and we own the finest collection of Monets outside of Paris. Gallery tours, audio tapes, and maps of the Museum are available in foreign languages. Open daily, the MFA also offers films, concerts, artist lectures, and family programs. Visit mfa.org for more information.
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 New England Aquarium
Central Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
Phone: 617-973-5200
Email: webmaster@neaq.org
A mere stone’s throw from Faneuil Hall and the North End, you’ll find a place of wonder. The New England Aquarium is built around a four-story, 200,000-gallon Caribbean coral reef exhibit called the Giant Ocean Tank. Sea turtles, toothy sharks and huge stingrays peer out at you. Electric green moray eels, barracudas and a rainbow of tropical fish swim together. Both harbor and fur seals have training sessions several times a day that you can watch. More than 60 penguins of three different species fly underwater through one of the largest penguin exhibits in North America. Thousands of sea jellies will surprise you with their beauty. The IMAX Theatre has state-of-the-art 3D technology and the largest movie screen in New England. At the New England Aquarium, you will find the marvels hidden in the world beneath the waves!
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 Seacoast Events
5 California Street
Newburyport, MA 01950
Phone: 978-462-6877
Fax: 978-462-6876
Email: info@seacoastevents.net
There are so many things to see and experience!
Seacoast Events is waiting to show you around New England. You can count on our knowledgeable and friendly local tour guides to make your trip truly special! There are so many things to see and experience; from The Freedom Trail in Boston to The Witch Museum in Salem to The Plantation in Plymouth to The Battle Grounds of Concord. Our guides will share with you the history of these beautiful communities and take you to the places only the locals know!
Whether you are looking for a half day, full day or multi day excursion, with Seacoast Events your group can truly experience a customized journey! Our professional staff will work with you to develop an itinerary to match the wishes and desires of your group. Or if you wish, our local guides can step on to your personal tour bus to show your group around the area we love to call home!
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 Spirit of Boston
World Trade Center
200 Seaport Blvd. Ste 75
Boston, MA 02210
Phone: 617-748-1499
Fax: 617-748-1425
Email: customerservice@spiritcruises.com
Step aboard our beautifully redesigned ship in the Seaport District and come alive with the most entertaining lunch and dinner experience in Boston. You'll enjoy a fabulous all-you-can-eat buffet, dancing, live entertainment with star-quality performers, and dazzling views on the largest outdoor deck in Boston, all for one price. Elegant but never stuffy, the Spirit is perfect for parties of two all the way up to 600. We offer year-round lunch and dinner cruises as well as seasonal Lobster Lunches and Sunset Cruises. Looking for a private setting? Then try a customized yacht charter aboard Spirit's sister ship, the Seaport Elite.
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 Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce
Junction Route 6 and Route 132
Hyannis, MA
Toll-Free: 888-33CapeCod
Email: info@capecodchamber.org
With 559.6 miles of coast and 400 square miles of landmass, Cape Cod is big by anyone’s measure. But with its 83 museums, 50 miles of cycling trails, 75 nature paths, 115 beaches, 52 harbors, 365 ponds, 13 lighthouses, 43 golf courses, 2,254 places to shop, 78 band concerts, 14 parades, 97 fairs and ten baseball teams, the Cape stands taller. Nowhere else can one find such diverse activities. From tracing early history in Provincetown to visiting a full-size model of Alvin, the underwater submersible in Woods Hole, the Cape is indeed rich with sights, attractions and activities. Then, there is the beauty and wonder of the Cape itself—a timeless gift of sea, sun, sand and its ethereal light.
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 Cape Cod National Seashore
Salt Pond Visitor Center at Nauset Road and Route 6
Eastham, MA 02642
Phone: 508-255-3421
Open: Daily, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (longer during the summer)
Forty miles of pristine sandy beach, marshes, ponds, and uplands support diverse species. Lighthouses, cultural landscapes, and wild cranberry bogs offer a glimpse of Cape Cod’s ways of life. Swimming beaches and walking and biking trails beckon visitors. The park's six oceanside swimming beaches have life guards from late June through August. Eleven self-guided nature trails are open year-round. Parking lots are open year-round, daily, 6 a.m. to midnight.
Salt Pond Visitor Center is Cape Cod National Seashore's main visitor facility, with orientation movies, a bookstore, a museum, and restrooms. The Visitor Center is also convenient to the popular 1.5-mile Nauset Marsh Trail and the Buttonbush Trail, a quarter-mile trail that features a guide rope and text panels in Braille, and the Nauset Bicycle Trail.
The Province Lands Visitor Center is located on Race Point Road, off Route 6, at the northern end of Cape Cod National Seashore, approximately one mile from Provincetown. It is open May 1 through October 31, daily from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Phone number is 508-487-1256.
The observation deck at this Visitor Center provides a 360-degree view of the Province Lands dunes, the Outer Beach and the Atlantic Ocean. Exhibits about local plants and animals and the Pilgrim's landing in Provincetown are featured.
Other highlights of the National Seashore are the Fort Hill Area off Route 6(Eastham); the Coast Guard and Nauset Light beaches, Nauset and Three Sisters Lighthouses off Route 6 (Eastham); the Marconi Station Site(Wellfleet); the Highland Lighthouse (Cape Cod Light) and Highland House (Truro); and the Old Harbor Life-Saving Station (Provincetown).
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 EcoTarium, A Museum of Science and Nature
222 Harrington Way
Worcester, MA 01604
Phone: 508-929-2700
Fax: 508-929-2701
Email: info@ecotarium.org
Inspiring a Passion for Science and Nature
Discover the EcoTarium, a unique indoor-outdoor museum of science and nature. Set in an urban oasis, the EcoTarium offers a chance to walk through the treetops and take a thrilling multimedia journey through the galaxy at a digital planetarium. You’ll meet wildlife like turtles, owls, eagles, an otter and a fox – even a polar bear! Plus, stroll nature trails, ride a narrow-gauge railroad, and get hands-on with family-friendly exhibits. The EcoTarium is always changing with special events, exhibits, digital planetarium shows and programming year round. For a special offer, visit www.ecotarium.org/coupon.
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 Fitchburg Art Museum
Merriam Parkway - main entrance
185 Elm Street
Fitchburg, MA 01420
Phone: 978-345-4207
Fax: 978-345-2319
Email: Info@fitchburgartmuseum.org
This family-friendly museum is the areas oldest cultural institution, and the region's most important center for art study and appreciation. With 12 galleries, featuring American and European paintings, prints, sculpture and decorative arts, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Asian and Pre-Colombian antiquities this Museum hosts changing exhibitions in a 3-building complex. Tours, lectures, studio classes and private functions available. Open Tuesday-Sunday, 12-4pm.
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 Old Sturbridge Village
1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Off Rte 20
Sturbridge, MA 01566
Phone: 508-347-3362
Toll-Free: 800-SEE-1830
Old Sturbridge Village: The Story of a New Nation
Step out of your world and into ours. Explore early New England in the company of farmers, craftsmen, and fascinating characters. Celebrate yesterday's proud traditions on your remarkable journey into America's past. Old Sturbridge Village offers a variety of ways to experience the artifacts, activities, and seasonal celebrations of rural New England during the first 50 years following the American Revolution (1790-1840). The centerpiece of the museum is a recreated rural New England town of the 1830s encompassing a center village, mills area, and countryside. Period handcrafts, heirloom gardens, and heritage breeds of farm animals are part of every village visit. Hands-on opportunities abound. The Visitor Center is home to our new History Gateway, including Kidstory an early learning gallery and Icons of New England exhibit, focusing on the history of what makes New England unique. Open year-round, daily except Mondays. Call ahead for holiday schedules.
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 Southwick’s Zoo
2 Southwick Street
Mendon, MA 01756
Toll-Free: 800-258-9182
Fax: 508-883-0242
Email: info@southwickszoo.com
New Skyfari Sky Ride - Explore the Zoo from New Heights
Southwick’s Zoo is situated within the historic Blackstone Valley. Surrounded by 300 shady acres and home to hundreds of animals representing many species, Southwick's is more than a zoo, it's an adventure for all ages! As well as an impressive display of animals, Southwick's also offers educational programs, live animal presentations, a petting zoo, deer forest, elephant rides, and children’s play park. There are also picnic grounds, kiddie rides, food venues, and free parking. Visit our new and extensive gift shop, the Purple Peacock. Operating hours for Southwick's Zoo are 10:00am to 5:00pm from April through October 19th... 7 days a week including holidays. Check out our non-profit Earth Eco-Education Center.
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 Tower Hill Botanic Garden
11 French Drive
P.O. Box 598
Boylston, MA 01505
Phone: 508-869-6111
Fax: 508-869-0314
Email: thbg@towerhillbg.org
Experience "a world class garden, that's always in season!"
Located on 132 bucolic acres in Worcester County, less than an hour from Boston, Tower Hill is one of the largest and most comprehensive botanic gardens in the region. It is the home of the Worcester County Horticultural Society, founded in 1842 to "advance the science, and encourage and improve the practice of horticulture." The breathtaking view provides an extraordinary setting for a variety of garden styles, at once stunningly beautiful and highly educational. Stroll through a Lawn Garden, Secret Garden, Cottage Garden, Vegetable Garden, Systematic Garden, and magical woodland paths. In winter, the Orangerie is filled with flowering subtropical plants. Browse the Gift Shop and enjoy lunch at Twigs Café.
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