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New England Guide

Fun with kids

Sean Horgan
Fun things to do with kids
Business / Org
Activity
Indoors/Outdoors
Category
City, State
Link
Notes
Membership
Cost
Good for
Season
1
Boston Boulder Project
Indoor climing
Indoors
Sports
12A Tyler St, Somerville, MA 02143, USA
None needed
kids
All
2
Metro Rock
Indoor climbing
Indoors
Sports
69 Norman St #9, Everett, MA 02149, USA
None needed
kids, adults
3
Ice rink in Medford
Ice skating
Indoors
Sports
97 Locust St, Medford, MA 02155, USA
Check website for open skate sessions
None needed
Free ice skating, $5 rentals
kids, adults
Winter
4
Tree Top
Ropes course
Outdoors
Sports
200 New Boston Dr, Canton, MA 02021, USA
kids, adults
Summer
5
Dilboy Pool
Swimming
Outdoors
Sports
324 Alewife Brook Pkwy, Somerville, MA 02144, USA
Summer
6
Piers Park Sailing Center
Sailing
Outdoors
Sports
Piers Park Sailing Center, 95 Marginal St, Boston, MA 02128, USA
Summer
7
K1 Speed
Gocart racing
Indoors
Sports
40 Fordham Rd, Wilmington, MA 01887, USA
All
8
Trustees
Hike out to Crowninshield Island
Outdoors
Hike
Crowninshield Island, Marblehead, MA 01945, USA
Try to get there 30 minutes before low tide
Free
All
9
Drumlin Farms
Check out farm animals
Outdoors
Animals
Drumlin Farms, Hanson, MA 02341, USA
Needed - we don't have it
10
Davis Farmland
Check out farm animals
Outdoors
Animals
145 Redstone Hill Rd, Sterling, MA 01564, USA
11
New England Aquarium
Check out fish
Indoors
Animals
1 Central Wharf, Boston, MA 02110, USA
All
12
Foote Brothers
Kayak
Outdoors
Sports
230 Topsfield Rd, Ipswich, MA 01938, USA
13
Forth Cliff
Beach
Outdoors
Beach
Fourth Cliff Family Recreation Area, 348 Central Ave, Humarock, MA 02047, USA
Free
kids, adults
14
Mystic River
Kayak
Outdoors
Sports
Mystic River, Massachusetts, USA
15
Boston Museum of Science
Check out exhibits
Indoors
Museum
1 Museum Of Science Driveway, Boston, MA 02114, USA
16
XtremeCraze
Lazer tag
Indoors
Sports
15 Presidential Way, Woburn, MA 01801, USA
17
Metro Rock
Indoor climbing
Indoors
Sports
69 Norman St #9, Everett, MA 02149, USA
18
Hanscom Pool
Swimming
Indoors
Sports
195 Marrett St, Hanscom AFB, MA 01731, USA
Closed on Sunday. Requires military/govt ID
Needed - we have it
Free
19
Fells
Hike the Fells
Outdoors
Hike
Middlesex Fells Reservation, 4 Woodland Rd, Stoneham, MA 02180, USA
Free
20
Skyzone
Trampolines
Indoors
Sports
69 Norman St, Everett, MA 02149, USA
None needed
$30 for 2 hours
21
Menino Park, Charlestown Navy Yard
Playground for kids
Outdoors
Play
Menino Park, 98 16th St, Boston, MA 02129, USA
22
Newton Park
Orienteering in Newton
Outdoors
Hike
Auburndale Park, 104 W Pine St, Auburndale, MA 02466, USA
None needed
Free
23
Water taxi
Water taxi across Boston Harbor
Outdoors
Travel
24
City of Boston
Boston Public Garden
Outdoors
Hike
Public Garden, 4 Charles St, Boston, MA 02116, USA
Easy walk from park to Fanueil Hall
25
Trustees
Hike out to Thompson Island
Outdoors
Hike
Thompson Island, Boston, MA, USA
Try to get there 30 minutes before low tide
26
Stone Zoo
Check out Stone Zoo
Outdoors
Animals
149 Pond St, Stoneham, MA 02180, USA
ZooLights for Christmas
27
Franklin Zoo
Check out Franklin Zoo
Outdoors
Animals
Franklin Park Zoo, 1 Franklin Park Rd, Boston, MA 02121, USA
28
Southwick Zoo
Check out Southwick Zoo
Outdoors
Animals
2 Southwick St, Mendon, MA 01756, USA
About an hour drive from Boston
29
New England Aquarium
Watch 3D movie
Indoors
Movies
1 Central Wharf, Boston, MA 02110, USA
30
Harvard Museums
Check out exhibits
Indoors
Museum
26 Oxford St, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
None needed
Free on Sunday morning
kids, adults
31
Gymnastics Academy of Boston
Gymnastics
Indoors
Sports
128 Smith Pl, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
32
Sheepfold
Hike the Fells
Outdoors
Hike
Sheepfold Path, Stoneham, MA 02180, USA
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