The Best Cultural Activities in Massachusetts

The House of the Seven Gables embodies Salem's rich history. The house was built in 1668 for Captain John Turner, one of the wealthiest men i

Designed after a Venetian palace, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is home to the private art collection of its namesake. Gardner bought her f

Museum of Science is home to more than 700 interactive exhibits--including simulators that take you through space, the ocean, or the skies. T

Heritage Museums & Gardens offers landscaped gardens, walking trails, galleries, sculpture, and more. Stroll around the public gardens, which

Home to a large number of artifacts, tools, and displays, Whaling Museum documents the history of the industry in the region. Though controve

A multisensory experience, Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum presents one of the most important events in American history. Aboard restored shi

Home to the largest collection of this artist's paintings, the whitewashed house of the Norman Rockwell Museum sits among the hills. In addit

Weave your way through the city center, the birthplace of the American Revolution, and soak up some of the country’s earliest history on Free

A taste of Italy in the middle of Boston, North End is the city's oldest continuously inhabited residential community, originally settled in

One of the oldest and largest art museums in the U.S., Peabody Essex Museum houses close to 2 million pieces. Originally founded in 1799, the