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| Name |
Location |
Region |
Type |
Notes |
| 1749 Court House and Museum |
Plymouth |
Plymouth County |
History |
information |
| Abiel Smith School |
Boston |
Greater Boston |
African American |
website, part of Museum of African American History |
| Abigail Adams Birthplace |
Weymouth |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website |
| Adams National Historical Park |
Quincy |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website, preserves the home of Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams, of U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain Charles Francis Adams, Sr., and of the writers and historians Henry Adams and Brooks Adams house |
| Addison Gallery of American Art |
Andover |
Merrimack Valley |
Art |
website |
| African Meeting House on Nantucket |
Nantucket |
Nantucket |
African American |
website, part of Museum of African American History |
| African Meeting House |
Boston |
Greater Boston |
African American |
website, part of Museum of African American History |
| Agawam Historical & Fire House Museum |
Agawam |
Pioneer Valley |
Fire |
website |
| Alden House Historic Site |
Duxbury |
Plymouth County |
Historic house |
website |
| Amelia Park Children's Museum |
Westfield |
Pioneer Valley |
Children's |
website, formerly Discover Westfield Children's Museum |
| American Sanitary Plumbing Museum |
Worcester |
Blackstone Valley |
Technology |
information, information, information, information |
| American Textile History Museum |
Lowell |
Merrimack Valley |
Textile |
website |
| Amesbury Carriage Museum |
Amesbury |
Merrimack Valley |
Transportation |
information |
| Amherst College Museum of Natural History |
Amherst |
Pioneer Valley |
Natural history |
website, also known as Pratt Museum of Natural History |
| Amherst History Museum |
Amherst |
Pioneer Valley |
History |
website |
| Amos Blanchard House and Barn Museum |
Andover |
Merrimack Valley |
History |
website, recreates the life and times of a typical middle-class family of the early 19th century |
| Animagic |
Lee |
The Berkshires |
Art |
website, museum of animation, special effects and art |
| Aptucxet Trading Post Museum |
Bourne |
Cape Cod |
Open air |
website |
| Armenian Library and Museum of America |
Watertown |
Greater Boston |
Ethnic |
website |
| Arrowhead |
Pittsfield |
The Berkshires |
Historic house |
website, home of Herman Melville |
| Art Complex Museum |
Duxbury |
Plymouth County |
Art |
website |
| Art Institute of Boston |
Boston |
Greater Boston |
Art |
|
| Arthur M. Sackler Museum |
Cambridge |
Greater Boston |
Art |
website, part of Harvard, ancient, Islamic, Asian, and later Indian art |
| Ashby Historical Society Museum |
Ashby |
North County |
History |
information |
| Ashfield Historical Society Museum |
Ashfield |
Pioneer Valley |
History |
website |
| Attic Children's Museum |
Uxbridge |
Blackstone Valley |
Children's |
website |
| Attleboro Arts Museum |
Attleboro |
Southeastern Massachusetts |
Art |
website |
| Attleboro Area Industrial Museum |
Attleboro |
Southeastern Massachusetts |
Industry |
website, refiner of gold, silver and copper by-products for jewelry |
| Atwood House Museum |
Chatham |
Cape Cod |
Historic house |
website, run by the Chatham Historical Society |
| Bare Cove Fire Museum |
Hingham |
Plymouth County |
Fire |
website |
| Barrett-Byam Homestead |
Chelmsford |
Merrimack Valley |
History |
website, home of the Chelmsford Historical Society |
| Bartlett Museum |
Amesbury |
Merrimack Valley |
Multi |
website, historic house with Amesbury history exhibits, replicas of a colonial kitchen and a Victorian parlor, a natural history room, a schoolroom and a carriage house |
| Bartholomew's Cobble |
Sheffield |
The Berkshires |
Natural history |
website |
| Basketball Hall of Fame |
Springfield |
Pioneer Valley |
Hall of fame |
website |
| Battleship Cove |
Fall River |
Southeastern Massachusetts |
Maritime |
website |
| Baxter Mill |
Yarmouth |
Cape Cod |
Mill |
information |
| Beauport |
Gloucester |
North Shore |
Historic house |
website |
| Beebe Estate |
Melrose |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website |
| Beer Can Museum |
East Taunton |
Southeastern Massachusetts |
Collection |
website |
| Benjamin Caryl House |
Dover |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website, operated by the Dover Historical Society, which also owns the Sawin Museum and Fisher Barn |
| Benjamin Nye Homestead & Museum |
East Sandwich |
Cape Cod |
Historic house |
website |
| Benjamin Thompson House-Count Rumford Birthplace |
Woburn |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website |
| Berkshire Museum |
Pittsfield |
The Berkshires |
Multi |
website, art, science, natural history, culture |
| Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum |
Lenox |
The Berkshires |
Railway |
website |
| Berlin Art and Historical Society |
Berlin |
Blackstone Valley |
History |
website, located in the Bullard House |
| Bernardston Historical Society Museum |
Bernardston |
Pioneer Valley |
History |
information |
| Beverly Historical Society & Museum |
Beverly |
North Shore |
History |
website |
| Bidwell House Museum |
Monterey |
The Berkshires |
Historic house |
website, also has hiking trails |
| Billerica Historical Society |
Billerica |
Merrimack Valley |
History |
website, located in the Clara Sexton House, open for special events |
| Billerica Howe Museum |
Billerica |
Merrimack Valley |
History |
website, information, future museum |
| Bisbee Mill Museum |
Chesterfield |
Pioneer Valley |
History |
website, home of Chesterfield Historical Society |
| Blackstone Historical Museum |
Blackstone |
Southeastern Massachusetts |
History |
information, information |
| Blanchard's Museum House |
Avon |
Southeastern Massachusetts |
Historic house |
website |
| Blue Hill Observatory Science Center |
Milton |
Greater Boston |
Science |
website |
| Blue Hills Trailside Museum |
Milton |
Greater Boston |
Nature center |
website |
| Boardman House |
Saugus |
North Shore |
Historic house |
website, information |
| Boston Athenæum |
Boston |
Greater Boston |
Multi |
website, library and museum of art |
| Boston Children's Museum |
Boston |
Greater Boston |
Children's |
website |
| Boston Fire Museum |
Boston |
Greater Boston |
Fire |
website |
| Boston National Historical Park |
Boston |
Greater Boston |
Historic sites |
website, Revolutionary War trail in Boston and Charlestown, includes Old South Meeting House, Old State House, Faneuil Hall, Paul Revere House, Old North Church, Bunker Hill Monument, USS Constitution |
| Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum |
Boston |
Greater Boston |
History |
website |
| Boston University Art Gallery |
Boston |
Greater Boston |
Art |
website |
| Boylston Historical Society and Museum |
Boylston |
Blackstone Valley |
History |
website |
| Bradley Estate |
Canton |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website |
| Brewster Historical Society Museum |
Brewster |
Cape Cod |
History |
website |
| Brockton Fire Museum |
Brockton |
Plymouth County |
Fire |
website |
| Brockton Historical Society Homestead |
Brockton |
Plymouth County |
History |
website, also see Brockton Historical Society other site |
| Brockton Shoe Museum |
Brockton |
Plymouth County |
Commodity |
website |
| Brocklebank Museum |
Georgetown |
Merrimack Valley |
History |
website |
| Brooks Academy Museum |
Harwich |
Cape Cod |
History |
website |
| Brooks Estate |
Medford |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website |
| Browne House |
Watertown |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website |
| Buckland Historical Society Museum |
Buckland |
Pioneer Valley |
History |
information, information |
| Buckman Tavern |
Lexington |
Greater Boston |
Tavern |
website |
| Bunker Hill Monument |
Charlestown |
Greater Boston |
Historic site |
website, includes Bunker Hill Museum |
| Burlington Historic Museum |
Burlington |
Greater Boston |
History |
website |
| Busch-Reisinger Museum |
Cambridge |
Greater Boston |
Art |
website, part of Harvard |
| Buttonwoods Museum |
Haverhill |
Merrimack Valley |
Open air |
website, home to Haverhill Historical Society, includes John Ward House, the Duncan House and the Daniel Hunkins Shoe Shop |
| Cahoon Museum of American Art |
Cotuit |
Cape Cod |
Art |
website |
| Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library & Museum |
Northampton |
Pioneer Valley |
Biographical |
website |
| Cambridge Historical Society |
Cambridge |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website The Society's headquarters and collections are in the Hooper-Lee-Nichols House |
| Cape Ann Museum |
Gloucester |
North Shore |
Multi |
website, fisheries & maritime, fine art, granite quarrying & decorative arts galleries |
| Cape Cod Children's Musum |
Mashpee |
Cape Cod |
Children's |
website |
| Cape Cod Museum of Art |
Dennis |
Cape Cod |
Art |
website |
| Cape Cod Museum of Natural History |
Brewster |
Cape Cod |
Natural history |
website |
| Captain Bangs Hallet House |
Yarmouth |
Cape Cod |
Historic house |
website, information |
| Captain John Wilson House |
Cohasset |
Plymouth County |
Historic house |
website, information |
| Carpenter Museum |
Rehoboth |
Southeastern Massachusetts |
History |
website, collections of Rehoboth Antiquarian Society |
| Castle Hill |
Ipswich |
North Shore |
Historic house |
website |
| Centerville Historical Museum |
Centerville |
Cape Cod |
History |
website |
| Charles River Museum of Industry |
Waltham |
Greater Boston |
Industry |
website |
| Charlestown Navy Yard |
Charlestown |
Greater Boston |
Maritime |
website, home to USS Constitution, USS Cassin Young (DD-793) |
| Chatham Railroad Museum |
Chatham |
Cape Cod |
Transportation |
website |
| Chesterwood Estate & Museum |
Stockbridge |
The Berkshires |
Historic house |
website, home of sculptor Daniel Chester French |
| Children's Museum at Holyoke |
Holyoke |
Pioneer Valley |
Children's |
website |
| Children's Museum in Easton |
Easton |
Southeastern Massachusetts |
Children's |
website |
| Children's Museum of Boston |
Boston |
Greater Boston |
Children's |
website |
| Claflin-Richards House |
Wenham |
North Shore |
Historic house |
website, owned by Wenham Museum |
| Clara Barton Birthplace Museum |
North Oxford |
Blackstone Valley |
Biographical |
website, home to Clara Barton |
| Clark Art Institute |
Williamstown |
The Berkshires |
Art |
website, also known as Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute |
| Clinton Historical Society |
Clinton |
North County |
Historic house |
website, open on Saturday morning by tour |
| Coast Guard Heritage Museum |
Barnstable |
Cape Cod |
Maritime |
information , information also known as Donald G. Trayser Memorial Museum |
| Codman House |
Lincoln |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website |
| Coffin House |
Newbury |
Merrimack Valley |
Historic house |
website |
| Cogswell's Grant |
Essex |
North Shore |
Historic house |
website |
| Cohasset Historical Society |
Cohasset |
Plymouth County |
Historic house |
website, information |
| Cohasset Maritime Museum |
Cohasset |
Plymouth County |
Maritime |
website, information |
| Colrain Historical Society |
Colrain |
Pioneer Valley |
History |
information |
| Commonwealth Museum |
Boston |
Greater Boston |
History |
website |
| Concord Museum |
Concord |
Greater Boston |
History |
website |
| Connecticut Valley Historical Museum |
Springfield |
Pioneer Valley |
History |
website |
| Conway Historical Society |
Conway |
Pioneer Valley |
History |
website |
| Cooper-Frost-Austin House |
Cambridge |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website |
| Cottage Museum |
Oak Bluffs |
Martha's Vineyard |
Religious |
website, typical Campground cottage |
| Cotting-Smith Assembly House |
Salem |
North Shore |
Historic house |
website, owned by Peabody Essex Museum |
| Crane Museum of Papermaking |
Dalton |
The Berkshires |
Industry |
website |
| Crowninshield-Bentley House |
Salem |
North Shore |
Historic house |
website, owned by Peabody Essex Museum |
| Crosby Mansion |
Brewster |
Cape Cod |
Historic house |
information |
| Cultural Arts Alliance of Hopkinton |
Hopkinton |
Greater Boston |
Art |
website, art gallery, performing arts, arts education |
| Cushing House Museum and Garden |
Newburyport |
Merrimack Valley |
Historic house |
website |
| Custom House Maritime Museum |
Newburyport |
Merrimack Valley |
Maritime |
website |
| Cyrus E. Dallin Art Museum |
Arlington |
Greater Boston |
Art |
website, many works by sculptor Cyrus Edwin Dallin |
| Danforth Museum of Art |
Framingham |
Greater Boston |
Art |
website |
| Dan Raymond House |
Sheffield |
The Berkshires |
Historic house |
website |
| Danvers Historical Society |
Danvers |
North Shore |
History |
website, operates Page House, Tapley Memorial Hall, Glen Magna Farms and Putnam House |
| Davis Museum and Cultural Center |
Wellesley |
Greater Boston |
|
website, part of Wellesley College |
| DeCordova Museum |
Lincoln |
Greater Boston |
Art |
website, includes sculpture park |
| Dedham Historical Society Museum |
Dedham |
Greater Boston |
History |
website |
| Deerfield Children's Museum |
Deerfield |
Pioneer Valley |
Children's |
website, operated by Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, focuses on history, also known as Children's Museum at Indian House Memorial |
| Dillaway-Thomas House |
Roxbury |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
information, information, Roxbury Heritage State Park |
| Discovery Museums |
Acton |
Greater Boston |
Children's |
website |
| D.L. Moody Museum |
Dighton |
Southeastern Massachusetts |
|
information, about evangelist Dwight Lyman Moody |
| Dole-Little House |
Newbury |
Merrimack Valley |
Historic house |
website |
| Dwight-Derby House |
Medfield |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website |
| East Brookfield Historical Museum |
East Brookfield |
Worcester County |
History |
website |
| Eastham Windmill |
Eastham |
Cape Cod |
Mill |
information |
| Easthampton Historical Society |
Easthampton |
Pioneer Valley |
History |
website |
| EcoTarium |
Worcester |
Blackstone Valley |
Multi |
website, natural history, science, animals |
| Edmund Fowle House and Museum |
Watertown |
Greater Boston |
History |
website, operated by the Historical Society of Watertown |
| Edward Gorey House |
Yarmouth |
Cape Cod |
Historic house |
website, information, home of illustrator Edward Gorey, also known as Elephant House |
| Edward Devotion House |
Brookline |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website, also home to the Brookline Historical Society |
| Edwards Memorial Museum |
Chesterfield |
Pioneer Valley |
History |
website, operated by the Chesterfield Historical Society |
| Emily Dickinson Museum |
Amherst |
Pioneer Valley |
Historic house |
website, part of Amherst College |
| E. N. Jenckes Store Museum |
Douglas |
Worcester County |
History |
website, operated by the Douglas Historical Society, photos |
| Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art |
Amherst |
Pioneer Valley |
Art |
website |
| Erving House Museum |
Erving |
Pioneer Valley |
Historic house |
information |
| Essex Shipbuilding Museum |
Essex |
North Shore |
Industry |
website |
| Fairbanks House |
Dedham |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website |
| Fairhaven Heritage Center |
Fairhaven |
Southeastern Massachusetts |
History |
website |
| Fall River Firefighters Memorial Museum |
Fall River |
Southeastern Massachusetts |
Fire |
website |
| Fall River Historical Society Museum |
Fall River |
Southeastern Massachusetts |
History |
website |
| Falls Fire Barn Museum |
Attleboro Falls |
Southeastern Massachusetts |
Fire |
website |
| Falmouth Museums on the Green |
Falmouth |
Cape Cod |
Open air |
website, includes Julia Wood House, Conant House & Garden, Hallett Barn |
| Falmouth Museums On The Green |
Falmouth |
Cape Cod |
|
website |
| Faulkner House |
Acton |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website, operated by Iron Work Farm |
| FDR Center Museum |
Chicopee |
Pioneer Valley |
History |
website, moving to Chicopee from Worcester, official name Franklin D. Roosevelt American Heritage Center Museum |
| Fisher Barn |
Dover |
Greater Boston |
Historic site |
website, operated by the Dover Historical Society, which also owns the Benjamin Caryl House and Sawin Museum |
| Fisher Museum Harvard Forest |
Shirley |
North County |
Natural history |
website, part of Harvard Forests, 3,000 acres (12 km²) with trails, museum with 23 dioramas portraying the history, conservation and management of central New England forests |
| Fisher School |
Westwood |
Greater Boston |
History |
website, headquarters of the Westwood Historical Society |
| Fitchburg Art Museum |
Fitchburg |
North County |
Art |
website |
| Fitchburg Historical Society Museum |
Fitchburg |
North County |
History |
website |
| Florence Higginbotham House |
Nantucket |
Nantucket |
Historic house |
website, part of Museum of African American History |
| Fogg Art Museum |
Cambridge |
Greater Boston |
Art |
website, part of Harvard University |
| Forbes House Museum |
Milton |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website |
| Fort Taber Historical Association Museum |
New Bedford |
Southeastern Massachusetts |
Fort |
website |
| Framingham Historical Society and Museum |
Framingham |
Greater Boston |
History |
website |
| Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site |
Brookline |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website |
| Freetown Historical Society |
Assonet |
Southeastern Massachusetts |
History |
information |
| French Transatlantic Cable Station Museum |
Orleans |
Cape Cod |
History |
website |
| Frelinghuysen Morris House & Studio |
Lenox |
The Berkshires |
Historic house |
website, home of American Abstract artists George L.K. Morris and Suzy Frelinghuysen, collection of American and European Cubist Art |
| Fruitlands Museum |
Harvard |
North County |
Open air |
website, Transcendental, Native American, Shaker and American art collections on 200 acres (0.81 km²) |
| Fuller Craft Museum |
Brockton |
Plymouth County |
Art |
website |
| G.A.R. & Civil War Museum |
Marblehead |
North Shore |
Military |
website |
| Gardner Museum |
Gardner |
North County |
History |
website |
| Gedney House |
Salem |
North Shore |
Historic house |
website |
| General Gideon Foster House |
Peabody |
North Shore |
Historical house |
website, home to Peabody Historical Society which also operates Osborne - Salata House, Nathaniel Felton Sr. House, Peabody Historical Fire Museum which are open by appointment |
| George A. Smith Museum |
Arlington |
Greater Boston |
History |
website |
| George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Springfield |
Pioneer Valley |
Art |
website |
| George Peabody House Museum |
Peabody |
North Shore |
Biographical |
website |
| Gershom Bradford House |
Duxbury |
Plymouth County |
Historic house |
website |
| Gibson House Museum |
Boston |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website |
| Gilbert Bean Museum |
Braintree |
Greater Boston |
History |
website, home to Braintree Historical Society |
| Gill Historical Commission Museum |
Gill |
Pioneer Valley |
History |
information |
| Girl Scout Museum |
Waltham |
Greater Boston |
History |
website, open to Girl Scout troops |
| Glen Magna Farms |
Danvers |
North Shore |
Historic house |
website |
| Golden Ball Tavern Museum |
Weston |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website |
| Gore Place |
Waltham |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website, 1800s estate of Massachusetts Governor Christopher Gore |
| Governor Bellingham-Cary House |
Chelsea |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website |
| Grand Army of the Republic Museum |
Lynn |
North Shore |
Military |
information |
| Great Barrington Historical Society |
Great Barrington |
The Berkshires |
History |
website |
| Great Falls Discovery Center |
Turner Falls |
Pioneer Valley |
Multi |
website, Connecticut River Watershed's natural, cultural and industrial history |
| Gropius House |
Lincoln |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website, designed by Walter Gropius |
| Groton Historical Society Museum |
Groton |
Greater Boston |
History |
website |
| Grout-Heard House |
Wayland |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website, home to the Wayland Historical Society |
| Hadley Farm Museum |
Hadley |
Pioneer Valley |
History |
website |
| Hadwen House |
Nantucket |
Nantucket |
Historic house |
website |
| Hallmark Museum of Contemporary Photography |
Turner Falls |
Pioneer Valley |
Photography |
website |
| Hammond Castle Museum |
Gloucester |
North Shore |
Historic house |
website |
| Hancock-Clarke House |
Lexington |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website |
| Hancock Shaker Village |
Hancock |
The Berkshires |
Open air |
website |
| Hands-On Art Museum |
Shirley |
North County |
Children's |
website |
| Harlow Old Fort House |
Plymouth |
Plymouth County |
Historic house |
website, closed to the public for restoration |
| Harvard Historical Society |
Harvard |
North County |
History |
website |
| Harvard Museum of Natural History |
Cambridge |
Greater Boston |
Natural history |
website |
| Heald House |
Carlisle |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website, operated by the Carlisle Historical Society |
| Heath Historical Society Museum |
Heath |
Pioneer Valley |
History |
information |
| Hedge House |
Plymouth |
Plymouth County |
Historic house |
website, closed to the public for restoration |
| Helen Bumpus Gallery |
Duxbury |
Plymouth County |
Art |
website, art gallery at the Duxbury Free Library |
| Heritage Museums and Gardens |
Sandwich |
Cape Cod |
Multi |
website, history, industry, art and horticulture of America, featuring J. K. Lilly III Antique Automobile Collection, American History Museum with military miniatures, antique toys, Native American artifacts and the Cape Cod Baseball League Hall of Fame and exhibit, and the Art Museum with folk art, carvings, collectibles and American fine art, as well as an operating hand-carved carousel |
| Higgins Armory Museum |
Worcester |
Blackstone Valley |
Military |
website, arms and armor |
| Highland House Museum |
Truro |
Cape Cod |
History |
website |
| Historic Deerfield |
Deerfield |
Pioneer Valley |
Open air |
website |
| Highfield Hall |
Falmouth |
Cape Cod |
Historic house |
website |
| Historic Northampton Museum & Education Center |
Northampton |
Pioneer Valley |
History |
website |
| Historical Society of Greenfield |
Greenfield |
Pioneer Valley |
History |
information |
| Historical Society of Phillipston Museum |
Phillipston |
North County |
History |
website |
| Holden Historical Society |
Holden |
Worcester County |
History |
website, housed in Hendrick's House |
| Holyoke Heritage State Park |
Holyoke |
Pioneer Valley |
Industry |
website |
| Hooper-Lee-Nichols House |
Cambridge |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website |
| Hose Cart House |
Nantucket |
Nantucket |
Fire |
website |
| Hosmer House |
Acton |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website, operated by the Acton Historical Society |
| Housatonic River Museum |
Pittsfield |
The Berkshires |
Natural history |
website, planned museum |
| House of the Seven Gables |
Salem |
North Shore |
Historic house |
website, property includes Nathaniel Hawthorne Birthplace, Retire Becket House, Hooper-Hathaway House and Counting House |
| Hull Lifesaving Museum |
Hull |
Plymouth County |
Maritime |
website |
| Institute of Contemporary Art Boston |
Boston |
Greater Boston |
Art |
website |
| International Paper Museum |
Brookline |
Greater Boston |
Industry |
website |
| Ipswich Historical Society & Museums |
Ipswich |
North Shore |
Historic house |
website, operates Heard House Museum and Whipple House Museum |
| Isaac Royall House |
Medford |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website |
| Isaac Winslow House |
Marshfield |
Plymouth County |
Historic house |
website |
| Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum |
Boston |
Greater Boston |
Art |
website |
| Jabez Howland House |
Plymouth |
Plymouth County |
Historic house |
website |
| Jacob Thompson House |
Monson |
Pioneer Valley |
|
website, operated by the Monson Historical Society |
| James Blake House |
Dorchester |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website, operated by the Dorchester Historical Society |
| Jason Holbrook Homestead |
Weymouth |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website |
| Jason Russell House |
Arlington |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website |
| Jenney Grist Mill |
Plymouth |
Plymouth County |
Mill |
website |
| Jeremiah Lee Mansion |
Marblehead |
North Shore |
Historic house |
website |
| Jericho Historical Center |
West Dennis |
Cape Cod |
Historic house |
website |
| Job Lane House |
Bedford |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website |
| John Adams birthplace |
Quincy |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website, next door to John Quincy Adams birthplace and is part of Adams National Historical Park |
| Colonel John Ashley House |
Sheffield |
The Berkshires |
Historic house |
website |
| John Balch House |
Beverly |
North Shore |
Historic house |
website |
| John Cabot House |
Beverly |
North Shore |
Historic house |
website |
| Rev. John Hale Farm |
Beverly |
North Shore |
Historic house |
website, also called John Hale House |
| John Humphreys House |
Swampscott |
North Shore |
Historic house |
owned by the Swampscott Historical Society |
| John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum |
Hyannis |
Cape Cod |
Biographical |
website |
| John F. Kennedy Library and Museum |
Boston |
Greater Boston |
Biographical |
website |
| John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site |
Brookline |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website |
| John Greenleaf Whittier Home |
Amesbury |
Merrimack Valley |
Historic house |
website, home of poet John Greenleaf Whittier |
| John Greenleaf Whittier Homestead |
Haverhill |
Merrimack Valley |
historic house |
website, birthplace of John Greenleaf Whittier |
| John Quincy Adams birthplace |
Quincy |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website, next door to John Adams birthplace and is part of Adams National Historical Park |
| John Tucker Daland House |
Salem |
North Shore |
Historic house |
website, owned by Peabody Essex Museum |
| Jonathan Bourne Historical Center |
Bourne |
Cape Cod |
History |
website |
| Jones Tavern |
Acton |
Greater Boston |
Tavern |
website, operated by Iron Work Farm |
| Joseph Allen Skinner Museum |
Holyoke |
Pioneer Valley |
Multi |
website, owned by Mount Holyoke College, collection of American and European furniture, decorative arts, crafts, tools, and geological specimens |
| Josiah Day House |
West Springfield |
Pioneer Valley |
Historic house |
website |
| Josiah Dennis Manse Museum |
Dennis |
Cape Cod |
Historic house |
website |
| Josiah Quincy House |
Quincy |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website |
| Keep Homestead Museum |
Monson |
Pioneer Valley |
History |
website, known for its button collection |
| Kemp-McCarthy Memorial Museum |
Rowe |
Pioneer Valley |
History |
information, operated by the Rowe Historical Society |
| King Caesar House |
Duxbury |
Plymouth County |
Historic house |
website |
| Kingman Tavern Historical Museum |
Cummington |
Pioneer Valley |
History |
website, information |
| Lancaster Historical Museum |
Lancaster |
North County |
History |
website, part of Lancaster Library |
| Larz Anderson Auto Museum |
Brookline |
Greater Boston |
Automotive |
website |
| Lawrence Heritage State Park |
Lawrence |
Merrimack Valley |
Industry |
website |
| Lawrence History Center |
Lawrence |
Merrimack Valley |
History |
website |
| Lemuel Clap House |
Dorchester |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website, operated by the Dorchester Historical Society |
| Lenox History Museum |
Lenox |
The Berkshires |
History |
information |
| Leominster Historical Society Museum |
Leominster |
North County |
History |
website |
| Leverett Historical Society |
Leverett |
Pioneer Valley |
History |
information |
| List Visual Arts Center at MIT |
Cambridge |
Greater Boston |
Art |
website |
| Little Red Shop Museum |
Hopedale |
Worcester County |
Industry |
website |
| Longfellow National Historic Site |
Cambridge |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website, home of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow |
| Long Plain Friends Meetinghouse |
Acushnet |
Southeastern Massachusetts |
Religious |
information |
| Long Plain Museum |
Acushnet |
Southeastern Massachusetts |
History |
information |
| Longyear Museum |
Chestnut Hill |
Greater Boston |
Biographical |
website, life and work of Mary Baker Eddy, founder of Christian Science |
| Loring-Greenough House |
Jamaica Plain |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website |
| Lowell National Historical Park |
Lowell |
Merrimack Valley |
Industry |
website, includes visitor center, Boott Cotton Mills Museum, Patrick J. Mogan Cultural Center, Mill Girls and Immigrants Exhibit |
| Lura Woodside Watkins Museum |
Middleton |
North Shore |
History |
information, home of Middleton Historical Society |
| Luther Museum |
Swansea |
Southeastern Massachusetts |
History |
photos, home to Swansea Historical Society |
| Lyman Estate |
Waltham |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
photos |
| Lynn Museum & Historical Society |
Lynn |
North Shore |
Multi |
website, art, history, library, collections of art, tools, decorative arts & textiles |
| Macy-Colby House |
Amesbury |
Merrimack Valley |
Historic house |
information, photos, cared for by the local Josiah Bartlett Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. Access to it can be had, sometimes, through the Amesbury Public Library |
| Major John Bradford Homestead |
Kingston |
Plymouth County |
Historic house |
website, home to Jones River Village Historical Society |
| Massachusetts Audubon Society Visual Arts Center |
Canton |
Greater Boston |
Art |
website, nature center with collections of natural history art and photography |
| Marblehead Museum & Historical Society |
Marblehead |
North Shore |
History |
website |
| Marine Museum at Fall River |
Fall River |
Southeastern Massachusetts |
Maritime |
information, information |
| Marion Natural History Museum |
Marion |
Plymouth County |
Natural history |
website |
| Martha's Vineyard Museum |
Edgartown |
Martha's Vineyard |
History |
website |
| Mary Baker Eddy Historic House |
Stoughton |
Southeastern Massachusetts |
Historic house |
website, owned by Longyear Museum |
| Mary Baker Eddy Historic House |
Swampscott |
North Shore |
Historic house |
website, owned by Longyear Museum |
| Mary Baker Eddy Library |
Boston |
Greater Boston |
Library |
website, includes the Mapparium, a three-story, stained-glass globe, the Hall of Ideas and changing exhibits |
| Mashpee Tribal Council Museum |
Mashpee |
Cape Cod |
Native American |
website |
| Massachusetts Golf Museum |
Norton |
Southeastern Massachusetts |
Sports |
website |
| Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art |
North Adams |
The Berkshires |
Art |
website |
| Massachusetts National Guard Museum |
Worcester |
Blackstone Valley |
Military |
website |
| Mattapoisett Museum and Carriage House |
Mattapoisett |
Plymouth County |
History |
website |
| Mayflower House Museum |
Plymouth |
Plymouth County |
Historic house |
website |
| McMullen Museum of Art |
Chestnut Hill |
Greater Boston |
Art |
website, part of Boston College |
| Mead Art Museum |
Amherst |
Pioneer Valley |
Art |
website, part of Amherst College |
| Meeting House Museum |
Orleans |
Cape Cod |
History |
website |
| Memorial Hall Museum |
Deerfield |
Pioneer Valley |
History |
website, operated by Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association |
| Mendon Historical Museum |
Mendon |
Blackstone Valley |
History |
information |
| Merwin House |
Stockbridge |
The Berkshires |
Historic house |
website |
| Middleborough Historical Museum & Society |
Middleborough |
Plymouth County |
History |
information, information |
| Middlesex Canal Museum |
North Billerica |
Merrimack Valley |
History |
website |
| Milton Art Museum |
Milton |
Greater Boston |
Art |
website |
| Mission House (Stockbridge, Massachusetts) |
Stockbridge |
The Berkshires |
Historic house |
website |
| Mitchell House |
Nantucket |
Nantucket |
Historic house |
website, part of the Maria Mitchell Association museums |
| MIT Museum |
Cambridge |
Greater Boston |
Science |
website, part of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ongoing and changing exhibitions on science and technology |
| The Mount |
Lenox |
The Berkshires |
Historic house |
website, home of Edith Wharton |
| Mount Holyoke College Art Museum |
South Hadley |
Pioneer Valley |
Art |
website |
| Munroe Tavern |
Lexington |
Greater Boston |
Tavern |
website |
| Murdoch-Whitney House Museum |
Winchendon |
North County |
Historic house |
website, home of Winchendon Historical Society |
| Museum of Antiquated Technology |
Hanson |
Plymouth County |
Technology |
information, open by appointment |
| Museum of African American History |
Boston |
Greater Boston |
African American |
website |
| Museum of Bad Art |
Dedham |
Greater Boston |
Art |
website |
| Museum of Fine Arts |
Boston |
Greater Boston |
Art |
website |
| Museum of Fine Arts |
Springfield |
Pioneer Valley |
Art |
website |
| Museum Of Our Industrial Heritage |
Greenfield |
Pioneer Valley |
Industry |
website |
| Museum of Madeiran Heritage |
New Bedford |
Southeastern Massachusetts |
Ethnic |
website, information, dedicated to the history and heritage of the islands of Madeira that lie 600 miles (970 km) southwest of Portugal |
| Museum of Printing |
North Andover |
Merrimack Valley |
Industry |
website |
| Museum of Russian Icons |
Clinton |
North County |
Art |
website |
| Museum of Science, Boston |
Boston |
Greater Boston |
Science |
website |
| Nahant Historical Society |
Nahant |
North Shore |
History |
website, located in the Nahant Community Center |
| Nantucket Life-Saving Museum |
Nantucket |
Nantucket |
Maritime |
website |
| Nantucket Lightship Basket Museum |
Nantucket |
Nantucket |
Decorative arts |
website |
| Narragansett Historical Society |
Templeton |
North County |
History |
website |
| Nash's Dinosaur Track Quarry |
South Hadley |
Pioneer Valley |
Paleontology |
information, information, website |
| Nathaniel Felton Sr. House |
Peabody |
North Shore |
Historic house |
website |
| Nathaniel Winsor, Jr. House |
Duxbury |
Plymouth County |
Historic house |
website, headquarters of the Duxbury Historical Society |
| Natick Historical Society & Museum |
Natick |
Greater Boston |
History |
website |
| National Center of Afro-American Artists |
Roxbury |
Greater Boston |
African American |
website, contemporary and historical expressive arts from the global Black world |
| National Heritage Museum |
Lexington |
Greater Boston |
History |
website, patriotism, adventure, invention, community and dissent in America |
| National Plastics Center & Museum |
Leominster |
North County |
Industry |
website |
| National Yiddish Book Center |
Amherst |
Pioneer Valley |
Ethnic |
website |
| Nathaniel Winsor, Jr. House |
Duxbury |
Plymouth County |
Historic house |
website |
| Natural Science Museum in Hinchman House |
Nantucket |
Nantucket |
Natural history |
website, part of the Maria Mitchell Association museums |
| Naumkeag |
Stockbridge |
The Berkshires |
Historic house |
website |
| New Bedford Art Museum |
New Bedford |
Southeastern Massachusetts |
Art |
website |
| New Bedford Fire Museum |
New Bedford |
Southeastern Massachusetts |
Fire |
information |
| New Bedford Whaling Museum |
New Bedford |
Southeastern Massachusetts |
Industry |
website |
| New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park |
New Bedford |
Southeastern Massachusetts |
Maritime |
website, encompasses the New Bedford Whaling Museum and the Schooner Ernestina |
| New Braintree Historical Society |
New Braintree |
Greater Boston |
History |
website, operates the 1939 Grade School as a town post office and schoolroom museum that is open by appointment |
| New England Pirate Museum |
Salem |
North Shore |
Pirate |
website |
| New England Quilt Museum |
Lowell |
Merrimack Valley |
Textile |
website |
| Newton History Museum at the Jackson Homestead |
Newton |
Greater Boston |
History |
website |
| Nichols House Museum |
Boston |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website |
| Norman Rockwell Museum |
Stockbridge |
The Berkshires |
Art |
website |
| North Adams Museum of History and Science |
North Adams |
The Berkshires |
History |
website, located in building 5A at Western Gateway Heritage State Park |
| North Andover Historical Society |
North Andover |
Merrimack Valley |
History |
website |
| Rev. Daniel Putnam House |
North Reading |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website, operated by the North Reading Historical and Antiquarian Society |
| Northfield Historical Museum |
Northfield |
Pioneer Valley |
History |
information |
| F. Holland Day House & Norwood History Museum |
Norwood |
Greater Boston |
History |
website |
| Oakham Historical Museum |
Oakham |
Worcester County |
History |
website |
| Old Bridgewater Historical Society Museum |
West Bridgewater |
Plymouth County |
History |
website, also Keith House Parsonage is open by appointment |
| Old Castle |
Rockport |
North Shore |
Historic house |
website, operated by the Sandy Bay Historical Society |
| Old Chelmsford Garrison House |
Chelmsford |
Merrimack Valley |
Historic house |
website |
| Old Colony Train Station |
North Easton |
Southeastern Massachusetts |
History |
website, operated by the Easton Historical Society |
| Old Colony & Fall River Railroad Museum |
Fall River |
Southeastern Massachusetts |
Railway |
website |
| Old Colony Historical Society |
Taunton, Massachusetts |
Southeastern Massachusetts |
History |
website |
| Oldest House |
Nantucket |
Nantucket |
Historic house |
website |
| Old Firehouse Museum |
South Hadley |
Pioneer Valley |
History |
website |
| Old Gaol |
Nantucket |
Nantucket |
Jail |
website |
| Old Greenfield Village |
Greenfield |
Pioneer Valley |
Open air |
website |
| The Old Manse |
Concord |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website |
| Old Meeting House Museum |
Wilbraham |
Pioneer Valley |
History |
website |
| Old Mill |
Nantucket |
Nantucket |
Mill |
website |
| Old North Church |
Boston |
Greater Boston |
Historic site |
website |
| Old Ordinary |
Hingham |
Plymouth County |
Historic house |
website |
| Old Red Carriage House |
Gill |
Pioneer Valley |
Collection |
website, baby and children's memorabilia, carriages, dolls, toys, and clothing from the 1700s through the present |
| Old Schwamb Mill |
Arlington |
Greater Boston |
Industry |
website |
| Old South Meeting House |
Boston |
Greater Boston |
History |
website, information |
| Old State House Museum |
Boston |
Greater Boston |
History |
website |
| Old Sturbridge Village |
Sturbridge |
Worcester County |
Living |
website |
| Orange Historical Society Museum |
Orange |
Pioneer Valley |
History |
information, information |
| Orchard House |
Concord |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website, home of Louisa May Alcott family |
| Osterville Historical Society and Museum |
Barnstable |
Cape Cod |
Open air |
website, includes Captain Jonathan Parker House, circa 1824, the Cammett House, circa 1730, and the Herbert F. Crosby Boat Shop, circa 1855 |
| Otis House Museum |
Boston |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website, also known as Harrison Gray Otis House |
| Pan-African Historical Museum |
Springfield |
Pioneer Valley |
Cultural |
information |
| Paper House |
Rockport |
North Shore |
Historic house |
website, house made entirely of paper |
| Parker Tavern |
Reading |
Greater Boston |
Historic tavern |
website, owned by the Reading Antiquarian Society |
| Parson Capen House |
Topsfield |
North Shore |
Historic house |
website |
| Paul Revere House |
Boston |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website, information |
| Peabody Essex Museum |
Salem |
North Shore |
Multi |
website, large Asian art collection and other art, 24 historic structures and gardens |
| Peabody Historical Fire Museum |
Peabody |
North Shore |
Fire |
website, open by appointment |
| Peabody Leather Museum |
Peabody |
North Shore |
Industry |
website |
| Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology |
Cambridge |
Greater Boston |
Multi |
website, archaeology and culture |
| Peacefield |
Quincy |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website, part of the Adams National Historical Park |
| Peirce-Nichols House |
Salem |
North Shore |
Historic house |
website, owned by Peabody Essex Museum |
| Peter Rice Homestead and Museum |
Marlborough |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website, home of Marlborough Historical Society |
| Pickering House |
Salem |
North Shore |
Historic house |
|
| Pierce House |
Dorchester |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website |
| Pierce-Hichborn House |
Boston |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website |
| Pilgrim Hall Museum |
Plymouth |
Plymouth County |
History |
website |
| Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum |
Provincetown |
Cape Cod |
History |
website |
| Plimoth Plantation |
Plymouth |
Plymouth County |
Living |
website |
| Porter Thermometer Museum |
Onset |
Plymouth County |
Collectible |
website, photos |
| Porter-Phelps-Huntington Museum |
Hadley |
Pioneer Valley |
Historic house |
website |
| Provincetown Art Association and Museum |
Provincetown |
Cape Cod |
Art |
website |
| Public Health Museum |
Tewksbury |
Merrimack Valley |
Medical |
website |
| Putnam House |
Danvers |
North Shore |
Historic house |
website |
| Putterham School Museum |
Brookline |
Greater Boston |
School |
website |
| Quaboag Historical Museum |
West Brookfield |
Worcester County |
History |
website |
| Quaker Meetinghouse |
Nantucket |
Nantucket |
Religious |
website |
| Quincy History Museum |
Quincy |
Greater Boston |
History |
website |
| Quincy Homestead |
Quincy |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website |
| Quincy House (Quincy) |
Quincy |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson House |
Concord |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website |
| Raynham Historical Society |
Raynham |
Southeastern Massachusetts |
Historic house |
website, owns Hannant House |
| Rebecca Nurse Homestead |
Danvers |
North Shore |
Historic house |
website |
| Reed Homestead |
Townsend |
North County |
Historic house |
website |
| Revere Society for Cultural and Historic Preservation |
Revere |
Greater Boston |
History |
website |
| Revolving Museum |
Lowell |
Merrimack Valley |
Art |
website, originally in Boston |
| Rider Tavern |
Charlton |
Worcester County |
Historic tavern |
website, operated by the Charlton Historical Society |
| Robbins Museum of Archaelogy |
Middleborough |
Plymouth County |
Archaeology |
website |
| Robert Treat Paine Estate |
Waltham |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website, also known as Stonehurst |
| Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology |
Andover |
Merrimack Valley |
Native American |
website |
| Rocky Hill Meeting House |
Amesbury |
Merrimack Valley |
Historic church |
website |
| Ropes Mansion |
Salem |
North Shore |
Historic house |
website, owned by Peabody Essex Museum |
| Rose Art Museum |
Waltham |
Greater Boston |
Art |
website, part of Brandeis University |
| Rotch-Jones Duff House & Garden Museum |
New Bedford |
Southeastern Massachusetts |
Historic house |
website |
| Revolving Museum |
Lowell |
Merrimack Valley |
Art |
website |
| Rowley Historical Society |
Rowley |
Merrimack Valley |
History |
website |
| Rutland Historical Society |
Rutland |
Worcester County |
History |
website |
| Salem 1630: Pioneer Village |
Salem |
North Shore |
Living |
website |
| Salem Wax Museum |
Salem |
North Shore |
Wax |
website |
| Salem Witch Museum |
Salem |
North Shore |
History |
website |
| Salem Witch Village |
Salem |
North Shore |
Culture |
website |
| Salisbury Mansion |
Worcester |
Blackstone Valley |
Historic house |
website |
| Judge Samuel Holten House |
Danvers |
North Shore |
Historic house |
website |
| Sandwich Glass Museum |
Sandwich |
Cape Cod |
Glass |
website |
| Sargent House Museum |
Gloucester |
North Shore |
Historic house |
website, also known as Sargent-Murray-Gilman-Hough House |
| Saugus Historical Society Museum |
Saugus |
North Shore |
History |
website |
| Saugus Iron Works |
Saugus |
North Shore |
Industry |
website |
| Sawin Museum |
Dover |
Greater Boston |
History |
website, operated by the Dover Historical Society, which also owns the Benjamin Caryl House and Fisher Barn |
| Schoolhouse Museum |
Eastham |
Cape Cod |
School |
website |
| Schooner Ernestina |
New Bedford |
Southeastern Massachusetts |
Maritime |
website, part of the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park |
| Scituate Maritime and Irish Mossing Museum |
Scituate |
Plymouth County |
Maritime |
website |
| Semitic Museum at Harvard |
Cambridge |
Greater Boston |
Archaeology |
website, archaeological materials from the Ancient Near East |
| Sewall-Scripture House |
Rockport |
North Shore |
Historic house |
website, operated by the Sandy Bay Historical Society |
| Sharon Historical Society Museum |
Sharon |
Southeastern Massachusetts |
History |
website |
| Sheffield Historical Society |
Sheffield |
The Berkshires |
History |
website |
| Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum |
Shelburne Falls |
Pioneer Valley |
Railway |
website |
| Shelburne Historical Society Museum |
Shelburne Falls |
Pioneer Valley |
History |
website, located in old Arms Academy, information |
| Shirley Historical Society Museum |
Shirley |
North County |
History |
website |
| Shirley-Eustis House |
Roxbury |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website, home to Royal Governor William Shirley |
| Sippican Historical & Preservation Society Museum |
Marion |
Plymouth County |
History |
website |
| Smith College Museum of Art |
Northampton |
Pioneer Valley |
Art |
website, part of Smith College |
| Somerset Historical Society |
Somerset |
Southeastern Massachusetts |
History |
website |
| Somerville Museum |
Somerville |
Greater Boston |
Multi |
website, exhibitions featuring local visual arts, history and culture in the context of neighborhoods and community |
| Southborough Historical Society Museum |
Southborough |
Worcester County |
History |
website |
| South Shore Natural Science Center |
Norwell |
Plymouth County |
Nature center |
website |
| Sparrow House |
Plymouth |
Plymouth County |
Historic house |
website |
| Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History |
Weston |
Greater Boston |
Philately |
website, located at Regis College |
| Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm |
Newbury |
Merrimack Valley |
Historic house |
website |
| Spooner House |
Plymouth |
Plymouth County |
Historic house |
website |
| Sports Museum of New England |
Boston |
Greater Boston |
|
website, celebrating Boston sports |
| Springfield Armory National Historic Site |
Springfield |
Pioneer Valley |
Military |
website |
| Springfield Science Museum |
Springfield |
Pioneer Valley |
Science |
website |
| Stephen Phillips House |
Salem |
North Shore |
Historic house |
website |
| Stevens-Coolidge Place |
North Andover |
Merrimack Valley |
Historic house |
website |
| Stoneham Historical Society Museum |
Stoneham |
Greater Boston |
History |
website |
| Stonehill Industrial History Center |
Easton |
Southeastern Massachusetts |
Library |
website, located in Cushing Martin Hall, Stonehill College, exhibits about Ames family, large collection of shovels and local history |
| Stone House Museum |
Belchertown |
Pioneer Valley |
Historic house |
website |
| Stony Brook Grist Mill & Museum at the Herring Run |
Brewster |
Cape Cod |
History |
information |
| Storrowton Village Museum |
West Springfield |
Pioneer Valley |
Open air |
website |
| Storrs House |
Longmeadow |
Pioneer Valley |
Historic house |
website |
| Stoughton Historical Society |
Stoughton |
Southeastern Massachusetts |
History |
website, Society's home hosts exhibits of manuscripts, art, period clothing and artifacts from its archives |
| Susan B. Anthony Birthplace and Museum |
Adams |
The Berkshires |
Historic house |
website, home of Susan B. Anthony |
| Sutton Historical Society Museum |
Sutton |
Blackstone Valley |
History |
website |
| Swett-Ilsley House |
Newbury |
Merrimack Valley |
Historic house |
website |
| Swift-Daley House |
Eastham |
Cape Cod |
Historic house |
website, includes Chester Ranlett Tool Museum behind the house |
| Swift River Valley Historical Society Museum |
New Salem |
Pioneer Valley |
History |
information |
| Sylvanus Thayer Birthplace |
Braintree |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website, operated by the Braintree Historical Society |
| Thornton W. Burgess Museum |
East Sandwich |
Cape Cod |
Biographical |
website, home of children's author Thornton W. Burgess |
| Titanic Museum |
Indian Orchard |
Pioneer Valley |
Maritime |
website, artifacts and history of the Titanic |
| Toad Hall Classic Sports Car Museum |
Hyannis Port |
Cape Cod |
Automotive |
website, private collection of over 50 classic sports cars |
| Top Fun Aviation Toy Museum |
Fitchburg |
North County |
Toy |
website, aviation-related toys |
| Tsongas Industrial History Center |
Lowell |
Merrimack Valley |
Industry |
website, part of Lowell National Historical Park |
| United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum |
Quincy |
Greater Boston |
Maritime |
website, home to USS Salem (CA-139), world's only preserved Heavy Cruiser |
| USS Constitution |
Boston |
Greater Boston |
Maritime |
website |
| USS Constitution Museum |
Boston |
Greater Boston |
Maritime |
website, privately run museum is located at the former Charlestown Navy Yard near the US Navy's USS Constitution |
| Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum |
Lenox |
The Berkshires |
Historic house |
website |
| Vilna Shul |
Boston |
Greater Boston |
Ethnic |
website, Boston's center for Jewish culture |
| Vincent House |
Edgartown |
Martha's Vineyard |
Historic house |
website |
| Volleyball Hall of Fame |
Holyoke |
Pioneer Valley |
Hall of fame |
website |
| Wakefield Historical Society Museum |
Wakefield |
Greater Boston |
History |
website |
| Walpole Historical Society Museum |
Walpole |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website, located in the Deacon Willard Lewis House |
| Warren Anatomical Museum |
Cambridge |
Greater Boston |
Medical |
website |
| Warwick Historical Society Museum |
Wareham |
Plymouth County |
History |
information |
| Waters Farm |
Sutton |
Blackstone Valley |
Historic farm |
website |
| Watson Museum and Research Library |
Braintree |
Greater Boston |
History |
website, operated by the Braintree Historical Society, display of military artifacts of various periods of war, and includes artifacts, documents, manuscripts, and artwork from the estate of Thomas A. Watson, assistant to Alexander Graham Bell |
| The Wayside |
Concord |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website, part of Minute Man National Historical Park, home to authors Louisa May Alcott, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Margaret Sidney |
| Wellfleet Historical Society Museum |
Wellfleet |
Cape Cod |
History |
website |
| Wenham Museum |
Wenham |
North Shore |
Multi |
website, history, doll and toy collection, model train gallery, costumes & textiles, photographs, historic Claflin-Richards House |
| Western Gateway Heritage State Park |
North Adams |
The Berkshires |
Multi |
website, history, science, industry, Hoosac Tunnel, location of North Adams Museum of History and Science |
| Westfield Athenauum Library |
Westfield |
Pioneer Valley |
Multi |
website, includes Jasper Rand Art Museum and Edwin Smith Historical Museum |
| Westford Museum & Historical Society |
Westford |
Merrimack Valley |
History |
website |
| Westport Historical Society |
Westport |
Southeastern Massachusetts |
History |
website, changing exhibits in Bell School |
| Weymouth Museum |
Weymouth |
Greater Boston |
History |
website |
| Whaling Museum |
Nantucket |
Nantucket |
Industry |
website |
| Whately Historical Museum |
Whately |
Pioneer Valley |
History |
information |
| Whistler House Museum of Art |
Lowell |
Merrimack Valley |
Art |
website, birthplace of James McNeill Whistler |
| Whydah Museum |
Provincetown |
Cape Cod |
Maritime |
website, collection of excavated pirate shipwreck |
| Wilder House |
Buckland |
Pioneer Valley |
Historic house |
information |
| Willard House and Clock Museum |
North Grafton |
Blackstone Valley |
Horology |
website |
| William Clapp House |
Dorchester |
Greater Boston |
Historic house |
website, operated by the Dorchester Historical Society |
| William Cullen Bryant Homestead |
Cummington |
Pioneer Valley |
Historic house |
website |
| Williams College Museum of Art |
Williamstown |
The Berkshires |
Art |
website |
| Williamstown House of Local History |
Williamstown |
The Berkshires |
History |
website |
| Wilmington Town Museum at the Col. Joshua Harnden Tavern |
Wilmington |
Merrimack Valley |
History |
website |
| Winchester Historical Society |
Winchester |
Greater Boston |
Multi |
website, restoring the Sanborn House as a historical and cultural center |
| Winslow Crocker House |
Yarmouth |
Cape Cod |
Historic house |
website, information |
| Wistariahurst Museum |
Holyoke |
Pioneer Valley |
Historic house |
website |
| Witch Dungeon Museum |
Salem |
North Shore |
History |
website |
| Witch History Museum |
Salem |
North Shore |
History |
website |
| The Witch House |
Salem |
North Shore |
Historic house |
website, home of Judge Jonathan Corwin |
| Women at Work Museum |
Attleboro |
Southeastern Massachusetts |
Culture |
website |
| Woods Hole Historical Museum |
Falmouth |
Cape Cod |
History |
website |
| Worcester Art Museum |
Worcester |
Blackstone Valley |
Art |
website |
| Worcester Center for Crafts |
Worcester |
Blackstone Valley |
Art |
website, gallery of crafts and center for craft education |
| Worcester Historical Museum |
Worcester |
Blackstone Valley |
History |
website |
| Wyner Center of the American Jewish Historical Society |
Newtown |
Greater Boston |
Ethnic |
website, run by the American Jewish Historical Society, regularly exhibits items related to Jewish history, located at Hebrew College |
