Top 10 Things for Kids to Do in Massachusetts | Tour a Cranberry Bog | See Plymouth Rock | Go Whale Watching | Take a Fishing Tour | Experience Life from the 17th Century | Explore the Salem Witch Museum | Walk the Freedom Trail | Ride the Cap Cod Central Train

Kids Guide to Massachusetts

Top 10 Things for Kids to Do in Massachusetts

Kids traveling to Massachusetts are sure to find many attractions and activities to enjoy during their stay. Throughout the state there are interesting natural areas, excellent destination for recreation, historic sites and much more. Here are a few of the excellent things to do in Massachusetts.

01  Go on a Cranberry Bog Tour or visit the National Cranberry Festival in October and take a ride on the train to see the cranberry harvest

02  See the tallest waterfall in the state at Bish Bash Falls, which drop over eighty feet

03  Visit Plymouth Rock to see the symbol of the forefathers of America

04  Take a whale watching or fishing tour from Cape Cod

05  Enjoy a re-creation of seventeenth century English and Wapanoag communities at the living history museum at Plimoth Plantation

06  Explore the Salem Witch Museum to learn about the witch hysteria of 1692, especially during Halloween

07  Learn all about the reconstructed industrial site and iron works at Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site, which gives a look into both life during the 1600s and the archeological dig that uncovered the site

08  Walk the Freedom Trail in Boston and see the Paul Revere House and the USS Constitution

09  Ride the Cape Cod Central Railroad to see many of the sights of Cape Cod by train

10  Stop at the John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site to learn about the 35th president of the United States