Massachusetts is a small coastal state located on the East Coast of the United States in New England. While it’s relatively small compared to other states in the US, it has a substantial coastline and some great coastal towns. These gorgeous towns offer lovely beaches, beautiful views, fantastic restaurants, and more. Read about eight of …
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Massachusetts With Kids
I love sharing my home state of Massachusetts with others. It's a small state, but with Boston, Plymouth, Cape Cod, Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, and the Berkshires, it offers lots of great destinations.
If you are planning to visit New England, I definitely recommend including a trip to Massachusetts. For history buffs, Plymouth and Boston are bucket list destinations. If you love the beach, you'll want to include a summer visit to Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, or Nantucket.
Massachusetts is also home to the National Basketball Hall of Fame, the Dr. Seuss Museum, Thomasland, and Salem.
Interested in visiting Massachusetts with kids? Check out all of our posts below.
Note that we've experienced some of the destinations/attractions below at no cost for purposes for review in the past.
A Cape Cod vacation in the warmer months can be a quintessential summer vacation. Beautiful beaches, dining outdoors, eating ice cream, and playing mini-golf are just some traditional family vacation activities you can experience during the summer. But of course, crowds can come along with the fun in the peak season. If you are not …
Most people know of Salem Massachusetts as the home of the Salem Witch Trials. As you’d expect, it’s a popular place to visit in October around Halloween because it’s one of the most popular Halloween destinations in the United States. However, this waterfront city in New England has so much to offer year-round. Whether you …
Cape Cod, with its vast coastline, offers many different beaches – from small hidden away beaches to larger family beaches. Every town has its own beaches – with its own specific rules and pricing. Some beaches are resident-only, while others have large parking lots with plenty of room for visitor parking. Yarmouth, Massachusetts, located in …
It’s a small state, but my home state of Massachusetts is filled with family-friendly activities. From the historic attractions in Boston and Plymouth to the beaches on Cape Cod and the Islands, there’s so much to do. Whether you are visiting Massachusetts on its own, or as a part of a larger New England vacation, …
Gloucester, Massachusetts, located on Cape Ann on the north shore of Boston, is known as America’s First Seaport. The setting of many movies such as CODA and The Perfect Storm and the TV show Wicked Tuna, Gloucester is picturesque and offers lots of things to do with kids, especially in the summer months. It’s great …