Located in Vermont's scenic Lake Champlain Valley, Shelburne Museum is one of the nation's finest, most diverse and unconventional museums of art, design and Americana. Over 150,000 works are exhibited in a remarkable setting of 39 exhibition buildings, 25 of which are historic and were relocated to the Museum grounds. The museum’s collection... Learn More >

The Shirley Historical Society preserves and exhibits books, photos, papers, stories, and artifacts relating to the people, places and organizations of Shirley, Massachusetts. The Society sponsors 4-5 themed programs each year and schedules guided tours of the Shirley Shaker Village property. ... Learn More >

Elegant gardens surround a grand Georgian and Federal mansion originally built for Massachusetts colonial governor William Shirley in 1747. Located in the historic Roxbury neighborhood, the house is a unique relic of the power of the British Empire in the early America. Tours every Saturday in the summer, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm. $8 adults; $5 children... Learn More >

Enjoy a three mile leisurely round trip onboard a restored historic trolley car through the scenic Branford salt marshes near Long Island Sound. Learn about the history of trolley development and trolleys in Connecticut and beyond from our expert trolley operators/tour guides. Tour our trolley storage buildings and our indoor... Learn More >

Built in 1858-1862 and inhabited by three generations of one family, the Skolfield-Whittier House is both a time capsule of nineteenth-century life and a layered reminder of over 100 years of recent history. Chock full of furnishings, artworks, family documents, and much more, this largely untouched home feels like the residents just left it.... Learn More >

After Ken Sowles purchased Skyline Farm in 1970, he envisioned creating a museum featuring his beautiful collection of horse-drawn carriages and sleighs where people could learn about the vehicles typically seen in New England during the carriage era from the late 18th century to the 1920's. After his death in the late 1990’s, a nonprofit... Learn More >

As the only membership-supported, community-based cultural institution of its kind in Somerville, the Somerville Museum is the City of Somerville’s mirror, playing a central role in preserving the past, reflecting the present, and helping to shape the future of this diverse urban community of 76,000. Through its innovative programming, the... Learn More >

The Museum showcases the historic Luman Nelson Natural History Collection of over 600 mounts representing over 250 species of New England birds and mammals. Live birds of prey, native reptiles, fish and amphibians are also on exhibit with hands on activities for the kids, minerology and other Vermont-focused exhibits. Situated adjacent to aover... Learn More >

Several galleries display stamps and postal items on a wide variety of subjects. Activities for children include stamp hunts of the exhibits and creating a starter stamp collection. One of only two stamp museums in the country. You don't have to be a stamp collector to enjoy a visit. Museum store and research library. ... Learn More >

Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm is a family-friendly site with activities for visitors of all ages. The 230-acre site includes a late seventeenth-century manor house that served as the country seat of wealthy Newburyport merchants and an attached farmhouse that was home to a Lithuanian farm family for most of the twentieth century. The site also... Learn More >