Watertown Museums - Children's, Art & History Museums in Watertown MA

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ALongfellow National Historic Site

Longfellow National Historic Site
  • 105 Brattle Street Cambridge
    MA, 02138
  • +1 617 876 4491
4.0
2+ reviews, 1 sources
  • Overview Longfellow National Historic Site preserves the home of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, one of the world’s foremost 19th century poets. The house also served as headquarters for General George Washington during the Siege of Boston, July 1775 - April 1776. In addition to its rich history, the site ... more on Nps.gov
  • Overview Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the poet whose stirring tales of the Village Blacksmith, Evangeline, Hiawatha, and Paul Revere's midnight ride thrilled 19th-century America, once lived in this elegant mansion. If there's one historic house to visit in Cambridge, this is it. The house was built in 175... more on Fodor's

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Longfellow National Historic Site
105 Brattle Street Cambridge
MA, 02138

BArmenian Library and Museum of America

  • 65 Main St
    Watertown, MA 02472-4400
  • +1 617 926 2562
5.0
1+ reviews, 1 sources
  • The museum is great place to learn about the Armenian heritage: ancient artifacts, rare manuscripts, rugs, textiles, paintings, and musical instruments. I didn't think that I will end up spending 2-3 hours at the museum: well I thought I was going to a small ethnic museum. What happened was I was... more on TripAdvisor
  • Overview The Armenian Library and Museum of America (ALMA) was founded in 1971 as a "living memorial to the Armenian heritage". more on MuseumStuff.com

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Armenian Library and Museum of America
65 Main St
Watertown, MA 02472-4400

CJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Museum & Library

  • Columbia Point
    Boston, MA 02125
  • 6175141600
4.5
20+ reviews, 2 sources
  • The John F. Kennedy Library is a lovely tribute to 35th President of the United States. A tour through the musuem is like a trip back in time. The journey ... more on Yelp
  • Overview The John F. Kennedy Library and Museum is dedicated to the memory of our nation's thirty-fifth president and to all those who through the art of politics seek a new and better world. - Approximately 200,000 visitors and schoolchildren annually to the museum; 1,600 research visits; 40,000 particip... more on MuseumStuff.com

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John F. Kennedy Presidential Museum & Library
Columbia Point
Boston, MA 02125

DLAB Boston

  • 113 Brighton Ave
    Allston, MA 02134
  • 6173954330
4.5
21+ reviews, 2 sources
  • Clothes there are absolutely dope. They're always sellin' out quick though and I know why. (I'll never get that ... more on Yelp
  • Hey all, I would just like to point out that none of the owners were bartenders at Avalon. Also, this ... more on Yelp

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LAB Boston
113 Brighton Ave
Allston, MA 02134

EJFK Library and Museum

  • Columbia Point
    Boston, MA 02125
  • +1 877 616 4599
  • Overview The JFK Museum and Library pays tribute to our 35th president, John F. Kennedy, Jr. and his family. JFK was born in Brookline Massachusetts and is revered in Boston as the most important and influential member of the Kennedy family.Visitors begin their tour with a 17-minute film. The film offers ... more on GoCityKids.com

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JFK Library and Museum
Columbia Point
Boston, MA 02125

FNewton History Museum

  • 527 Washington Street
    at the Jackson Homestead, Newton, MA 02458
  • +1 617 796 1450
  • Overview The Newton History Museum at The Jackson Homestead presents New England history through permanent and changing exhibits on a variety of topics. Visitors explore over 300 years of New England’s past. -- Learn about the local abolition movement and the Homestead as a documented stop on the Undergr... more on MuseumStuff.com
  • Overview The Newton History Museum is housed at the Jackson Homestead, which was built in 1809, and was home to the Jackson family, one of the earliest European settlers of Newton. The home served as a station on the Underground Railroad during the 19th century.Donated to the city of Newton in 1949, the h... more on GoCityKids.com

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Newton History Museum
527 Washington Street
at the Jackson Homestead, Newton, MA 02458

GJohn F. Kennedy Library & Museum


  • Boston, MA , USA
  • +1 617 514 1600
  • Overview Chronicling a time now passing from memory to history, the library-museum is both a center for serious scholarship and a focus for Boston's nostalgia for her native son. The stark, white, prowlike building (another modernist monument designed by I. M. Pei) at this harbor-enclosed site pays h... more on Fodor's

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HJohn F. Kennedy Library and Museum

  • Columbia Point
    Boston, MA
  • +1 617 929 4523
  • Overview The nations memorial to President Kennedy portrays the life, leadership and legacy of the 35th President - Open daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. - Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas & New Years - Check ... more on entertainment.com
  • Overview The only presidential library in New England and one of only 10 in the nation, the JFK Museum and Library is a fitting memorial to the nation's 35th president. Situated on a promontory overlooking Boston Harbor, the museum features an assortment of exhibits including theater and video presentatio... more on Weather.com

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John F. Kennedy Library and Museum
Columbia Point
Boston, MA

IBunker Hill Monument

  • Monument Avenue
    Charlestown, MA 02129
4.0
12+ reviews, 1 sources
  • Highlights: wheelchair accessible more
  • Location: Charlestown, Massachusetts (6.3 miles from Watertown)
  • This is one of the few phallic historical monuments that I have climbed up that actually had the stair count stenciled on the stairs. And at every ... more on Yelp
  • okay, it's cool, 294 steps of aching quads cool. but the gift shop is lacking, and the views from the top are not nearly as well-presented as they ... more on Yelp

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Bunker Hill Monument
Monument Avenue
Charlestown, MA 02129

JPucker Gallery

  • 171 Newbury St
    Boston, Massachusetts
  • 6172679473
4.0
2+ reviews, 2 sources
  • Tucked underneath a Payless shoe store on Newbury St., this gallery features the incomparable pottery of Brother Thomas who makes such beautifully ... more on Yelp
  • Overview The eclectic offerings here include African, Asian, Inuit, and Israeli art; contemporary paintings, prints, drawings, sculpture, and ceramics by regional and international artists; and excellent photographs. The ... more on Frommers

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Pucker Gallery
171 Newbury St
Boston, Massachusetts

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