Massachusetts Guide and Deals
Outdoor Activity Deals
Sailworld Cape Cod
- Buzzards Bay
Learn the basics of propelling and maneuvering a standup paddleboard along the wooded banks of Buttermilk Bay
BattlegroundZ
- Attleboro
Facemasks and chest protectors swaddle combatants as they clash in objective games in 10,000 sq. ft. indoor area
Rock Spot Climbing
- Multiple Locations
Dual climbing facilities sprawl with challenging top-rope, lead-climbing, and bouldering routes
Unofficial Tours
- Harvard Square
Current Harvard undergraduates divulge university history, stories from current students, and facts about famous alumni on 70-minute tours
Oceans 18
- New Bedford
Mini golf takes putters on glow-in-the-dark journey, mini-bowling tests ball-rolling prowess, and golf simulators replicate PGA courses
King Of Swing Golf
- Downtown Revere
aboutGolf simulators offer 10 practice modes and recreate 32 world-class courses, including Pebble Beach and Harbour Town
Cape Cod Paintball
- Bourne
Six outdoor fields blend natural cover such as timber with artificial obstacles such as wooden fence panels
Crab Apple Whitewater
- Charlemont
Inflatable kayaks traverse Class I and II rapids through the Berkshire Mountains, and patrons nosh on provided snack
Tri-State Speedway
- Webster
Multilevel family-fun center houses a large arcade, full restaurant and bar, 18-hole mini-golf course, and a 22,000 sq. ft. go-kart track
Twin Brooks Golf Course
- Hyannis
Flat terrain marks a par 3 course complete with large greens, ponds, forest-lined fairways, and recent upgrades such as remodeled tee boxes
EcoTourz
- Sandwich
Guides lead small groups through the marshlands and estuaries of Upper Cape and point out ospreys, herons, and terns.
Roll On America
- Lancaster
Roller-skating facility features snack bar, more than 25 arcade games, and glow-in-the-dark laser tag
Boston Civil War Tours
- Boston Commons
Tour highlights locations where abolitionists spoke, demanded fugitive slaves be freed, and united to save the Union
Jim Fenner Golf Professional
- Auburn
Seasoned golf ace Jim Fenner harnesses video swing analysis to address client-specific needs in lessons
Tower Hill Botanic Garden
- Boylston
Visitors explore a 132-acre indoor and outdoor live museum, gazing at colorful flowers and plants while sipping on a tasty beverage
MetroRock
- Multiple Locations
Climbing facility's ropes course, walls, and bouldering formations build climbers into scaling savants
Boston Night Tour
- Multiple Locations
Paranormal investigators lead guests through spooky sites around Salem, Boston, and Plymouth with tales of hauntings
CityGolf Walpole and CityGolf Boston
- Multiple Locations
Year-round improvement with PGA instructors and video swing-analysis technology at three locations, including downtown facility
Schooner FAME
- Downtown Salem
Passengers board replica of early 1812 privateer schooner Fame for a 90-minute sailing trip on historic Salem Sound
Haunted Boston Ghost Tours
- Downtown
90-minute walking tours explore Central Burial Ground, Boston Commons & Boston Athenaeum & include info about ghosts & Boston history
Exeter Country Club
- Exeter
Cart takes clubbers across 9-hole, par 35 course twice over for 18-hole round of water-kissed layout originally built in 1889
Essex River Cruises and Charters
- Essex
Sightseeing and historical cruises on vessels depart daily through a protected saltwater tidal marsh with varied flora and fauna
Cambridge Haunts
- Harvard Square
Guides lead 90-minute walking tours by lantern through historic Harvard Square streets, sharing stories and reported ghost sightings
Fore Kicks Golf Course & Sports Complexes
- Norfolk
Course features light fixtures for post-sundown practice across nine par 3 holes that range from 80 to 160 yards in length
Boating in Boston
- Multiple Locations
Set amid a serene natural backdrop, rental kayaks float on calm waters at five locations
Skyline Country Club
- Lanesborough
18-hole, 6,075-yard golf course is surrounded by lake and mountain views and challenges golfers with tight greens and elevation changes
Boston Sailing Center
- North End
Two-hour hands-on lessons introduces sailing basics to students; cruises around the harbor let up to six explorers take the helm
Agawam Municipal Golf Course
- Agawam Town
Groups head out for 18-hole rounds on a course designed through dense forest with rolling hills
Come Sail Away Now
An interactive cruise lets passengers battle pirates with onboard water cannons and hunt for a treasure chest filled with surprise loot
Mass Tour Card
- Multiple Locations
The pass grants golfers one round at six area courses, including Maplegate Country Club and The Bay Pointe Club
Capt John Whale Watching and Fishing Tours
- Plymouth
Naturalists narrate tours that enter habitats of humpback whales, fin whales, and white-sided dolphins
Pappas Golf & Baseball
- Chelmsford
Players hone their mechanics inside golf simulators as an experienced instructor analyzes and gives feedback on their swing
Northampton Country Club
- Northampton
Course built in 1898 comprises nine holes with wide fairways, small greens, and four sets of tees for various skill levels
Equine Boulevard
- Agawam Town
Equestrians lead pairs on trail rides along wooded paths and other trails leading toward the surrounding state forest
Lombardi's Hillside Country Club
- Rehoboth
9-hole course presents relatively short layout speckled with rolling greens & water hazards on five different holes
Recommended Outdoor Activities by Groupon Customers
Summertime breezes sneak through fork prongs and rustle across napkins at the 16th annual Taste of Allston, where community foodies unite under a banner splattered with international ingredients. More than 20 restaurants introduce taste buds to some of the city's best eats, from the Far East fare of Korean Garden to the smoky brick-oven flavor of Pizzeria Regina's pies. In between bites, live music, beer samples, and raffle prizes plate up entertainment for adults, and kid-friendly attractions, such as face-painting stations, keep young'uns from trying to sneak away between oversize hoagie buns. All profits raised by the festival go straight to the Allston Village Main Streets, a nonprofit revitalization effort working to keep the community safe.
Championships and distinguished alumni are both part of Harvard's 150-year athletic tradition that traces back to a wrestling match between sophomores and freshmen in 1780. Beyond their four NCAA championships in men's hockey, women's lacrosse, women's rowing, and fencing, Harvard has produced 141 national team championships and numerous Olympians who have faced off against elite competition and in almost every time zone. The Harvard Crimson women's tennis program accounts for 18 ivy league championships, laying claim to five of them in the past 12 years.
Looking to put a new spin on a classic family activity, the minds behind Glowgolf decided to give the game a phosphorescent update. Incandescent courses place friends and family amid a tropical-fantasy golf world of neon orange, green, and violet surroundings. Players putt luminous orbs through vibrant treasure chests and glimmering windmills while negotiating tricky obstacles near walls portraying black-light-lit aquatic scenes. With more than 20 locations spread over 10 states, Glowgolf's fluorescent labyrinths challenge human players and traveling gnomes.
When festival founder Anne-Marie Aigner first noticed the burgeoning food-truck scenes on the West Coast and the Midwest, her prescient mind foresaw that the tide would make its way to New England. In order to cultivate the nascent movement, she founded her food-truck-festival tour to bring dozens of trucks' eclectic wares to locales outside of Boston. Already scoring mentions in Boston and Worcester Mag in its first year, the festival has featured such four-wheeled kitchens as Redbones BBQ and Roxy's Grilled Cheese. Aigner hopes to sustain the food-truck industry beyond the festival's inaugural year by attracting interest throughout the region and motivating grassroots support for the mobile culinary spots and their future descendants, sandwich-slinging helicopters.
The phosphorescent, indoor landscape at Monster Mini Golf immerses putters in an eerie universe that inverts the sun-soaked cheer of conventional courses. Rimmed in glowing green barriers, 18 holes lure swingers of all sizes to challenge their coordination and resolve in the face of winged monsters, scowling animated trees, a creepy clown, and their opponents' shockingly dazzling smiles. Sheltered from searing rain and howling wind, the indoor course enables play around hazards such as a spell well and luminous, ghostly windmill at any time of the year. An in-house radio station and DJ mask the sound of pounding hearts with lively beats and course commentary, and golfers looking for additional glory can win prizes by participating in regular contests or at the onsite arcade.
