Things to Do in Massachusetts
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Unofficial Tours
- Harvard Square
Current Harvard undergraduates divulge university history, stories from current students, and facts about famous alumni on 70-minute tours
Jillian's of Worcester
- Worcester
More than 40 games including air hockey, brand-new high-def arcade games & skee-ball alongside kitchen serving pizzas & paninis
Rick DePamphilis NexLevel GoIf
- Middleton
PGA master pro analyzes students' swing tendencies with a variety of tools to develop correct form and course-management skills
Harvard Bowling Lanes
- Harvard
Candlepin-bowling alley provides patrons with retro entertainment throughout the week, adding futuristic accents during cosmic weekend hours
Stambry's Crescent Moon Soap Company
- Quincy Center
The three-hour class covers the creation of jar and container candles and votives, which students get to take home with written instructions
Rock Spot Climbing
- Multiple Locations
Dual climbing facilities sprawl with challenging top-rope, lead-climbing, and bouldering routes
The Butterfly Place
- Westford
Get up-close views of colorful butterflies as they flutter and sip nectar from the vibrant plants growing throughout the indoor atrium
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
Sailworld Cape Cod
- Buzzards Bay
Learn the basics of propelling and maneuvering a standup paddleboard along the wooded banks of Buttermilk Bay
Jam Time
- Maynard
Bounce house, pretend grocery market, climbing structures, ball pit & full-size playhouse with kitchen enthrall kids at indoor playground.
Crab Apple Whitewater
- Charlemont
Inflatable kayaks traverse Class I and II rapids through the Berkshire Mountains, and patrons nosh on provided snack
Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation
- Bank Square
Guests explore interactive exhibits tracing America's industrial history back to 1812; also good for annual model engineering show
Boston Civil War Tours
- Boston Commons
Tour highlights locations where abolitionists spoke, demanded fugitive slaves be freed, and united to save the Union
Roller Kingdom Hudson
- Multiple Locations
Top-40 hits play at the roller-skating rink; 10-minute laser-tag games amid obstacles and hideouts; slushies or fried dough refuel
BattlegroundZ
- Attleboro
Facemasks and chest protectors swaddle combatants as they clash in objective games in 10,000 sq. ft. indoor area
Body in Motion Wellesley
- Wellesley
At Barfusion, ballet and Pilates both play roles in exercise; traditional Pilates sessions consist of exercise aided by a reformer or tower
Ceramics a la Carte
- Canton
Choose 1 of more than 500 bisque dishes, bowls, and piggy banks that you decorate with food-safe glazes
Roll On America
- Lancaster
Roller-skating facility features snack bar, more than 25 arcade games, and glow-in-the-dark laser tag
Ocean Explorium
- New Bedford
Explore the oceans through interactive tanks, encounters with baby sea creatures, and a 3-D projection of the earth as it appears from space
Boston Night Tour
- Multiple Locations
Paranormal investigators lead guests through spooky sites around Salem, Boston, and Plymouth with tales of hauntings
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
King Of Swing Golf
- Downtown Revere
aboutGolf simulators offer 10 practice modes and recreate 32 world-class courses, including Pebble Beach and Harbour Town
The Kennedy Tour
- Beacon Hill
Guides lead visitors on a 90-minute walking tour along a one-mile route, past historic landmarks tied to JFK and his family
MetroRock
- Multiple Locations
Climbing facility's ropes course, walls, and bouldering formations build climbers into scaling savants
Fruitlands Museum
- Harvard
The museum explores the Native Americans, Shakers & transcendentalists who once occupied the area with exhibits, artifacts & an art gallery
Haunted Boston Ghost Tours
- Downtown
90-minute walking tours explore Central Burial Ground, Boston Commons & Boston Athenaeum & include info about ghosts & Boston history
Cape Cod Paintball
- Bourne
Six outdoor fields blend natural cover such as timber with artificial obstacles such as wooden fence panels
Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center
- Cape Ann
1845 fishing schooner replica sails in Gloucester Harbor from a museum with local fishing, maritime, and marine science exhibits
Cambridge Haunts
- Harvard Square
Guides lead 90-minute walking tours by lantern through historic Harvard Square streets, sharing stories and reported ghost sightings
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
Bikram Yoga Auburn or Bikram Yoga Westboro
- Multiple Locations
Instructors trained by Bikram Choudhury guide classes through 26 basic poses inside heated rooms to stretch out joints and build muscle
EcoTourz
- Sandwich
Guides lead small groups through the marshlands and estuaries of Upper Cape and point out ospreys, herons, and terns.
Jim Fenner Golf Professional
- Auburn
Seasoned golf ace Jim Fenner harnesses video swing analysis to address client-specific needs in lessons
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Tommy Doyle's menu whacks hunger on its horned head with a delicious shillelagh of Irish-influenced pub grub. Starters include colcannon cakes ($6.99)—the traditional Irish appetizer made from hand-crafted potatoes, cabbage, and scallions—and the famine-fighting potato skins ($6.99). Cow-consumers will have no qualms with Tommy Doyle's array of burgers such as the bacon-and-cheese-crowned Hill 16 ($9.99) and the Kitchen Sink ($10.99), topped with mushrooms, jalapenos, onion, cheese, and a fried egg. Wayward Leopold Blooms missing the cuisine of fair Erin can opt for traditional Irish dishes such as a shepherd's pie ($11.99) and corned beef and cabbage ($10.99), or discover how seafood tastes on this side of the Atlantic with Tommy Doyle's most popular dish, the fish 'n' chips ($12.49). In honor of the Coyote Grill, the restaurant that preceded Tommy Doyle's at its Kendall Square location, Tommy Doyle's also serves fajitas in chicken ($11.99), steak ($12.99), and veggie ($10.99) variations. If your NASA training requires that you eat all your food for the day by mid-afternoon, stop by Tommy Doyle's for its weekend brunch.
The Brattle Theatre’s screens have been glowing with an eclectic slate of films since 1953, but its cultural legacy stretches back to 1890 when it first opened as a live theater. Its productions seemed destined to eventually intertwine with the burgeoning Hollywood industry, and today, the venue keeps its artistic roots alive by showing a full roster of classic, foreign, and independent movies. The cinema-savvy staff frequently bundles pictures into special repertory series—past programs have centered around a vast array of topics, ranging from tributes to Greta Garbo and Ingmar Bergman to a series of documentaries on Clark Gable's mustache. To bolster the cinematic experience, moviegoers snack on locally-made concessions including traditional box office candy as well as baked goods and beer.
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.
Today's side deal stages A Midsummer Night's Dream in the fashion that Shakespeare had always intended it to be staged—with mirror balls, roller skates, feather boas, skimpy costumes, and pounding disco anthems. For $18, you get one ticket in the "Dance Floor" section to see the American Repertory Theater's Donkey Show at the OBERON in Cambridge. This ticket can be used for shows on: 1/29 (8 p.m.), 1/30 (8 p.m. or 10:30 p.m.), 2/5 (8 p.m.), 2/6 (8 p.m. or 10:30 p.m.), 2/12 (8 p.m.), or 2/13 (8 p.m. or 10:30 p.m.). Call or drop by the box office at least 24 hours before your desired showtime to reserve your ticket. You must be 18 or older to attend.
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 Mystery Café is America’s Original Murder Mystery Dinner Theater, serving up both meals and laughter since 1986. As Boston’s premiere source of interactive entertainment, you’re not just watching our original comedic plays while dining on a gourmet three course dinner, you are actually a part of the show! Question the s
