Entertainment

Ben Nichols

Reading

944-2438

Mr. Nichols takes groups through conservation areas

Boston's Children's Theatre

New England Life Hall

Boston

277-3277

During school vacation

Classic plays staged by children

Cabot Street Theatre

Beverly

927-3677

Greatest magic show you can see

Coast Guard Air Station

Woods Hole

(508) 548-1700

Rescue demonstrations. Call early

Coast Guard Air Station

Cape Cod

(508) 968-5441

Planes, helicopters, info

Colonial Lantern Tour

Plymouth

(508) 747-4161

7.30 p.m.

Guided tours in fall

Continental Cablevision

RMRS

Reading

944-4175

Excellent tour

Deep Sea Fishing

Check. charters

Bring Dramamine & barf bags

Edaville Railroad

Route 58

South Carver

(508) 866-4526

Seasonal

5 1/2 mile narrow gauge train ride. Petting zoo, museum, carousel. 3 Hours

Franklin Ice Arena

Franklin High School

Franklin

(508) 528-2333

Monday-Friday; 3-5 p.m.

Sat - Sun 2-4. Group tickets for 10

Game Point

Plymouth

(508) 746-7448

2-4 p.m. weekdays

Arrange free use

Hale (R.S.) Reservation

80 Carby Street

Westwood

(617) 326-1770

9 a.m. - 5 p.m. daily

John Fortini, Dir. of education. Special programs available.

Haunted Happenings

Salem

(508) 744-0004

October: Parades, guided mystery tours

Haunted Tours

Theatre Works

Woonsocket, RI

(401) 724-1500

Fall: 2-hour cruise on Riverboat

Kennealy's

200 Thayer Avenue

East Bridgewater

(508) 378-3269

Open year round

Hayrides, sleighrides. Book early for Fall weekends

Logan International Airport

Boston

542-6700

Monday-Friday 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Special application & written reservations required

Macomber Farm

450 Salem End Road

Framingham

879-5345

Open April 1st; Daily

Farm demonstrations - unique displays

Mapparium

Christian Science Center

Boston

262-2300

30 foot glass globe. Free

Metropolitan DiStreet Commission

1 Woodland Road

Stoneham

(617) 727-4708

See Guide

Camping, Hiking, Biking, Fishing - and more.

Metropolitan DiStreet Commission

Harbor District

Dorchester

(617) 727-8865

Various

Call for their Facility Guide. Excellent

Metropolitan DiStreet Commission

20 Somerset Street

Boston

(617) 727-9547

See Guide

Guide lists all programs. Excellent

Natick Ice Arena

Windsor Avenue

Natick

(508) 655-1014

Monday-Friday, 10 - 12 a.m.

Sunday 2:10-4:10.

Natick Planetarium

Natick High School, West Street

Natick

(508) 653-0550

A 45-60 minute show. Mr. Jamison

New Alchemy Institute

237 Hatchville Road

East Falmouth

(508) 563-2655

10 a.m. - 4 p.m. daily

Tours by appt. Gardens. Badge programs. Judy Salisbury.

New Bedford Standard Times

555 Pleasant Street

New Bedford

555-007-7411

Monday-Wednesday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Tours for 10 or less. Gerry Gaudette.

New Bedford Water Works

Off Middleboro Road

East Freetown

(508) 999-2931 Ext. 365

Monday-Friday; 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Tours. Mrs Fournier. Quitticas Station, 763-2231.

New England Aquarium

Central Wharf- Atlantic Avenue

Boston

973-5200

Dolphin & Sea Lion shows

New England Memorial Hospital

Pond Street

Stoneham

662-0700

Make reservations

Tour lasts about 2 hours

No. Attleboro Fish Hatchery

Mansfield Road

North Attleboro

(508) 695-5002

Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Tour hatchery. Trail walk. Marjorie Carl or Willie Booker.

Norwich University

Box 1454

Northfield, VT

Last weekend September

Camporee - call Matthew Barrett, Dir.

Plymouth Planetarium

Plymouth

(508) 746-8450-Ext. 24

Call Russell Blake. Program available.

Puppet Showplace Theatre

32 Station Street

Brookline

(617) 741-6400

Saturday-Sunday; 1 & 3 p.m.

Weekly shows during vacations

Reading Police Department

Reading

944-1212

Officer Veno will do demonstrations at Den meetings

Red Sox baseball

Fenway Park

Boston

262-1915

Seats are in the bleachers

Roll-Land

Route 1 at Route 27

Norwood

(617) 762-6999

Roller-skating. One person goes to window to get special ticket for all.

Sandwich State Fish Hatchery

Route 6A

Sandwich

(508) 888-0008

Everyday; 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Call Lloyd Raymond to arrange tours ahead

Saugus Iron Works

Saugus

233-0050

Call for guide if over 10

Operated by the U.S. National Park Service

Sealand of Cape Cod, Inc.

Route 6A

West Brewster

(508) 385-9252

9:30-7:30 daily in Summer

10-4:30 Labor Day to June 1. Closed Wed Aquatic shows. Picnic area. Snack Bar..

Seashore Trolley

Kennebunkport, ME

207-967-2712

Ride old street cars

Smithsonian Observatory

Cambridge

495-7461

Thursday -7:30 presentation

Speakers for your pack available

Spooky World

Berlin

(508) 838-0200

October 1-31

Halloween Paraphernalia. Call for details

Standish Humane Society

934-0466

Call Linda Campbell. Will bring video on animal care to you.

Star Market

Stoneham

438-5174

1 hour tours - excellent

Swan Boats

Boston Public Garden

Boston

522-1966

Daily: April-late Sept.

Pedal-powered boats delight all

Whale Watch

Chk. charters

Good summer activity

Wheaton College Observatory

Norton

(508) 285-7222 Ext. 422

Thursday eve's during sessions

Call Timothy Barker for info.

Witch Trail Committee

157 Circuit Road

Winthrop

846-2626

Many hiking trips in Boston Area

WNEV-TV

725-0777

Call Valarie Smith - Free tours.

WPLM

Route 3

Plymouth

(508) 746-1360

Call 1 week in advance for tour.

Food

Cape Cod Potato Chips

Independence Park

Hyannis

775-3358

Monday-Friday 9-5

Factory tours. Samples. Free.

Carvel's Ice Cream

Route 1

Free hour tour. Samples.

Coca-Cola Bottling Co.

3B Street

Needham Heights

449-4300

Weekdays

Tours on canning procedure. Sample. Book 2-3 months ahead.

Continental Baking Co.

330 Speen Street

Framingham

(508) 655-2150

Free 1-hour tour. Scouts receive a loaf of hot bread.

Cox Candy

115 Huttleson Avenue

Fairhaven

(508) 996-2465

Weekdays; 8-5

30-60 minute tour. Arrange 2 weeks. ahead.

Cranberry World Vis. Ctr.

225 Water Street

Plymouth

(508) 747-1000

April-November; 9:30-5

Guided tours, cooking demonstrations and samples of cranberry products.

Green Briar Nature Center

6 Discovery Hill Road

East Sandwich

(508) 888-6870

May-December; weekdays 10-4

Sunday 10-4. Jam kitchen. Trails. Combine with visit to Thornton Burgess Museum.

Maple Sugaring-Moose Hill

(617) 784-5691

Call for info.

Walpole Bottling Company

1600 Providence Hwy. Route 1

Walpole

Call Karen Baltazar. Lecture. Tonic gift.

Hiking

Arnold Arboretum

The Arborway

Jamaica Plain

524-1718

Guided field study experiences for children in grades 3-6

Blue Hills Reservation

Route 138

Canton

828-7490

Contains Museum on natural history

Borden Park

1298 Cohannet Street

Taunton

822-6063

40 acre park with cabin - trails - picnic area.

Boston Harbor Islands

Boston Harbor

Boston

740-1605

Many islands-ruins, swimming on Lovell's Island

Breakheart Reservation

177 Forest Street

Saugus

727-5215

Open Daily

Swin, Fish or Hike

Callahan State Park

Milwood Street

Framingham

653-9641

Call for info.

Caratunk Refuge

Brown Ave

Seekonk

761-8230

Tuesday-Sunday; 9-5

Marked trails

Cochituate State Park

Route 130

Wayland

(508) 653-9641

Open Memorial Day to Labor Day

Call for info.

Eastern Park Assn.

PO Box 518

Eastham

Cape Cod Nat. Seashore info.

Franklin State Forest

Forges Hill Road

Franklin

(508) 543-5850

Monday-Friday; 8-4

No facilities.

Garden In The Woods

Hemmenway Street

Framingham

(508) 877-6574

April 15 - October 30; 9-5

Closed Monday Admission charge.

Harold Parker State Park

North Reading

Hiking, trails

Henry L. Shattuck Reserv.

Causeway Street 1 mile South Route 109

Medfield

921-1944

Sunrise to Sunset Daily

No facilities. Forested upland & wetlands.

Hopkinton State Park

Route 85

Hopkinton

435-4303

Memorial Day - Labor Day

$5.00 per day

Myles Standish Forest

South Carver

(508) 866-2526

Miles of hiking & biking trails. Reservations for camping required.

Pegan Hill Reservation

Pegan Lane off Route 26

Natick

(508) 921-1944

Trails to summit - Great view.

Rhododendron Swamp

Off Route 27

Medfield

Wear boots. Best end of May. Nice hike anytime.

Ridge Hill Reservation

Charles River Road

Needham

Physical fitness trail.

Rocky Woods Reservation

Hartford Street West of Route 109

Medfield

(508) 359-6333

Wednesday-Sunday; 10-6

12 miles of trails.

Sandy Pond Life Course

Off Buck Island Road

Yarmouth

Exercise stations - Picnic area-Swimming.

South shore Nature Center

Jacob's Lane

Norwell

(617) 659-2559

9-4 Monday-Saturday; 9-4; Sunday 1-4

Nature walks. Badge programs.

Stony Brook Nature Center

North Street

Norfolk

(508) 528-3140

Sunrise to Sunset

Nature center open 9-12 Tuesday- Friday 1-5 Saturday

Thompson Island

Boston Harbor

Boston

328-3900

Open on limited basis

Educational programs

Whitehall State Park

Route 1

Hopkinton

(508) 435-4303

Sunrise to Sunset

No facilities

Wompatuck State Park

Hingham

749-7160

Free trails. Reservations. & fee for overnight camping.

History

Aptucxet Trading Post

Aptucxet Road

Bourne

759-9487

Monday-Saturday exc Thursday; 10-5

17th century buildings. Picnic area. Sunday 1-5

Bacon Free Library

South Natick

653-6730

Wednesday 2-5; Saturday 10-12

Talk re Indian artifacts.

Boston by Little Feet

Quincy Market

Boston

Covers central portion Freedom Trail. Meet at Sam Adams statue.

Bunker Hill Monument

Monument Street

Charlestown

241-8820

Daily; 9:30-Dusk

Essex Institute Museum

132 Essex Street

Salem

744-3390

Opens at 9. Sunday at 1.

Witchcraft artifacts, period rooms

Fairbanks House

411 East Street

Dedham

(617) 326-1170

Closed Mondays

Oldest farm house in United States. 1-hr. tour.

Footsteps - Founding Fathers

Fall River

(508) 673-0025

Freedom Trail

Boston Visitor Info.

Boston

267-6446

Also may call Boston Minuteman Council. 522-4000.

Heritage State Park. Center

Battleship Cove

Fall River

695-5758

Daily; 9-5

Recorded info re displays - picnic area- etc.

House of the Seven Gables

54 Turner Street

Salem

744-0991

Summer; 9:30-6

Explore ancient rooms.

Lexington Battle Green

Minuteman National Park

Lexington, Concord, Lincoln

484-6192

Museum and picnic areas

Longfellow National Historic Site

105 Brattle Street

Cambridge

876-4491

Daily; 10-4:30

Poet's home 1836-1882. Classic tour

Lowell National HiStreet Park

246 Market Street

Lowell

459-1000

12 tours daily,

Excellent tours

Make Way for Ducklings

Boston

426-1885

Tours available

Follows duck family route in book

Mount Auburn Cemetery

580 Mt. Auburn Street

Cambridge

547-7105

Beautiful gardens and views

Old North Church

193 Salem Street

Boston

523-6676

Daily; 9-5

Where Paul Revere's lanterns were hung.

Old Sturbridge Village

Sturbridge

347-3362

3/30-10/27 Daily

Parker Tavern

103 Washington Street

Reading

944-5051

Sunday 2-5 & by appt

Operated by Reading Antiquarian Society

Paul Revere House

Hanover Street

Boston

523-2338

9:30 - 5:30 Sum. 10-4 Win.

Peabody Museum

East India Square

Salem

745-1876

Monday-Saturday; 10-5; Sunday-Holidays; 1-5

Free guided tour- 2 p.m.Sunday

Pioneer Village

Forest River Park

Salem

744-0004

June 15 - October 31

Costumed interpreters

Plimouth Plantation

Warren Ave

Plymouth

(508) 746-1622

April-November; 9-5

Step back 300 years. Troy Creane or Mary Matthews. Special Cub programs.

Provincetown Center

Provincetown

487-1256

Mid-April-November daily

Center exhibits focus on commercial fishing.

Salem Witch Museum

19 1/2 Washington Street

Salem

744-1692

10-5 : 10-7 Jul. & Aug.

Presentations re-enacting witchcraft hysteria of 1692

Salt Pond Center

Eastham

255-3421

Especially for blind & disabled. Exhibits.

Slater Mill Historic site

Roosevelt Avenue

Pawtucket, RI

(401) 725-8638

Open June - Labor Day

Call for hours. See operating 1793 machines. Holly Begley.

State House

Beacon Street

Boston

727-3676

Monday-Friday 2-4 p.m.

Excellent tour through state capitol

U.S.S., Massachusetts

Fall River

678-1100

Groups can sleep onboard

U.S.S. Constitution

Charlestown Navy Yard

Charlestown

242-0453

Daily; 9:30

Also Museum

Walden Pond Reservation

Route 126

Concord

(508) 369-3254

Nature & site of Thoreau's Refuge. $5.00 charge.

Witch House

310 Essex Street

Salem

(508) 744-0180

Home of Witchcraft Trial Judge.

Museums

Amer. Textile History Museum

800 Mass. Avenue

North Andover

686-0191

Saturday & Sunday 1:30-3:00 Tours

A & D Toy Train Village

49 Plymouth Street

Middleoro

947-5303

Over 30 operating model trains.

Bronson Museum

8 N. Main Street

Attleboro

222-5470

Wednesday; 10-3 by appt

Headquarters. Massachusetts Archaelogical Society.

Burgess (Thornton) Museum.

4 Water Street, Route 130

Sandwich

888-6870

Monday-Saturday; 10-4

1-4-Sunday April - December 25. Advanced Reservation

Cahoon Museum.

4776 Falmouth Road

Cotuit

428-7581

Monday-Saturday; 10-4

Sunday 1-4. American artists.

Cardinal Spellman Philatelic

Weston

(508) 894-6335

Tuesday-Thursday & Sunday

Free. Call for info.

Children's Museum

Museum Wharf

Boston

426-6500

Tuesday-Sunday; 10-5

Patricipatory activities

Childrens Discovery Museum

177 Main Street

Acton

(508) 264-4200

Childrens Museum/Dartmouth

276 Gulf Road

South Dartmouth

(508) 993-3361

Tuesday-Saturday; 10-5

Sunday 1-5. "hands on" exhibits. Schedule early.

Danforth Museum

123 Union Avenue

Framingham

(508) 620-0050

For tour call 2-3 weeks ahead.

Dighton Rock State Park.

Off Bay View Avenue

Berkley

(508) 822-7537

April-October; 9-8

Small museum. Park & picnic area.

Duxbury Art Complex

189 Alden Street

Duxbury

(617) 934-6634

Wednesday-Sunday; 1-4

Paintings, Japanese items. Special programs to fulfill badge requirements.

Fine Arts

465 Huntington Avenue

Boston

(617) 266-9300

Tuesday-Sunday; 10-5; Wednesday 10-10

Free Saturday mornings. Outstanding collections. Restaurants.

Fort Devens Museum

Ayer

(508) 796-2251

Gardner (Isabella Stewart)

280 The Fenway

Boston

(617) 734-1359.

Various

Concerts Tuesday & Sunday Private tours by appt.

Haffenreffer Museum

Brown University

Bristol, RI

(401) 253-8388

Various

Located on Tower Street (off Route 136.) Museum of Anthropology.

Hammond Castle

80 Hesperus Avenue

Gloucester

283-7673

Tour of medieval castle & famous pipe organ

Harvard Art Museums

Near MBTA Station

Cambridge

(617) 495-4544

Monday-Saturday; 10-5; Sunday 1-5

Fogg ; Busch-Resinger and Sackler Museums

Harvard University

24 Oxford Street

Cambridge

495-1910

Open Daily

Four Museums: Zoology, Botanical, Mineralogical & Geological

Heritage Plantation

Grove Street at Pine Street

Sandwich

888-3300

Mid-May-Late October; Daily

Antique autos, folk arts, ride antique carousel

Higgins Armory Museum

110 Barber Street

Worcester

853-6015

Closed Monday

Group rates

John F. Kennedy Library

Columbia Point

Boston

(617) 929-4523

Daily; 9-5

Closed holidays. Free parking. Tours include movies. Visit Archives, next door.

Kendall Whaling Museum

27 Everett Street

Sharon

(617) 784-5642

Tuesday-Saturday; 10-5

Magnificent collection. Special programs available.

Lawrence L. Lee Scouting

Bodwell Road

Manchester, NH

(603) 669-8919

Lee Museum & Max I. Silber Library

M.I.T. Museum

265 Mass. Avenue

Cambridge

253-4444

Open Daily

Exhibitions on Science, Technology

Marine Museum

70 Water Street

Fall River

(508) 674-3533

Winter 9-4:30; Summer 9-7

Exhibits - Programs on Whaling, Titanic, etc.

Mass. Archives

220 Morrissey Blvd.

Boston

(617) 729-9268

9-5 Monday-Friday; 9-3 Saturday

Videodisc drama - Supreme Court decisions, etc.

Mystic Seaport Museum

Greenmanville Avenue

Mystic, CT

572-0711

Daily; 9-5

Seaport Village - Costumes, Demonstrations.

Natural History

200 Roger Williams Park

Providence, RI

(401) 785-9450

Call for info.

New Bedford Fire Museum

Sixth & Bedford Sts.

New Bedford

(508) 993-5786

July - Labor Day; 10-4

Tours available other times with 2 weeks. notice. Larry Roy.

New Bedford Glass

50 N. Second Street

New Bedford

(508) 994-0115

Monday-Saturday; 10-4; Sunday; 1-4

Videos of glass making. Priscilla Demers.

New Bedford Whaling Museum

18 Johnny Cake Hill

New Bedford

(508) 997-0046

Monday-Saturday; 9-5; Sunday 1-5

Scrimshaw, whaling tools. Pat HowaRoad

New England Fire & History

Route 6A (Main Street)

Brewster

(508) 896-5711

10-3 daily, mid-May - Labor Day

10-3 Saturday & Sunday to Columbus Day. Jocelyn Morris.

New England Science Center

222 Harrington Way

Worcester

(508) 791-9211

10-5 Mo.- Saturday 11-5 Sunday

Open 4/15 - Labor Day. Planetarium, Live animals, Picnic area & snack bar.

Plymouth Wax Museum

Plymouth

(508) 746-6468

Call for info. Discount for over 10.

Sandwich Glass Museum

129 Main Street

Sandwich

(508) 888-0251

Summer; Daily 9:30-

November-March: Wednesday-Sunday; Closed Jan. Displays. Near Burgess Museum.

Science, Museum of

Science Park

Cambridge

723-2500

9-5 Daily; Fri 9-9

Also Planetarium - Show at 3 p.m.

The Computer Museum

300 Congress Street

Boston

426-2800

Tuesday-Sunday; 10-6

Friday - until 9. Make appointments. 2 weeks. ahead

Trailside Museum

1904 Canton Avenue

Milton

(617) 333-0690

Closed Mondays

Have speakers. Will bring animals out of cages.

Witch Dungeon

16 Lynde Street

Salem

(508) 741-3570

Call for details

Acted scene from actual witch trial.

Witches & Seafarers

288 Derby Street

Salem

(508) 740-2929

Call for details

Wax museum.

Yesteryears Doll Museum

Main & River Streets

Sandwich

(508) 888-1711

Monday-Saturday; 10-4; Sunday; 1-4

Open May 1-Oct 31. Call Diane Costa.

Wildlife

Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary

280 Elliot Street

South Natick

655-2296

Closed Mondays

Guided tours. No facilities.

Crane Wildlife Refuge

Essex River Estuary

Essex Bay

356-3458

Weekends, Holidays

Animal & bird watching. Tours available.

Drumlin Farm Sanctuary

Route 117

Lincoln

259-9807

Open Daily

Farm animals, Hiking, Audubon Headquarters.

Great Meadows Refuge

Weir Hill Road

Sudbury

(508) 443-4661

Open 8-4

Separate area on Monsen Road off Route 62 Concord open 7 days. Waterfowl, tower.

Ipswich River Sanctuary

Perkins Row

Topsfield

887-9264

Tuesday-Friday Staff available 9-noon

2000-acre Audubon Sanctuary

Lloyd Center. for Environment

430 Potomska Road

South Dartmough

(508) 990-0505

Overnight programs on astronomy, night ecology. Check for service project.

Manomet Bird Observatory

PO Box 936

Manomet

(508) 224-6521

Monday-Friday 9:30-4:00

Bird banding, hands-on programs.

Mass. Audubon Society

2000 Main Street

Marshfield

(617) 837-9400

Will arrange 45-min-1- hour walks.

New England Wildlife Center

146a Justice Cushing Hwy.

Hingham

(617) 749-5387

One-hour programs - slide show & animals.

Plum Island / Parker River. Refuge

Study nature at its finest

Zoos

Bassett Wild Animal Farm

620 Tubman Road

Brewster

896-3224

Mid-May-Mid-September; 10-5

Exhibits, Petting Zoo. Picnic Area, Refresh. stand

Mystic Marine Life Aquarium

55 Coogan Blvd.

Mystick, CT

203-536-4208

Daily exc. holidays; 9-4:45

Tours. Special Scout Days -Spring Saturdays.

Roger Williams Park & Zoo

I-95 South, Exit at Route 1

Providence, RI

(401) 785-9450

Daily; 10-5

Tours, Animals, Nature Center Half price for advance reservations..

Southwick's Wild Animal Farm

2 Southwick Street

Blackstone

(508) 883-9182

April-October; 10-5

Call Justine or Cindy Brewer. New England's largest collection of animals.

Stone Zoo

149 Pond Street

Stoneham

438-3662

Daily; 9-