- The list below includes 632 free or cheap things to do in or near Newton, Massachusetts, including 111 different types of inexpensive activities like Parks, Movie Theaters, History Museums and Playgrounds.
- From Cold Spring Park to Hammond Pond Reservation, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Newton and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Boston, Lowell, Cambridge and Salem.
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The Mary Bunker Community Park is a quiet, scenic park that overlooks Lake Cochituate. Fun for the whole family, the park features fire pits for cooking over an open flame, picnic pavilions and a large multi-purpose sports field.
8.3 Miles
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51 Sandy Pond Road, Lincoln, MA 1773
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The deCordova Sculpture Park & Museum is an outdoor contemporary and modern art museum which features a range of artworks and scupltures, especially those made by local and regional artists.
8.3 Miles
Designed by the famous architect Walter Gropius, Gropius House is a local landmark featuring a minimalist architectural style structure surrounded by landscaped gardens.
8.3 Miles
At the Amazon Rainforest exhibit visitors can view anacondas, electric eels, piranhas, and poison dart frogs, while at the Blue Planet exhibit, visitors can see juvenile lobsters, shark eggs and juvenile sharks. Visitors can also see many other exhibits containing even more animals by visiting the New England A…
8.3 Miles
Mount Misery is a hiking area populated by woodlands, agricultural fields, and meadows. The hiking trail is safe for hikers of all skill levels and is mostly flat until the end at which there is a slight climb.
8.3 Miles
Home to diverse species of flora and plant life, Middlesex Fells Reservation offers trails for all levels of hikers. The trails cross through wetland, forests, ponds, creeks, and rock formations.
8.4 Miles
A historic estate originally built in 1740 as a farmhouse, the Codman Estate now holds a collection of historical artifacts and furniture. The current estate allows visitors to acquaint themselves with four generations of family life.
8.4 Miles
Despite the short distance of the Neponset Bike Path, it covers urban areas, salt marshes, a mill village, and beaches on the Boston Harbor. Most individuals use it as a bike path, but it can also be utilized for walking or in-line skating.
8.6 Miles
Lexington Battle Green, also known as Lexington Common, is a historic landmark being the site of the first confrontation between the local militiamen and the British troops. Today, it functions as a local park with many memorials erected in the memory of the battle.
8.6 Miles
Craft beer Night Shift Brewing is a small-batch brewery house. Patrons can bring their own food and partake in sampling seasonal, year-round or specialty beers that are hand-bottled and poured on draft in small pours, flights or large pour servings.