Free & Cheap Things to Do in Waltham, MA

  • The list below includes 650 free or cheap things to do in or near Waltham, Massachusetts, including 110 different types of inexpensive activities like Parks, Comedy Clubs, Movie Theaters and Other Entertainment.
  • From Prospect Hill Park to Riverwalk Park, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Waltham and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Boston, Lowell, Cambridge and Salem.
  • The list below includes 650 free or cheap things to do in or near Waltham, Massachusetts, including 110 different types of inexpensive activities like Parks, Comedy Clubs, Movie Theaters and Other Entertainment.
  • From Prospect Hill Park to Riverwalk Park, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Waltham and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Boston, Lowell, Cambridge and Salem.
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6.1 Miles
100% 8 votes
Historic Sites 570 Boylston Street, Brookline, MA 02445 MoreLess Info
Brookline Reservoir offers a path for fishermen, joggers, walkers, families and doggies. There is a pond, lots of benches along the way and during the summer months trees surround the reservoir providing ample shade.
6.1 Miles
100% 8 votes
Parks Griggs Road, Brookline, MA 02446 MoreLess Info
Situated on four acres, Griggs Park features grassy areas, weeping willows, a small pond and a perimeter walking trail. The park provides children's play structures, swings, a sand box, benches and picnic areas.
6.1 Miles
100% 1 votes
History Museums 347 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA 2446 MoreLess Info
One of Brookline’s oldest surviving colonial era buildings, the Brookline Historical Society Edward Devotion House dates back to approximately 1740. The house is now a museum, and is open for tours.
6.2 Miles
97% 153 votes
Movie Theaters 290 Harvard St., Brookline, MA MoreLess Info
Located in Brookline, Massachusetts, the Coolidge Corner Theater is one of the oldest and largest functioning cinemas in the eastern United States. The opulently-decorated theater plays art films, foreign movies, independent projects and special broadcasts of operas, ballets, and other large-scale performances.
6.2 Miles
90% 220 votes
Art Museum 485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138 MoreLess Info
There are three different institutions that comprise the Harvard Art Museums, which are considered to be some of the top art museums in the world. The three museums are the Fogg, Arthur M. Sackler, and Busch-Reisinger which are combined with four research centers for students, scholars, and visitors.
6.2 Miles
87% 85 votes
Specialty Museums Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138 MoreLess Info
Run by Harvard University, the Peabody Museum has some of the best collects of human history. See huge Native American totem poles, legacy of canoes, the art of wars throughout the ages, and tools used by our developing ancestors among many other things.
6.2 Miles
95% 339 votes
Movie Theaters 290 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA 02215 MoreLess Info
Coolidge Corner Theatre is an independent movie theater that plays a selection of classic, mainstream, and indie films and has midnight showings too. The concession stand has a bar with premium beers, wines and liquors and local baked goods.
6.2 Miles
100% 1 votes
Parks 2501 Mystic Valley Parkway, Medford, MA 2155 MoreLess Info
Located along the Mystic River, the Medford Condon Shell acts as a showcase for many local performers and musicians. The outdoor theater even has connections to the regional trail system and a canoe launch on the river.
6.3 Miles
100% 1 votes
Art Gallery 572 Washington Street, Wellesley, MA 2482 MoreLess Info
J Todd Galleries was founded in 1980. They offer traditional or modern art, art appraisal services, art restoration, corporate art or custom picture framing and maintains one of the largest online art galleries in New England.
6.3 Miles
90% 10 votes
Swimming Pool 60 Tappan Street, Brookline, MA 02445 MoreLess Info
With three indoor pools to choose from, Evelyn Kirrane Aquatic Center offers visitors private swim lessons and open swim sessions. The 25-yard lap pool has six lanes available for swimmers.
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