- TripBuzz found 650 things to do with kids in or near Waltham, Massachusetts, including 634 fun activities for kids in nearby cities within 25 miles like Boston, Salem, Lowell and Cambridge.
- From Veterans Memorial Skating Rink to Embassy Cinema, the Waltham area offers 119 different types of family activities, including: Theaters, Parks, Movie Theaters and Other Entertainment.
- Waltham, MA is less than half an hour from the heart of Boston and is nicknamed 'Watch City' for its impressive watch productions and improvements in manufacturing. Waltham was a major force in the American Industrial Revolution and took the first steps in industrial city planning, shaping the nation to this day.
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Providing both screen and stage performances, Somerville Theatre offers economical entertainment in the Greater Boston area. There are also concerts and musical acts scheduled at this locale throughout the year.
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A satire, The Slutcracker: a Burlesque has been performed live at many venues. The show combines belly dancing, acrobatics and ballet together with lively props to create a unique storyline based on The Nutcracker.
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A fun community park for the whole family, Hodgkin's Park features multiple playground structures and a field for sports play. The gates park also offers many shady trees, perfect for a relaxing picnic spot.
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Located inside Harvard University, Harvard Yard is an open piece of land. At a size of 22.4 acres, the yard is the oldest established piece of land in the University, and offers the pubic free access.
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The playground at the Capen Street Park recreational park is a tot lot that is best suited for children under the age of 6. The park features two climbing structures that are situated in the sand.
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26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
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Established in 1998, the Harvard Museum of Natural History features a range of specimens from the collection of Harvard's three natural history research museums. The exhibits include the realistic flame-worked Glass Flowers, fossils and skeletons of dinosaurs and other mammals, minerals and more.
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Founded in 1636, Harvard University is the country's oldest and one of the most prestigious institutions of higher learning. Harvard Yard, which is the university's historic center, contains many attractions including the statue of John Harvard, the Memorial Church and more.
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83 Beals Street, Brookline, MA 02446
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Nestled in Brookline, Massachusetts, the John F. Kennedy National Historic Site preserves the birthplace of former United States President John Fitzgerald Kennedy. The site's centerpiece is the house where the late President Kennedy spent his young childhood.
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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.