- Our list of the best things to do in Melrose, Massachusetts, features the top 797 nearby activities — including 353 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- Melrose, MA has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Outdoor Places, Entertainment & Shows, Museums & Galleries, and Sights & Landmarks.
- The results below include the top 4 things to do within the city of Melrose, MA , followed by 793 popular activities in nearby cities, including Boston, Lowell, Salem, Cambridge, Gloucester, Concord, Brookline, Somerville, Framingham, Beverly, Watertown, Lynn, Newton, Hingham, Waltham, Marblehead, Lexington, Danvers, Natick, Ipswich, Medford, North Andover, Wellesley, Haverhill, Arlington, Quincy, Hull, Malden, Saugus, Dedham, Milton, Westford, Needham, Braintree, Woburn, Lincoln, Methuen, Norwood, Randolph, Lawrence, Revere, Andover, Peabody, Billerica, Stoughton, Burlington, Chelsea, Chelmsford, Tewksbury, Salem, Marlborough, Everett, Scituate, Brockton, Weymouth, Essex, Medfield, Chatham and Dracut
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Situated on 165 acres, Endicott Park features historical farm buildings, woodlands, marshes and orchards. The park offers fishing, barnyard animals, nature trails for hiking and a playground as well as sledding and cross-country skiing opportunities in the winter.
9.6 Miles
Puddlestompers Nature Exploration is a nature exploration company that provides child drop-off programs, educational classes for people of all ages, and a summer camp for youths. The company also provides birthday party packages.
9.7 Miles
Gallows Hill Museum/Theatre, earlier known as the Witches Cottage, offers live witchcraft and ghost shows and a special show for the kids called Professor Wunder's School of Magic . The lobby functions as a mini museum with numerous replica artifacts of the Salem Witch Trials.
9.7 Miles
The historic Newton History Museum is a museum that collects, preserves, interprets, and exhibits artifacts of local significance. The museum is best known for the 'Civil War' and 'Anti-Slavery' exhibits.
9.7 Miles
Watch the arts come alive in a theatrical production at Salem Theatre Company. This semi-professional local theater was founded in 2002. Literary events, dance, comedy and music are also performed.
9.7 Miles
The Witch Dungeon Museum features an award-winning reenactment of the trial of beggar woman Sarah Good on a daily basis. Tours of the museum include the dungeon itself, a recreational village, and Gallows Hill.
9.7 Miles
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527 Washington Street, At Historic Newton, Newton, MA 2458
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History buffs will appreciate a visit to Jackson Homestead and Museum. Built in 1809, this house has historical significance as a station on the Underground Railroad prior to the Civil War. Among the displays at the museum is a cellar in which slaves may have hidden.
9.7 Miles
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100 Robert Treat Pane Drive, Waltham, MA 02452
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Also known as Stonehurst, the Robert Treat Paine Estate was designed as a collaboration between Frederick Law Olmsted and Henry Hobson Richardson. Stonehurst sits on 109 acres of land, and is available for wedding ceremonies and tours.
9.7 Miles
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.
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Social reformer Robert Treat Paine's 1886 Stonehurst Manor sits atop a secluded hill overlooking 109 acres of conservation land. Hiking along woodland trails, self-guided walking tours for kids and adults, Museum Manor exhibits are available. Available for weddings and events.