Here’s a list of family-friendly day trips in New England that will keep the kids entertained all summer long! There’s so much to see and do in Massachusetts and our neighboring states of New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, Rhode Island and Connecticut, and lots of fun destinations can be reached in 2 hours or less!
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Enjoy the Beach
* Salisbury Beach, Salisbury MA
* Crane Beach, Ipswich MA
* Seacoast NH Beaches (Hampton Beach, Rye)
A Day at the Museum
* Battleship Cove, Fall River MA
* The Discovery Museums, Acton MA
* Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Amherst MA
* Heritage Museum and Gardens, Sandwich MA
* New Bedford Whaling Museum, New Bedford MA
* New England Pirate Museum, Salem MA
* Peabody Essex Museum, Salem MA
* Salem Witch Museum, Salem MA
* Wenham Museum, Wenham MA
* Children’s Museum of NH, Dover NH
* McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center, Concord NH
* Seacoast Science Center, Rye NH
* SEE Science Center, Manchester NH
* Providence Children’s Museum, Providence RI
* Dinosaur State Park and Arboretum, Rocky Hill, CT
* Imagine Nation Museum, Bristol CT
Get Outdoors!
Amusement Parks
* Edaville USA, Carver MA
* Six Flags, Agawam MA
* Canobie Lake, Salem NH
* Clark’s Trading Post, Lincoln NH
* Daytona Fun Park Weirs Beach, Laconia NH
* Mel’s Funway Park, Litchfield NH
* Santa’s Village, Jefferson NH
* Storyland, Glen NH
* Lake Compounce, Bristol CT
* Quassy Amusement Park, Middlebury CT
* Funtown Splashtown USA, Saco ME
* York’s Wild Kingdom, York Beach ME
Water Parks
* Breezy Picnic Grounds and Waterslides, Douglas MA
* CoCo Key Water Park, Danvers MA
* Great Wolf Lodge, Fitchburg MA
* Hurricane Harbor Water Park, Agawam MA
* Water Wizz, East Wareham MA
* Candia Springs Adventure Park, Candia NH
* Water Country, Portsmouth NH
* Whale’s Tale Waterpark, Lincoln NH
* Lake Compounce, Bristol CT
* Quassy Beach and Saturation Station, Middlebury CT
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Click on the map below to access our interactive Google Map that shows 130+ Day Trips and Road Trips, all within 2-3 hours (some much less) from Lowell MA!
