*Please call ahead or visit websites to double check hours and fees before visiting these locations.
Download a PDF version of this list here: Things to Do on the North Shore
Outings:
- Children’s Museum, Boston
- Children’s Museum, Dover, NH
- Coco Keys Water Park, Danvers
- DeCordova Sculpture Park & Museum, Lincoln
- Discovery Museum, Acton
- Drumlin Farm, Lincoln
- Franklin Park Zoo, Boston
- Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge
- Maritime Heritage Center, Gloucester
- Mini Golf at White Farms, Ipswich
- Minor League Baseball: Lowell, MA, Portland, ME, Manchester, NH
- North Shore Music Theatre, Beverly
- Roger Williams Zoo, Providence, RI
- Salem Willows, Salem
- Science Museum, Boston
- Stone Zoo, Stoneham
- Storyland, Glen, NH
- Todd Farm Flea Market, Rowley
- York Zoo & Amusement Park York, ME
Kid-Friendly Restaurants & Ice Cream:
- Bertucci’s, North Beverly
- Cherry Farm Creamery, Danvers
- Depot Diner, Beverly
- Down River Ice Cream, Ipswich
- The Farm, Essex
- Half Baked, Beverly Farms
- Hale Street Tavern, Beverly Farms
- Jule’s Kitchen & White Farm Ice Cream, Ipswich
- Prides Pizza & Captain Dusty’s, Beverly Farms
Other Favorites:
- Bear Skin Neck, Rockport
- Kayak and canoe with Foote Brothers Canoe, Ipswich
- Look for frogs in Patton Park pond, Hamilton
- Swimming/fishing at Pleasant Pond, Wenham
- Train to Ipswich or Newburyport
- Wading pool and/or bike ride at Bradley Palmer, Topsfield
- Wolf Hollow on 133, Ipswich