Set amid Back Bay's Victorian townhouses, Clarendon Street Playground provides a shady urban oasis. It's sunk slightly below street level, muffling street noise - but you'll...

Kids can walk right up to the glass enclosures at Franklin Park Zoo and make faces at young gorillas or peek at stalking lions, and actually pet the sheep and goats at the...

This extremely child-friendly museum is committed to providing an interactive and educational experience, making science accessible through a wealth of hands-on activities and...

The breathtaking centrepiece of this excellent aquarium is the colossal 200,000-gallon salt-water replica of a Caribbean coral reef. The cylindrical tank, 40ft in diameter and...

What child could resist sitting in a swan? A part of Boston tourist history, these odd watercraft were created by designer Robert Paget in 1877, when the swan-drawn boat in the...

Bronze frogs, fish and lily pads adorn this fenced and gated playground by Boston Common's Frog Pond skating rink/sprinkler wading pool. The park has climbing frames and slides...

The whole family can have a peaceful tour of Boston Harbor on this traditional, square-rigged sailing ship, or, on Saturdays, experience a dramatic harbour battle, when the...