The Pollard Memorial Library

Outdoor Fun

Websites for summer fun

Looking for fun summer activities just minutes away? With these resources at your fingertips, you'll be able to plan an exciting weekend getaway in just moments. So find out what possibilities your local area has to offer.

Massachusetts

• The Massachusetts Getaway Guide - http://www.massvacation.com/

Boston & Cambridge

• Arnold Arboretum - http://www.arboretum.harvard.edu/
  
• Boston Duck Tours - http://www.ducktour.com/
  
• Charles Riverboat Company - http://charlesriverboat.com/
  
• Faneuil Hall Marketplace - http://www.faneuilhallmarketplace.com/
  
• Franklin Park Zoo - http://www.zoonewengland.com/
  
• The Freedom Trail - http://www.thefreedomtrail.org/
  
• Harvard Museum of Natural History - http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu/
  
• Harvard Square Guide - http://www.harvardsquare.com/
  
• The Maritime Trail - http://www.bostonbysea.org/
  

North of Boston & Merrimack Valley

• American Textile History Museum - http://www.athm.org/
  
• Butterfly Place - http://www.butterflyplace-ma.com/homeA.htm
  
• Discovery Museums - http://www.discoverymuseums.org
  
• House of the Seven Gables - http://www.7gables.org/
  
• Methuen Memorial Music Hall - http://www.mmmh.org/home.htm
  
• New England Pirate Museum & The Salem Witch Dungeon Museum - http://www.piratemuseum.com/
  
• New England Quilt Museum - http://www.nequiltmuseum.org/
  
• Stone Zoo - http://www.zoonewengland.com/
  

• Edaville Railroad - http://www.edaville.org/
  
• New Bedford Area Visitor Guide - http://www.rixsan.com/nbvisit/guide.htm
  
• New Bedford Whaling National Park - http://www.nps.gov/nebe/home.htm
  
• Plimoth Plantation - http://www.plimoth.org/
  
• South Shore Music Circus - http://www.musiccircus.com/
  
• Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts - http://www.tweetercenter.com/boston/
  

Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket

• Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce - http://www.capecodchamber.org/
  
• The Cape Cod Melody Tent Concert Series - http://www.melodytent.com/
  
• Cape Cod National Seashore - http://www.gorp.com/gorp/resource/us_ns/ma_capec.htm/
  
• Martha's Vineyard Chamber of Commerce - http://www.mvy.com/
  

Central Massachusetts

• The EcoTarium - http://www.ecotarium.org/
  
• Fruitlands Museums - http://www.fruitlands.org/
  
• The Garden in the Woods - http://www.newfs.org/garden.htm
  
• Higgins Armory Museum - http://http://www.higgins.org/
  
• Old Sturbridge Village - http://http://www.osv.org/
  
• Worcester Music Festival - http://www.musicworcester.org/
  

Western Massachusetts

• Basketball Hall of Fame - http://www.hoophall.com/
  
• Hancock Shaker Village - http://www.hancockshakervillage.org/
  
• The Mohawk Trail region guide - http://http://www.mohawktrail.com/
  
• Norman Rockwell Museum - http://www.nrm.org/
  
• Six Flags Amusement Park - http://www.sixflags.com/newengland/
  

Southern NH

• Canobie Lake Park - http://www.canobie.com/
  
• Currier Gallery of Art - http://www.currier.org
  
• Hampton Beach - http://www.hamptonbeach.org/main.cfm
  
• New Hampshire Coastal guide - http://http://www.seacoastnh.com/touring/
  
• Portsmouth Harbour Trail - http://www.portsmouthnh.com/harbourtrail/
  
• Water Country - http://www.watercountry.com/
  

Selected Books at the Library

• Brady, John. Fifty hikes in Massachusetts : hikes and walks from the top of the Berkshires to the tip of Cape Cod - 917.4404 BRA
• Burroughs, Jon. Southern New Hampshire trail guide : hiking trails in southern New Hampshire - 917.4202 SOU
• Clayton, Barbara. Exploring coastal Massachusetts : New Bedford to Salem - 917.44 CLA
• Frazier, Nancy. Special museums of the Northeast - 069.025 F84
• Glassman-Jaffe, Marcia. Fun with the family in Massachusetts : hundreds of ideas for day trips with the kids - 917.4404 GLA 2002
• Harris, Patricia. Boston : off the beaten path - 917.4461 HAR 2002
• Johnston, Stuart A. Mountain biking near Boston : a guide to the best 30 places to ride - 914.44 JOH
• Johnston, Stuart A. Mountain biking New Hampshire : a guide to the 25 best places to ride - 796.64 JOH
• Letterman, Greg. Walking Boston - 917.4461 LET 2001
• Morgenroth, Lynda. Boston neighborhoods : a food lover's walking, eating, and shopping guide to ethnic enclaves in and around Boston - 917.4461 MOR
• Morris, Jerry. The Boston Globe guide to Boston - 917.4461 MOR 2001
• Oppenheimer, Lisa. Around Boston with kids - 917.4461 OPP 2000
• Prajzner, Nancy. Natural wonders of Massachusetts : a guide to parks, preserves & wild places - 917.44 PRA
• Rogers, Barbara R. Massachusetts : off the beaten path - 917.44 ROG
• Rogers, Barbara R. New Hampshire : off the beaten path - 917.4202 ROG 2002
• Sinai, Lee. Exploring in and around Boston on bike and foot - 917.44 SIN 1999
• Stone, Howard. Short bike rides in eastern Massachusetts - 917.444 STO
• Tougias, Mike. Nature walks in central Massachusetts - 917.44 TOU
• Wilson, Alex. Appalachian Mountain Club quiet water canoe guide - 797.122 WIL
• Wilson, Susan. The literary trail of Greater Boston - 917.4404 WIL