Museums in Massachusetts

A unique music museum housed in a historic Boston theater.

A museum dedicated exclusively to the lore and history of ouija boards.

A quirky museum paying tribute to the history of the optical industry.

This Cape Cod museum exhibits what it claims is the only authenticated pirate treasure in the world.

A museum dedicated to Nantucket's legacy as the "graveyard of the Atlantic."

Louisa May Alcott based “Little Women” on her experiences growing up in this house with her sisters.

A quaint museum nestled in a former hub of Irish moss harvesting.

One of two lighted lanterns hung in the church belfry on the eve of the Revolutionary War to warn that the British were on their way.

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

The mighty room where the poet spent most of her life is available to rent for an hour or two.

A historic custom house with ties to George Washington is now a shrine to local nautical history.

A museum dedicated to the quirky and colorful world created by Springfield's favorite son.

This old mill and former police station now present a world-class collection of Orthodox iconography.

For 20 years, this whale skeleton has been slowly dripping oil on the floor of the museum where it hangs.

One of the largest public collection of historic armored and military vehicles in North America.

This series of landscape dioramas tell the story of New England forestry in exacting miniature detail.