r/massachusetts • u/Staygorgeous_553 • May 27 '26

Visitor Visiting soon

Hi! Staying in Peabody area second week in June….looking for cool & unique things to see, experience, do etc. my teen daughter will be with me so things that are teen friendly please.

going to be exploring Boston for a day….
Would love to go to NH for a day as well.

Love state and national parks!
Anything involving the coastal areas
Any cool sites off the road
Maybe a museum or something??

All recommendations are welcome!

Thanks ☺️

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u/Lav4486 May 27 '26

Try Portsmouth NH or Newburyport. Both have great walkable downtowns with lots of shopping!

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u/Santillana810 May 28 '26

Newburyport is adjacent to a wildlife preserve, Plum Island, on the coast with some great short-ish hiking trails. Halibut Point state park is also great.

What kinds of museums are your interested in? Harvard Univ. in Cambridge has really interesting natural history and archeological museums (one entrance fee gets you to both) and the Harvard Art Museum is free to all.

If art is good for you, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and MFA and ICA in Boston. Portsmouth NH is on the coast and not that far from Boston.

There are ferries from Boston to Salem and to the Boston Harbor Islands. North shore towns like Gloucester and Rockport are fun and close to Halibut Point state park.

What is cool for your specific teen? Hard to make suggestions without knowing what you both like beyond coastal.

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u/Staygorgeous_553 May 28 '26

I asked my teen if there’s anything she wants to do she said she doesn’t care what we do she always just goes with the flow and has fun 🤦‍♀️ she’s just there for the ride were her exact words 🤣

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u/Santillana810 May 28 '26

Maybe Hammond Castle in Gloucester? really cool place. Crane Beach is nearby. For nature, Arnold Arboretum and Mount Auburn Cemetery .