Discovery Museums Travel Information (Acton, MA)

A Cross-Country Outing Boston is beautiful in the snow, but the white stuff tends to melt away when a warming wind blows in off the ocean. But just a few miles inland, the blanket of snow tends to stay put. This day trip ta... Weston, MA

Central Massachusetts (Including Concord, Fitchburg, Gardner, and Worcester) Head west from Boston toward Massachusetts’s middle, and you’ll discover areas both well traveled and little known. In the triangle bounded on the north by Route 2 and on the south by the Massachusett... Concord, MA

Concord, Lincoln, and Walden Pond Henry David Thoreau and his Walden Pond stay are famous. See Walden Pond and Thoreau’s cabin site and cabin replica as you enjoy a hike by the water among trees and utilize the reservation’s many recr... Concord, MA

Design for Living: Domesticity West of the City Sometimes it requires wide open spaces for domesticity to come into full bloom. This daylong sojourn ventures west of Boston to the tony ex-urb of Lincoln, a community populated by many Harvard and MI... Lincoln, MA

Garden in the Woods and Framingham This is a lovely walk among woods and flowers whose attractions change with the seasons. It is a special treat for gardeners and wildflower enthusiasts. The garden is a living museum of temperate Nort... Boston, MA

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Souhegan River Classic Ride (Distance: 0.0 mi) Based on the popular Fall Century Ride of the Charles River Wheelmen, the Souhegan River Classic is a challenging century—virtually all of the route’s 5, 500 feet of climbing are crammed into the firs...

Acton, MA - Road Biking - length:100.4 mi

Spring Hill / Nashoba Brook Conservation Areas (Distance: 2.2 mi) With over 300 acres to explore, the Spring Hill and Nashoba Brook Conservation Areas are two hidden gems that you and your pup will greatly enjoy. The adjacent properties offer wildlife-viewing opport...

Acton, MA - Hiking - length:unknown

Bolton Berlin Challenge Ride (Distance: 2.4 mi) Interstate 495 is often viewed as the demarcation point separating greater metropolitan Boston from Massachusetts’ vast rural areas. Nowhere is this more apparent than on the Bolton Berlin Challenge. ...

South Acton, MA - Road Biking - length:59.4 mi

Mount Wachusett Classic Ride (Distance: 4.6 mi) This is no mere century ride—it’s an epic journey through central Massachusetts from historic Concord to peaceful Princeton. At Princeton, solid rock juts 2, 000 feet toward the sky to form Mount Wach...

Concord, MA - Road Biking - length:102.1 mi

Estabrook Woods / Punkatasset Conservation Land (Distance: 4.7 mi) With almost 1200 acres of woodlands, hills, ledges, and swamp, Estabrook Woods is a much-loved doggie destination. The Woods are a conglomeration of lands owned mostly by the town of Concord, a local ...

Concord, MA - Hiking - length:unknown

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Quail Ridge Quail Ridge Country Club Public, 18 holes 0 yards, par 0 1.5 miles from center of Discovery Museums

Quail Ridge 2 Quail Ridge Country Club Public, 9 holes 0 yards, par 0 1.5 miles from center of Discovery Museums

Maynard Maynard Country Club Public, 9 holes 2698 yards, par 34 3.1 miles from center of Discovery Museums

Concord Concord Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6503 yards, par 70 3.7 miles from center of Discovery Museums

Butter Brook Butter Brook Crossing Golf Club Public, 18 holes 6702 yards, par 72 4.1 miles from center of Discovery Museums

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