- The list below includes 668 free or cheap things to do in or near Melrose, Massachusetts, including 110 different types of inexpensive activities like Art Gallery, Arts Centers, Dog Park and Parks.
- From Melrose Dog Park to Possessions Gallery, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Melrose and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Boston, Lowell, Cambridge and Gloucester.
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Cambridge Center Roof Garden is a beautiful patch of nature with birds, flowers, grass, shady trees and picnic tables The Garden also offers plenty of benches for resting and brick walkways.
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Kendall Square is a 10 acre space that comprises a mix of office, retail, dining and shopping areas. An ice skating rink is operational during the Winter season, while canoe and kayak rental is available their during Summer.
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15 Broad Canal Street, Cambridge, MA 02142
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Charles River Canoe & Kayak has several types of kayak and canoe available for rent, including double kayaks and ten-person canoes. They also offer guided tours and feature many classes at their paddling school.
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Operating since 1742, Faneuil Hall Marketplace is of the the country's oldest urban shopping districts housing a range of retail stores, restaurants as well as a meeting room, a museum and armory of the Artillery Company of Massachusetts.
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Boston Harbor Islands National Park is a collection of 34 individual islands with 12 of them available for visitor exploration. Explore a Civil War fort, a lighthouse, the tide pools, or hike the trails at your own pace, plan your visit today.
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Faneuil Hall is a historic location that previously hosted protests against British taxation from Samuel Adams and slavery from Frederick Douglass. This location now features tourist shops with items that are related to the location's history
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1 Country Club Ln, Burlington, MA 01803
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The Burlington Swim & Tennis Club is a non-profit tennis club that also acts as a social club and operated pool. The club features an outdoor pool, tennis courts, a clubhouse facility.
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MIT Museum is home to a diverse collection of artifacts ranging from technological designs and architectural models to nautical engineering and holography exhibits, compiled by the various departments of MIT. The Museum also offers many hands-on activities and educational programs.
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Beacon Hill is a historic neighborhood that features Federal-style rowhouses, gaslit streets, and brick sidewalks. The location's sites include the Black Heritage Trail, The Club of Old Volumes, and Suffolk University.
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At the Amazon Rainforest exhibit visitors can view anacondas, electric eels, piranhas, and poison dart frogs, while at the Blue Planet exhibit, visitors can see juvenile lobsters, shark eggs and juvenile sharks. Visitors can also see many other exhibits containing even more animals by visiting the New England A…