- 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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321 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA 02472
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A multipurpose arts and cultural facility, the Arsenal Center for the Arts spans more than 30,000 square feet. The center hosts an array of musical and theatrical performances, and offers classes and workshops.
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At Minot Playground & Rose Garden, visitors can walk through a garden that features over 320 varieties of roses. The garden hosts gardening classes that teach the basics of pruning, planting, watering, and more.
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A non-profit entity, the Lexington Arts and Crafts Society features a gallery where local artists' works are displayed. Numerous art related classes and workshops are also offered at this facility.
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Used as a parsonage in the early 1700's, the Hancock-Clarke House is an historic site important to the American Revolution. Both John Hancock and Samuel Adams were guests in this home when Paul Revere came through town with his declaration.
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Opened in 1903, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is a Venetian styled building which contains a noted art collection of importance. Artists represented include Botticelli, Degas, Michelangelo, Rembrandt and Sargent.
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South Boston is an area which contains both housing and commercial areas. Events of interest that take place there include the Saint Patrick's Day parade, while local landmark Castle Island is also of note.
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Lexington, Massachusetts' Buckman Tavern is a tavern and hostel that was the site of the first skirmish in the American Revolutionary War. The conflict that occurred here between the fledgling colonial army and the British minutemen paved the way for the rest of the war.
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A small community park, Coolidge Park features tennis courts, an open grass field, shade trees and a half basketball court. The park has children's play equipment, park benches, a paved walkway and a picnic table.
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Old Belfry is a bell tower overlooking Lexington, situated on top of Belfry Hill. While the bell is not the original used to warn the local militia that the British are coming, it is a faithful reproduction.
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347 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA 2446
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One of Brookline’s oldest surviving colonial era buildings, the Brookline Historical Society Edward Devotion House dates back to approximately 1740. The house is now a museum, and is open for tours.