- The list below includes 648 free or cheap things to do in or near Watertown, Massachusetts, including 111 different types of inexpensive activities like Playgrounds, Specialty Museums, Parks and Bike Paths.
- From Charles River Reservation - Heart Healthy Trail to Charles River Path, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Watertown and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Boston, Lowell, Cambridge and Salem.
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Lexington Battle Green, also known as Lexington Common, is a historic landmark being the site of the first confrontation between the local militiamen and the British troops. Today, it functions as a local park with many memorials erected in the memory of the battle.
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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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A community park, MacArthur Playground features a grass baseball field along with one full and two half basketball courts. It also offers a children's playground area with slides, swings, benches and picnic tables.
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Featuring a 200 foot long ice rink, Flynn Rink offers visitors a space for classes, birthday parties, public skating, and other activities. The rink hosts local hockey leagues, with over 1000 seats available to spectators for watching games.
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The Kid's Place 4 Fun is an interactive crafts program where visitors paint ceramics, plaster and canvas, mine for gems and make candles. They are also a party venue and cotton candy and slush are always available.
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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…
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Visitors can enjoy a variety of recreational activities including fishing, kayaking, cycling, walking, and jogging at Horn Pond. The paved path around the lake is 2 miles long and there also a lot of benches and picnic tables.
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At the Boston Children's Museum, guests will have the opportunity to visit a wide variety of exhibits, including the Science Playground and the New Balance Climb. The location also features a real two-story house from Kyoto, Japan.
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Bowling center Needham Bowlaway offers New England style Candlepin bowling. All ages are welcome at the bowling center and the game features light-weight bowling balls and kid friendly lane bumpers.
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Only 5 miles north of Boston and spanning 2,575 acres, the Middlesex Fells Reservation is home for activities that include rock climbing, hiking and mountain biking. Views of the stony hills are featured, along with ponds, lakes and trails.