- Our list of the best things to do in New Bedford, Massachusetts, features the top 298 nearby activities — including 138 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- New Bedford, MA has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Outdoor Places, Museums & Galleries, Sights & Landmarks, and Entertainment & Shows.
- The results below include the top 22 things to do within the city of New Bedford, MA , followed by 275 popular activities in nearby cities, including Newport, Oak Bluffs, Fall River, Middletown, Vineyard Haven, Sandwich, Tiverton, Bristol, Woods Hole, Mashpee, Taunton, Jamestown, Portsmouth, Wareham, Warren, Warwick, Plymouth, Dartmouth, East Providence, North Kingstown, Edgartown, Chilmark, Barnstable, Dennis Port, West Tisbury, Gay Head, Menemsha and Little Compton
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575 Brookline Avenue, Brookline, MA 02445
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Managed by the parks and recreation department, Brookline Avenue Playground includes a variety of amenities, including an off leash dog park, baseball and softball fields, a playground, picnic facilities, and a network of hiking trails.
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With three indoor pools to choose from, Evelyn Kirrane Aquatic Center offers visitors private swim lessons and open swim sessions. The 25-yard lap pool has six lanes available for swimmers.
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The Davis Museum
Wellesley College, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02482
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The Davis Museum is an art museum that is home to permanent collections that display paintings, sculptures, paper works, photographs, and decorative objects. The museum is best known for having an Andy Warhol collection.
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Located on the scenic Cape Cod Bay, Rockin Robin Fishing Charters is a business offering guided fishing trips to their customers. Visitors commonly enjoy catching the striped bass varieties while spending their day on the water.
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Craigs Field Park is a small, quiet park that provides ample space to have a picnic or to enjoy nature outside. The park features a play area and tables as well as a soft/baseball field.
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Built in 1897, the Old Harbor Lifesaving Station is maintained as part of the Cape Cod National Seashore. In summer, the site holds reenactments of breeches buoy rescues on the grounds once a week.
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J Todd Galleries was founded in 1980. They offer traditional or modern art, art appraisal services, art restoration, corporate art or custom picture framing and maintains one of the largest online art galleries in New England.
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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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The Museum of Fine Arts is an art museum which houses a large and varied collection of works, including representations and items from the America's, Asia, Europe and Africa. Its collection of Impressionist works is well known.
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Bowling, dining and a full bar are offered at Orleans Bowling Center. Guests can select from a barbeque menu and 16 available beers on tap. Arcade games are also part of the fun.