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- Cary Memorial Library
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- Cary Memorial Library
To select a museum, click “Details/Reserve”, then select which Pass to reserve.
Monday, May 27, 2024
Boston by Foot
87 Mount Vernon Street, Boston, MA 02108
617-367-2345 http://www.bostonbyfoot.org/
[Details/Reserve]
Boston By Foot has presented walking tours of Boston since 1976. Dedicated to promoting public awareness and appreciation of Boston's rich history and architectural heritage, their guided tours and programs are conducted by a dedicated corps of over 200 volunteer tour guides. Check their website for a list of available tours, most of which take 90 minutes.
Categories: Children, Family, History, Tours
Pass Benefits
The Boston By Foot Community Pass offers complimentary admission for up to 5 attendees at a time.
Adults (ages 13+) and Children (ages 6 - 12)
THIS IS A PRINTABLE PASS
Gore Place
52 Gore Street, Waltham, MA 02453
781-894-2798 https://www.goreplace.org/
[Details/Reserve]
Gore Place is a historic 19th century country house located in Waltham, MA. Indoor and outdoor tours of the 50-acre estate—which boasts a magnificent Mansion, an authentic 1793 Carriage House, a working farm, and beautiful grounds—are available; check the website for the schedule. Special events include an annual sheepshearing festival and a summer concert series. There is a museum shop on the premises.
Categories: Children, Family, History, Tours
Pass Benefits
Pricing: Reduced admission for up to 2 adults at $5 each and 2 children under 12 free.
Tickets for Saturday tours must be purchased in advance.
Information: For more information, please visit Gore Place
THIS IS A RETURNABLE PASS
PASS MUST BE RETURNED TO CARY LIBRARY NO LATER THAN OPENING HOURS THE DAY AFTER USE
Harvard Museums of Science and Culture
11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138
617-496-1638 https://hmsc.harvard.edu/
[Details/Reserve]
The Harvard Museums of Science & Culture is a partnership of museums on the Harvard University Cambridge campus dedicated to the natural world, science, and human cultures. They include the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, the Harvard Museum of Natural History (comprised of the Harvard University Herbaria, Mineralogical and Geological Museum, and Museum of Comparative Zoology), the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, and the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, all located between Oxford St./Divinity Ave area. Of particular note are the famous glass flowers, models commissioned by Harvard in 1886 to aid in the teaching of botany (and made in Germany over the course of more than eight decades), on display in the Harvard Museum of Natural History.
Categories: Children, Family, History, Nature, Science
Pass Benefits
THIS IS A COUPON PASS
THIS COUPON PASS MUST BE PICKED FROM THE LIBRARY PRIOR TO YOUR VISIT TO MUSEUM
PASS DOES NOT NEED TO BE RETURNED
One pass admits up to four (4) visitors at 50% off admission rates. Reserve your library pass and pick up coupon prior to your date of visit or the day of.
John F. Kennedy Library & Museum
Columbia Point, Boston, MA 02125
617-514-1600 https://www.jfklibrary.org/
[Details/Reserve]
The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, dedicated to the memory of the nation’s thirty-fifth president, is located on a ten-acre park which overlooks the sea in an building designed by I.M. Pei. The Museum portrays the life, leadership, and legacy of President Kennedy, conveys his enthusiasm for politics and public service, and illustrates the nature of the office of the President, all through permanent and changing exhibits. The Library is available to students and scholars to conduct research using its collection of historical materials chronicling mid-20th century politics and the life and administration of the institution’s namesake.
Categories: Family, Governance, History
Pass Benefits
Pass is valid for Museum admission for up to 2 adults and seniors, college students or youths with a $3.00 copay per person. Children ages 12 and under receive free admission.
John.F.Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
THIS IS A PRINTABLE PASS
Massachusetts State Parks (Department of Conservation and Recreation)
251 Causeway Street, Suite 900, Boston, MA 02114-2104
617-626-1250 http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dcr/massparks/
[Details/Reserve]
The Massachusetts State Parks have locations in all regions of the Commonwealth, from Pittsfield to Boston, and from Gloucester to Provincetown. They include beaches, wooded parks, parkways, and reservoirs, each with its own unique activities and amenities like hiking, biking, swimming and boating, camping, and more.
Categories: Children, Family, Nature, Recreation
Pass Benefits
Pass is valid for a Mass plate passenger vehicle and entitles the bearer to free parking for one vehicle (excluding buses or vans) at Mass State Parks facilities that charge a day-use parking fee.
Pass must be returned in the bag provided the morning after scheduled use.
THIS IS A RETURNABLE PASS
PASS MUST BE RETURNED TO CARY LIBRARY NO LATER THAN OPENING HOURS THE DAY AFTER USE.
Museum of Fine Arts
465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115
617-267-9300 http://www.mfa.org/
[Details/Reserve]
The Boston Museum of Fine Arts, in existence since July 4, 1876, is one of the most comprehensive art museums in the world, with a collection of almost 500,000 works of art, ranging from ancient Egyptian artifacts to contemporary painting, sculpture and video. In addition, there are always special exhibitions on view, opportunities to take advantage of educational programs—some right in the galleries—and a contemplative Japanese garden.
Categories: Art, Family, History
Pass Benefits
Each pass allows admission for 2 adults at $10 each (general admission and special exhibition) and up to 4 children ages 7–17 at $10 each (special exhibition only).
There is no discount for children 7–17 for general admission, currently $10.
Children 6 and under are admitted free.
THIS IS A PRINTABLE PASS
The Museum of Science in Boston is located on a piece of land that extends the width of the Charles River, connecting Boston and Cambridge. Dedicated to promoting and educating visitors about science and technology, the museum includes a planetarium, the world’s largest open-air Van de Graaff generator, an IMAX theatre, a butterfly garden, and permanent and changing exhibits on birds, insects and animals; space; dinosaurs; engineering; nanotechnology; math; biology; and more.
Categories: Children, Family, History, Nature, Science, Technology, Sky
New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill
11 French Drive, Boylston, MA 01505-0598
508-869-6111 https://www.nebg.org/
[Details/Reserve]
Located in Boylston, MA, and open year-round, the New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill features carefully planned gardens and collections of ornamental, edible and native plants, with a number of trails that traverse the 132-acre property. In addition, there are many programs and events, including classes, lectures, art exhibits and concerts. The Garden is run by the Worcester County Horticultural Society, the third oldest active horticultural society in the United States.
Categories: Art, Crafts, Family, Nature
Pass Benefits
Pass admits 2 guests at half the price of admission. Children 5 and under are admitted free of charge.
Please check their website for hours of operation.
Pass must be returned in clear pouch provided, by 9AM the morning after scheduled use.
THIS IS A RETURNABLE PASS
PASS MUST BE RETURNED TO CARY LIBRARY NO LATER THAN OPENING HOURS THE DAY AFTER USE
Peabody Essex Museum
161 Essex Street, Salem, MA 01970-3783
978-745-9500 http://www.pem.org/
[Details/Reserve]
The Peabody Essex Museum grew out of the collection of East India Marine Society, an organization of Salem captains whose charter called for acquisition of “natural and artificial curiosities.” Its permanent collection contains art and artifacts of Africa, Asia, India, China (with a Qing Dynasty house brought from the Huizhou region), Japan, Korea, Pacific Islands, and features objects of maritime art and history that include paintings, drawings, ship models, marine decorative arts, tools, weapons, navigational instruments, and ship and yacht plans. It also has a thriving changing exhibition schedule that sometimes includes important traveling shows.
Categories: Art, Family, History, Ocean
Pass Benefits
Each pass will admit a maximum of two adult visitors at the reduced admission rate of $12 per person Thursday through Sunday. Children under age 16 are always admitted FREE.
Admission to Yin Yu T and a Chinese House requires an additional fee.
THIS IS A PRINTABLE PASS
Trustees of Reservations (with deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum)
The Trustees of Reservations preserve and protect more than 100 special properties of exceptional scenic, historic, and ecological value—nearly 25,000 acres—all around Massachusetts. From Crane's Beach in Ipswich and World's End in Hingham to The Old Manse in Concord and Fruitlands Museum in Harvard, visitors to Trustees sites enjoy local history and nature in its various forms: beaches, meadows, forests, swamps and more.
In the summer of 2019, the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, the largest park of its kind in New England, became part of the Trustees. The museum, located in Lincoln, MA, encompasses nearly 30 conserved acres and presents contemporary art from New England—and beyond—with sculptures in the landscape and museum exhibitions. For a full list of locations, please visit their web site.
Categories: Art, Family, History, Nature, Recreation
Pass Benefits
Coupon admits up to 2 adults and children under 18 for free or reduced admission (equivalent to the admission benefit of a Trustees Family Level Membership) at Trustees properties, including DeCordova Museum, Fruitlands Museum, The Old Manse, Malcolm Preserve, and other natural and cultural locations throughout Massachusetts.
Please note the temporary suspension of the indoor galleries at deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum. For more information please visit: https://thetrustees.org/place/decordova/
THIS IS A COUPON PASS
PASS DOES NOT NEED TO BE RETURNED