USS Constitution Museum

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USS Constitution Museum

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🎨 Museum · Boston

2 hours · Free · No reservation needed

age fit
0–1 yr
★ 2.0
1–3 yrs
★ 4.0
3–5 yrs
★ 4.0
5–10 yrs
★ 5.0
  • 🚗
    About 25 min drive
    From Newton · Parking: Pay lot inside the Navy Yard (about $15 on weekends); better to take the MBTA F4 ferry from Long Wharf or the Orange Line to North Station and walk 15 minutes
  • 🍼
    Stroller-friendly
    Flat surfaces — bring the stroller
  • 🌳
    Lots of shade
    Rain-OK · Great on sunny days · Fine on cold days
  • ⏱️
    Typical visit: 2 hours
    Best seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall · Winter

The museum right beside the USS Constitution, admission by donation: the entire second floor is hands-on, where kids climb into a sailor's hammock, haul cannonballs, scrub the deck, and try raising a sail, and a 7-year-old will not come out for an hour; the exhibits downstairs on the naval battles of 1812 suit adults and older kids.

💡 Tips
Board the ship first, then do the museum; the ship is free but adults need ID. The museum is well heated in winter, a rare free indoor option downtown on a rainy or snowy day. The WWII destroyer Cassin Young, also in the Navy Yard, can be boarded in summer.

What this place offers

✓donation admission
✓hands-on area
✓hammocks
✓sailor life
✓beside the warship
✓indoor
✓restrooms

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This weekend's weather in Boston

Forecast at the destination itself (coast and hills often differ from home)

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Sat 10/17
Drizzle · 40–60°F · 68% rain
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Sun 10/18
Sunny · 39–59°F · 2% rain

Location

Boston, Massachusetts

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