Wenham Museum - Gingerbread Express
132 Main Street, Wenham MA 01984
December 10-20, 2015
Included in museum admission ($)

The Gingerbread Express model train layout brings the spirit of the holidays to life with a winter wonderland of candy-covered cottages created by members of the community. Check the Ten Days of Gingerbread schedule for family-friendly events. 

Gore Place
52 Gore Street, Waltham, MA 02453-6866
Through December
$-$$$

During the Christmas season, Gore Place visitors delight in holiday decorations throughout the house. Special holiday events include Santa Teas for the little ones, Holiday Teas for older kids and adults, parties, and a preschool storytime.

Orchard House - The Spirit of Christmas
399 Lexington Road, Concord MA 01742
Weekends December 5-20, 2015
$

Join the Alcott family as they gather at Orchard House to celebrate The Spirit of Christmas in this season of giving.  As you go through the seasonally decorated home, meet Louisa May Alcott, members of her family and their friends and neighbors, participate in Victorian-era holiday activities and caroling, and discover fascinating facts about the real-life counterparts of characters in Alcott’s treasured novel, Little Women. Buy your tickets in advance and get a discount in the gift shop.

Plimoth Plantation - A New England Christmas
137 Warren Avenue, Plymouth, MA 02360
Saturdays, December 12 & 19, 2015
$

Celebrate an old-fashioned New England Christmas at Plimoth Plantation. The evening begins with carols and crafts in the visitor center, and then continues onto the grounds for a candlelit tour. Everyone can warm up by the hearth of a couple celebrating Yuletide in an English country village, nibble on a holiday treat in the bakery, learn about why trees are sacred in Native culture, and experience the magic of a New World live nativity.

Christmas at Plimoth Grist Mill
6 Spring Lane, Plymouth, MA 02360
​December 5, 6, 13, 20, and 23
$

Enjoy an evening of festive holiday storytelling for children and the young at heart as a narrator leads you through the Plimoth Grist Mill doors and an enchanted Christmas story comes to life. Reserve your tickets in advance.

Fall River Historical Society Museum - Victorian Christmas
The Fall River Historical Society, 451 Rock Street, Fall River, MA 02720  
November 21-December 30, 2015
$-$$$

Each year beginning the week before Thanksgiving, the Historical Society's mansion is lavishly decorated in the Victorian manner. Holiday spirit abounds from room to room, with the focal point being a grand 14-foot Christmas tree in the Music Room, aglow with thousands of lights. Meet Santa and Mrs. Claus, or for a special treat, take the kids to have a spot of tea with Mrs. Claus. (A word of caution: The museum's collections contain artifacts and information about Fall River's most infamous resident, Lizzie Borden.)

Old Sturbridge Village - Christmas by Candlelight
1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge, MA 01566
Weekends through Dec 20
$$

Escape the frenzy of a modern Christmas with Christmas by Candlelight (pictured), an evening of gingerbread, roasted chestnuts, music, dance, and a sleigh ride (weather permitting). Meet Father Christmas and bring a camera to catch your little one chatting with Santa Claus. For the kids, there are crafts to make and take, model trains, a puppet show, readings of holiday stories, and magic shows. 

Photo courtesy of Old Sturbridge Village