All Aboard! Trains at Science Park
Museum of Science - 9:00 AM
Museum of Science - 9:00 AM
Winter Workshops at The Painting Place
The Painting Place - 9:00 AM
The Painting Place - 9:00 AM
Sea Monsters: Wonders of Nature and Imagination
Harvard Museum of Natural History - 9:00 AM
Harvard Museum of Natural History - 9:00 AM
Harry Potter: The Exhibition
CambridgeSide - 9:00 AM
CambridgeSide - 9:00 AM
Anchored in Traditions: December School Vacation Week
USS Constitution Museum - 10:00 AM
USS Constitution Museum - 10:00 AM
Sea Monsters: Wonders of Nature and Imagination
Harvard Museum of Natural History - 9:00 AM
Harvard Museum of Natural History - 9:00 AM
Winter Workshops at The Painting Place
The Painting Place - 9:00 AM
The Painting Place - 9:00 AM
All Aboard! Trains at Science Park
Museum of Science - 9:00 AM
Museum of Science - 9:00 AM
Harry Potter: The Exhibition
CambridgeSide - 9:00 AM
CambridgeSide - 9:00 AM
Anchored in Traditions: December School Vacation Week
USS Constitution Museum - 10:00 AM
USS Constitution Museum - 10:00 AM
Wee-One Wednesdays
Roger Williams Park Botanical Center - 9:00 AM
Roger Williams Park Botanical Center - 9:00 AM
Sea Monsters: Wonders of Nature and Imagination
Harvard Museum of Natural History - 9:00 AM
Harvard Museum of Natural History - 9:00 AM
Harry Potter: The Exhibition
CambridgeSide - 9:00 AM
CambridgeSide - 9:00 AM
Anchored in Traditions: December School Vacation Week
USS Constitution Museum - 10:00 AM
USS Constitution Museum - 10:00 AM
29th Annual Family Trees: A Celebration of Children’s Literature
Concord Museum - 10:00 AM
Concord Museum - 10:00 AM
Winter Workshops at The Painting Place
The Painting Place - 9:00 AM
The Painting Place - 9:00 AM
Harry Potter: The Exhibition
CambridgeSide - 9:00 AM
CambridgeSide - 9:00 AM
Mom to Mom (Morning Session)
Grace Chapel Lexington - 9:30 AM
Grace Chapel Lexington - 9:30 AM
Harry Potter: The Exhibition
CambridgeSide - 9:00 AM
CambridgeSide - 9:00 AM
Winter Workshops at The Painting Place
The Painting Place - 9:00 AM
The Painting Place - 9:00 AM
Sea Monsters: Wonders of Nature and Imagination
Harvard Museum of Natural History - 9:00 AM
Harvard Museum of Natural History - 9:00 AM
Sea Monsters: Wonders of Nature and Imagination
Harvard Museum of Natural History - 9:00 AM
Harvard Museum of Natural History - 9:00 AM
Harry Potter: The Exhibition
CambridgeSide - 9:00 AM
CambridgeSide - 9:00 AM
Sea Monsters: Wonders of Nature and Imagination
Harvard Museum of Natural History - 9:00 AM
Harvard Museum of Natural History - 9:00 AM
Harry Potter: The Exhibition
CambridgeSide - 9:00 AM
CambridgeSide - 9:00 AM
All Aboard! Trains at Science Park
Museum of Science - 9:00 AM
Museum of Science - 9:00 AM
Harlem Globetrotters in Boston
TD Garden
TD Garden
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Night Sky Camping on Peddocks Island
Bring out the camping gear and join a Park Ranger for an unforgettable night sky experience in Boston Harbor! Learn how to use a telescope, admire the cosmos, tell stories around a campfire, and enjoy an overnight excursion to the second-largest island in Boston Harbor!
Tickets include:
- A roundtrip ferry ride from Downtown Boston (only) to Peddocks Island
- Camping site for one night in the group camping area
- Night Sky ranger-led programs
Plan to bring everything necessary for a backcountry camping experience including: tent(s) blankets, pillows, camping pads, charcoal & a camping stove if you have one, cooking & eating utensils as well as plates or bowls. Plus, food & beverages to last your entire trip.
Itinerary:
- Saturday 10:30am: Arrive at the dock to board and depart
- 11:00am: Ferry departs for Peddocks Island
- 11:45am: Ferry arrives at Peddocks Island
- 7:00pm: Guided Night Sky program begins
- 10:00pm: Night Sky program ends
- Sunday 10:30am: Meet at Peddocks Island dock to board the return ferry to Boston
- 11:00am: Ferry departs Peddocks Island for Boston
- 11:45am: Estimated arrival in Boston
** Activity dates/times are subject to change. Please click through to the activity website to verify.