Best Spring Break 2015 Destinations Near Boston For Families

Spring break season is often associated with the college level set, but this vacation from school activities can also provide a great break over which families can bond together and share some fun memories. Luckily, there are plenty of options near Boston for families to escape and have a great time.

The Curious George Store
1 JFK St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 547-4500
www.thecuriousgeorgestore.com

Centered right in a bustling intersection in the Boston suburb of Cambridge, The Curious George Store is the perfect place for young kids to visit with their folks over spring break. There are plenty of guest visits, storytelling and activities at The Curious George Store, not to mention a bevy of toys, collectables and knick knacks, all featuring everyone's favorite, trouble making monkey and his master, The Man With the Yellow Hat. This is always a fun visit.

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Boston Bowl Family Fun Center
820 Morrissey Blvd.
Boston, MA 02122
(617) 825-3800
www.bostonbowl.com

Why not go bowling with the family this spring break? Families across the city delight in this fun, physical activity which so often brings people together in the spirit of friendly competition and rented shoes. Boston Bowl Family Fun Center has a little something for everyone, from pool and arcade games to traditional and candlepin bowling lanes which ensure that any visit to the Boston Bowl Family Fun Center will be exactly that...fun!

Boston Rock Gym
78G Olympia Ave.
Woburn, MA 01801
(781) 935-7325
www.bostonrockgym.com

The Boston Rock Gym is another excellent spring break idea for families with older kids in tow, particularly if those kids practice a highly active physical lifestyle. This indoor climbing gym provides plenty of walls with which to scale and ascend, balancing physical fitness with family closeness in a fun and energetic way. The staff is friendly and accommodating to groups of all experience and levels of endurance, ensuring that even beginners will have a great time exploring the Boston Rock Gym for all it's worth.

Salem Witch Museum
19 N. Washington Square
Salem, MA 01970
(978) 744-1692
www.salemwitchmuseum.com

The city of Salem has a long and notorious history of witchcraft and magic, and this museum takes all of that into account as it presents Salem's cultural importance to visitors on a daily basis. The Salem Witch Museum teaches visitors all about the Salem Witch Trials and all of the historical figures that made this period in early American history such a fascinating tale to tell so many years later. The staff at the Salem Witch Museum also takes delight in answering questions, while putting on daily dramatic reenactments from some of the most famous stories of the period.

George Pacheco has been writing professionally about arts and entertainment for over a decade. A graduate of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, George currently resides in a humble New England home with his wife, cat and massive music and film collection. His work can be found at Examiner.com.