Central region offer indoor & outdoor fun for children and families

Southwick’s Zoo

2 Southwick Street Mendon, MA 01756 Toll-Free: 800-258-9182 Fax: 508-883-0242

Coming in 2011 - our new Giraffe Habitat!

Southwick’s Zoo is situated within the historic Blackstone Valley. Surrounded by 300 shady acres and home to hundreds of animals representing many species, Southwick's is more than a zoo, it's an adventure for all ages! You can soar above the Zoo our Skyfari Sky Ride, or get up close with many of our animals in the petting zoo and deer park. New in 2010, our Parakeet Landing walk-thru Aviary has quickly become a visitor favorite. Southwick's also offers educational programs such as our live animal presentations and childrens' play park. There are also picnic grounds, kiddie rides, food venues, and free parking. Visit our new and extensive shops including the Purple Peacock Gift Shop, the African Themed Marangu Trail Outpost and the exotic Parakeet Landing Aviary & Gift Shop.

Operating hours for Southwick's Zoo are 10:00am to 5:00pm from mid-April through mid-October, with limited openings to Christmas. 7 days a week including holidays.

Southwick’s Zoo

2 Southwick Street Mendon, MA 01756 Toll-Free: 800-258-9182 Fax: 508-883-0242

Coming in 2011 - our new Giraffe Habitat!

Southwick’s Zoo is situated within the historic Blackstone Valley. Surrounded by 300 shady acres and home to hundreds of animals representing many species, Southwick's is more than a zoo, it's an adventure for all ages! You can soar above the Zoo our Skyfari Sky Ride, or get up close with many of our animals in the petting zoo and deer park. New in 2010, our Parakeet Landing walk-thru Aviary has quickly become a visitor favorite. Southwick's also offers educational programs such as our live animal presentations and childrens' play park. There are also picnic grounds, kiddie rides, food venues, and free parking. Visit our new and extensive shops including the Purple Peacock Gift Shop, the African Themed Marangu Trail Outpost and the exotic Parakeet Landing Aviary & Gift Shop.

Operating hours for Southwick's Zoo are 10:00am to 5:00pm from mid-April through mid-October, with limited openings to Christmas. 7 days a week including holidays.

Southwick’s Zoo

2 Southwick Street Mendon, MA 01756 Toll-Free: 800-258-9182 Fax: 508-883-0242

Coming in 2011 - our new Giraffe Habitat!

Southwick’s Zoo is situated within the historic Blackstone Valley. Surrounded by 300 shady acres and home to hundreds of animals representing many species, Southwick's is more than a zoo, it's an adventure for all ages! You can soar above the Zoo our Skyfari Sky Ride, or get up close with many of our animals in the petting zoo and deer park. New in 2010, our Parakeet Landing walk-thru Aviary has quickly become a visitor favorite. Southwick's also offers educational programs such as our live animal presentations and childrens' play park. There are also picnic grounds, kiddie rides, food venues, and free parking. Visit our new and extensive shops including the Purple Peacock Gift Shop, the African Themed Marangu Trail Outpost and the exotic Parakeet Landing Aviary & Gift Shop.

Operating hours for Southwick's Zoo are 10:00am to 5:00pm from mid-April through mid-October, with limited openings to Christmas. 7 days a week including holidays.

Southwick’s Zoo

2 Southwick Street Mendon, MA 01756 Toll-Free: 800-258-9182 Fax: 508-883-0242

Coming in 2011 - our new Giraffe Habitat!

Southwick’s Zoo is situated within the historic Blackstone Valley. Surrounded by 300 shady acres and home to hundreds of animals representing many species, Southwick's is more than a zoo, it's an adventure for all ages! You can soar above the Zoo our Skyfari Sky Ride, or get up close with many of our animals in the petting zoo and deer park. New in 2010, our Parakeet Landing walk-thru Aviary has quickly become a visitor favorite. Southwick's also offers educational programs such as our live animal presentations and childrens' play park. There are also picnic grounds, kiddie rides, food venues, and free parking. Visit our new and extensive shops including the Purple Peacock Gift Shop, the African Themed Marangu Trail Outpost and the exotic Parakeet Landing Aviary & Gift Shop.

Operating hours for Southwick's Zoo are 10:00am to 5:00pm from mid-April through mid-October, with limited openings to Christmas. 7 days a week including holidays.

EcoTarium, A Museum of Science and Nature

222 Harrington Way Worcester, MA 01604 Phone: 508-929-2700 Fax: 508-929-2701

Insiring a Passion for Science and Nature

Children of all ages love exploring the EcoTarium, a unique indoor-outdoor museum of science and nature. Set in an urban oasis, the EcoTarium offers a chance to walk through the treetops and journey through the galaxy at a digital planetarium. You’ll meet wildlife like turtles, owls, eagles, an otter and a fox – even a polar bear! Plus, stroll nature trails, ride a narrow-gauge railroad, and get hands-on with family-friendly exhibits. The EcoTarium is always changing with special events, exhibits, digital planetarium shows and programming for families year round. For a special offer, visit www.ecotarium.org/coupon.

EcoTarium, A Museum of Science and Nature

222 Harrington Way Worcester, MA 01604 Phone: 508-929-2700 Fax: 508-929-2701

Insiring a Passion for Science and Nature

Children of all ages love exploring the EcoTarium, a unique indoor-outdoor museum of science and nature. Set in an urban oasis, the EcoTarium offers a chance to walk through the treetops and journey through the galaxy at a digital planetarium. You’ll meet wildlife like turtles, owls, eagles, an otter and a fox – even a polar bear! Plus, stroll nature trails, ride a narrow-gauge railroad, and get hands-on with family-friendly exhibits. The EcoTarium is always changing with special events, exhibits, digital planetarium shows and programming for families year round. For a special offer, visit www.ecotarium.org/coupon.

EcoTarium, A Museum of Science and Nature

222 Harrington Way Worcester, MA 01604 Phone: 508-929-2700 Fax: 508-929-2701

Insiring a Passion for Science and Nature

Children of all ages love exploring the EcoTarium, a unique indoor-outdoor museum of science and nature. Set in an urban oasis, the EcoTarium offers a chance to walk through the treetops and journey through the galaxy at a digital planetarium. You’ll meet wildlife like turtles, owls, eagles, an otter and a fox – even a polar bear! Plus, stroll nature trails, ride a narrow-gauge railroad, and get hands-on with family-friendly exhibits. The EcoTarium is always changing with special events, exhibits, digital planetarium shows and programming for families year round. For a special offer, visit www.ecotarium.org/coupon.

EcoTarium, A Museum of Science and Nature

222 Harrington Way Worcester, MA 01604 Phone: 508-929-2700 Fax: 508-929-2701

Insiring a Passion for Science and Nature

Children of all ages love exploring the EcoTarium, a unique indoor-outdoor museum of science and nature. Set in an urban oasis, the EcoTarium offers a chance to walk through the treetops and journey through the galaxy at a digital planetarium. You’ll meet wildlife like turtles, owls, eagles, an otter and a fox – even a polar bear! Plus, stroll nature trails, ride a narrow-gauge railroad, and get hands-on with family-friendly exhibits. The EcoTarium is always changing with special events, exhibits, digital planetarium shows and programming for families year round. For a special offer, visit www.ecotarium.org/coupon.

Fitchburg Art Museum

25 Merriam Parkway Fitchburg, MA 01420 Phone: 978-345-4207 Fax: 978-345-2319

Family Friendly Art Museum

This family-friendly museum is the areas oldest cultural institution, and the region's most important center for art study and appreciation. With 12 galleries, featuring American and European paintings, prints, sculpture and decorative arts, Greek, Roman, Asian and Pre-Colombian antiquities this Museum hosts changing exhibitions in a 3-building complex. A newly renovated Egyptian gallery will be opening at the end of 2010. The museum is an excellent resource for students, home-schoolers and teachers. Tours, lectures, studio art classes for children, youths and adults as well as weekly yoga lessons. The Museum is also a perfect venue for private functions.
Museum Hours: Wednesday-Friday, 12-4pm, Saturday and Sunday, 11 –5. Open the following bank holiday Mondays – Martin Luther King Day, President’s Day, Patriot’s Day and Columbus Day. The Museum is open late and free the first Thursday of every month. For more information, follow our link above.

Fitchburg Art Museum

25 Merriam Parkway Fitchburg, MA 01420 Phone: 978-345-4207 Fax: 978-345-2319

Family Friendly Art Museum

This family-friendly museum is the areas oldest cultural institution, and the region's most important center for art study and appreciation. With 12 galleries, featuring American and European paintings, prints, sculpture and decorative arts, Greek, Roman, Asian and Pre-Colombian antiquities this Museum hosts changing exhibitions in a 3-building complex. A newly renovated Egyptian gallery will be opening at the end of 2010. The museum is an excellent resource for students, home-schoolers and teachers. Tours, lectures, studio art classes for children, youths and adults as well as weekly yoga lessons. The Museum is also a perfect venue for private functions.
Museum Hours: Wednesday-Friday, 12-4pm, Saturday and Sunday, 11 –5. Open the following bank holiday Mondays – Martin Luther King Day, President’s Day, Patriot’s Day and Columbus Day. The Museum is open late and free the first Thursday of every month. For more information, follow our link above.

Fitchburg Art Museum

25 Merriam Parkway Fitchburg, MA 01420 Phone: 978-345-4207 Fax: 978-345-2319

Family Friendly Art Museum

This family-friendly museum is the areas oldest cultural institution, and the region's most important center for art study and appreciation. With 12 galleries, featuring American and European paintings, prints, sculpture and decorative arts, Greek, Roman, Asian and Pre-Colombian antiquities this Museum hosts changing exhibitions in a 3-building complex. A newly renovated Egyptian gallery will be opening at the end of 2010. The museum is an excellent resource for students, home-schoolers and teachers. Tours, lectures, studio art classes for children, youths and adults as well as weekly yoga lessons. The Museum is also a perfect venue for private functions.
Museum Hours: Wednesday-Friday, 12-4pm, Saturday and Sunday, 11 –5. Open the following bank holiday Mondays – Martin Luther King Day, President’s Day, Patriot’s Day and Columbus Day. The Museum is open late and free the first Thursday of every month. For more information, follow our link above.

Fitchburg Art Museum

25 Merriam Parkway Fitchburg, MA 01420 Phone: 978-345-4207 Fax: 978-345-2319

Family Friendly Art Museum

This family-friendly museum is the areas oldest cultural institution, and the region's most important center for art study and appreciation. With 12 galleries, featuring American and European paintings, prints, sculpture and decorative arts, Greek, Roman, Asian and Pre-Colombian antiquities this Museum hosts changing exhibitions in a 3-building complex. A newly renovated Egyptian gallery will be opening at the end of 2010. The museum is an excellent resource for students, home-schoolers and teachers. Tours, lectures, studio art classes for children, youths and adults as well as weekly yoga lessons. The Museum is also a perfect venue for private functions.
Museum Hours: Wednesday-Friday, 12-4pm, Saturday and Sunday, 11 –5. Open the following bank holiday Mondays – Martin Luther King Day, President’s Day, Patriot’s Day and Columbus Day. The Museum is open late and free the first Thursday of every month. For more information, follow our link above.

Old Sturbridge Village

1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Off Rte 20 Sturbridge, MA 01566 Phone: 508-347-3362 Toll-Free: 800-SEE-1830

Old Sturbridge Village: The Story of a New Nation

Open year-round: daily 9:30am to 5pm, May-late October; call for seasonal hours.
Admission, good for two visits within 10 days: $20 adults, $18 seniors (65 and up).
Youth rate: $7 (ages 3-17). Children under 3 free.

Come play in the past with us! Our new Kidstory early learning gallery invites children to use their imaginations and thinking skills as they do chores in the farmhouse, barnyard, and country store -- all dressed in 1830s frocks and vests (bring your camera!). Out in the museum Village, play 1830s games, work a water pump, milk Holly the (life-size, resin-cast) Holstein, build a stone wall or quarter-scale snake-rail fence with lightweight materials, and visit “A Child’s Life,” our new hands-on exhibit in the Fitch House. Enjoy an overnight getaway with a family package from our Lodges, dine at one of our taverns, and shop for treasures to take home at the Museum Gift Shop and New England Bookstore.

Old Sturbridge Village

1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Off Rte 20 Sturbridge, MA 01566 Phone: 508-347-3362 Toll-Free: 800-SEE-1830

Old Sturbridge Village: The Story of a New Nation

Open year-round: daily 9:30am to 5pm, May-late October; call for seasonal hours.
Admission, good for two visits within 10 days: $20 adults, $18 seniors (65 and up).
Youth rate: $7 (ages 3-17). Children under 3 free.

Come play in the past with us! Our new Kidstory early learning gallery invites children to use their imaginations and thinking skills as they do chores in the farmhouse, barnyard, and country store -- all dressed in 1830s frocks and vests (bring your camera!). Out in the museum Village, play 1830s games, work a water pump, milk Holly the (life-size, resin-cast) Holstein, build a stone wall or quarter-scale snake-rail fence with lightweight materials, and visit “A Child’s Life,” our new hands-on exhibit in the Fitch House. Enjoy an overnight getaway with a family package from our Lodges, dine at one of our taverns, and shop for treasures to take home at the Museum Gift Shop and New England Bookstore.

Old Sturbridge Village

1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Off Rte 20 Sturbridge, MA 01566 Phone: 508-347-3362 Toll-Free: 800-SEE-1830

Old Sturbridge Village: The Story of a New Nation

Open year-round: daily 9:30am to 5pm, May-late October; call for seasonal hours.
Admission, good for two visits within 10 days: $20 adults, $18 seniors (65 and up).
Youth rate: $7 (ages 3-17). Children under 3 free.

Come play in the past with us! Our new Kidstory early learning gallery invites children to use their imaginations and thinking skills as they do chores in the farmhouse, barnyard, and country store -- all dressed in 1830s frocks and vests (bring your camera!). Out in the museum Village, play 1830s games, work a water pump, milk Holly the (life-size, resin-cast) Holstein, build a stone wall or quarter-scale snake-rail fence with lightweight materials, and visit “A Child’s Life,” our new hands-on exhibit in the Fitch House. Enjoy an overnight getaway with a family package from our Lodges, dine at one of our taverns, and shop for treasures to take home at the Museum Gift Shop and New England Bookstore.

Old Sturbridge Village

1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Off Rte 20 Sturbridge, MA 01566 Phone: 508-347-3362 Toll-Free: 800-SEE-1830

Old Sturbridge Village: The Story of a New Nation

Open year-round: daily 9:30am to 5pm, May-late October; call for seasonal hours.
Admission, good for two visits within 10 days: $20 adults, $18 seniors (65 and up).
Youth rate: $7 (ages 3-17). Children under 3 free.

Come play in the past with us! Our new Kidstory early learning gallery invites children to use their imaginations and thinking skills as they do chores in the farmhouse, barnyard, and country store -- all dressed in 1830s frocks and vests (bring your camera!). Out in the museum Village, play 1830s games, work a water pump, milk Holly the (life-size, resin-cast) Holstein, build a stone wall or quarter-scale snake-rail fence with lightweight materials, and visit “A Child’s Life,” our new hands-on exhibit in the Fitch House. Enjoy an overnight getaway with a family package from our Lodges, dine at one of our taverns, and shop for treasures to take home at the Museum Gift Shop and New England Bookstore.

Old Sturbridge Village

1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Off Rte 20 Sturbridge, MA 01566 Phone: 508-347-3362 Toll-Free: 800-SEE-1830

Old Sturbridge Village: The Story of a New Nation

Open year-round: daily 9:30am to 5pm, May-late October; call for seasonal hours.
Admission, good for two visits within 10 days: $20 adults, $18 seniors (65 and up).
Youth rate: $7 (ages 3-17). Children under 3 free.

Come play in the past with us! Our new Kidstory early learning gallery invites children to use their imaginations and thinking skills as they do chores in the farmhouse, barnyard, and country store -- all dressed in 1830s frocks and vests (bring your camera!). Out in the museum Village, play 1830s games, work a water pump, milk Holly the (life-size, resin-cast) Holstein, build a stone wall or quarter-scale snake-rail fence with lightweight materials, and visit “A Child’s Life,” our new hands-on exhibit in the Fitch House. Enjoy an overnight getaway with a family package from our Lodges, dine at one of our taverns, and shop for treasures to take home at the Museum Gift Shop and New England Bookstore.

Old Sturbridge Village

1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Off Rte 20 Sturbridge, MA 01566 Phone: 508-347-3362 Toll-Free: 800-SEE-1830

Old Sturbridge Village: The Story of a New Nation

Open year-round: daily 9:30am to 5pm, May-late October; call for seasonal hours.
Admission, good for two visits within 10 days: $20 adults, $18 seniors (65 and up).
Youth rate: $7 (ages 3-17). Children under 3 free.

Come play in the past with us! Our new Kidstory early learning gallery invites children to use their imaginations and thinking skills as they do chores in the farmhouse, barnyard, and country store -- all dressed in 1830s frocks and vests (bring your camera!). Out in the museum Village, play 1830s games, work a water pump, milk Holly the (life-size, resin-cast) Holstein, build a stone wall or quarter-scale snake-rail fence with lightweight materials, and visit “A Child’s Life,” our new hands-on exhibit in the Fitch House. Enjoy an overnight getaway with a family package from our Lodges, dine at one of our taverns, and shop for treasures to take home at the Museum Gift Shop and New England Bookstore.

Old Sturbridge Village

1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Off Rte 20 Sturbridge, MA 01566 Phone: 508-347-3362 Toll-Free: 800-SEE-1830

Old Sturbridge Village: The Story of a New Nation

Open year-round: daily 9:30am to 5pm, May-late October; call for seasonal hours.
Admission, good for two visits within 10 days: $20 adults, $18 seniors (65 and up).
Youth rate: $7 (ages 3-17). Children under 3 free.

Come play in the past with us! Our new Kidstory early learning gallery invites children to use their imaginations and thinking skills as they do chores in the farmhouse, barnyard, and country store -- all dressed in 1830s frocks and vests (bring your camera!). Out in the museum Village, play 1830s games, work a water pump, milk Holly the (life-size, resin-cast) Holstein, build a stone wall or quarter-scale snake-rail fence with lightweight materials, and visit “A Child’s Life,” our new hands-on exhibit in the Fitch House. Enjoy an overnight getaway with a family package from our Lodges, dine at one of our taverns, and shop for treasures to take home at the Museum Gift Shop and New England Bookstore.

Old Sturbridge Village

1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Off Rte 20 Sturbridge, MA 01566 Phone: 508-347-3362 Toll-Free: 800-SEE-1830

Old Sturbridge Village: The Story of a New Nation

Open year-round: daily 9:30am to 5pm, May-late October; call for seasonal hours.
Admission, good for two visits within 10 days: $20 adults, $18 seniors (65 and up).
Youth rate: $7 (ages 3-17). Children under 3 free.

Come play in the past with us! Our new Kidstory early learning gallery invites children to use their imaginations and thinking skills as they do chores in the farmhouse, barnyard, and country store -- all dressed in 1830s frocks and vests (bring your camera!). Out in the museum Village, play 1830s games, work a water pump, milk Holly the (life-size, resin-cast) Holstein, build a stone wall or quarter-scale snake-rail fence with lightweight materials, and visit “A Child’s Life,” our new hands-on exhibit in the Fitch House. Enjoy an overnight getaway with a family package from our Lodges, dine at one of our taverns, and shop for treasures to take home at the Museum Gift Shop and New England Bookstore.

Old Sturbridge Village

1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Off Rte 20 Sturbridge, MA 01566 Phone: 508-347-3362 Toll-Free: 800-SEE-1830

Old Sturbridge Village: The Story of a New Nation

Open year-round: daily 9:30am to 5pm, May-late October; call for seasonal hours.
Admission, good for two visits within 10 days: $20 adults, $18 seniors (65 and up).
Youth rate: $7 (ages 3-17). Children under 3 free.

Come play in the past with us! Our new Kidstory early learning gallery invites children to use their imaginations and thinking skills as they do chores in the farmhouse, barnyard, and country store -- all dressed in 1830s frocks and vests (bring your camera!). Out in the museum Village, play 1830s games, work a water pump, milk Holly the (life-size, resin-cast) Holstein, build a stone wall or quarter-scale snake-rail fence with lightweight materials, and visit “A Child’s Life,” our new hands-on exhibit in the Fitch House. Enjoy an overnight getaway with a family package from our Lodges, dine at one of our taverns, and shop for treasures to take home at the Museum Gift Shop and New England Bookstore.

Old Sturbridge Village

1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Off Rte 20 Sturbridge, MA 01566 Phone: 508-347-3362 Toll-Free: 800-SEE-1830

Old Sturbridge Village: The Story of a New Nation

Open year-round: daily 9:30am to 5pm, May-late October; call for seasonal hours.
Admission, good for two visits within 10 days: $20 adults, $18 seniors (65 and up).
Youth rate: $7 (ages 3-17). Children under 3 free.

Come play in the past with us! Our new Kidstory early learning gallery invites children to use their imaginations and thinking skills as they do chores in the farmhouse, barnyard, and country store -- all dressed in 1830s frocks and vests (bring your camera!). Out in the museum Village, play 1830s games, work a water pump, milk Holly the (life-size, resin-cast) Holstein, build a stone wall or quarter-scale snake-rail fence with lightweight materials, and visit “A Child’s Life,” our new hands-on exhibit in the Fitch House. Enjoy an overnight getaway with a family package from our Lodges, dine at one of our taverns, and shop for treasures to take home at the Museum Gift Shop and New England Bookstore.

Old Sturbridge Village

1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Off Rte 20 Sturbridge, MA 01566 Phone: 508-347-3362 Toll-Free: 800-SEE-1830

Old Sturbridge Village: The Story of a New Nation

Open year-round: daily 9:30am to 5pm, May-late October; call for seasonal hours.
Admission, good for two visits within 10 days: $20 adults, $18 seniors (65 and up).
Youth rate: $7 (ages 3-17). Children under 3 free.

Come play in the past with us! Our new Kidstory early learning gallery invites children to use their imaginations and thinking skills as they do chores in the farmhouse, barnyard, and country store -- all dressed in 1830s frocks and vests (bring your camera!). Out in the museum Village, play 1830s games, work a water pump, milk Holly the (life-size, resin-cast) Holstein, build a stone wall or quarter-scale snake-rail fence with lightweight materials, and visit “A Child’s Life,” our new hands-on exhibit in the Fitch House. Enjoy an overnight getaway with a family package from our Lodges, dine at one of our taverns, and shop for treasures to take home at the Museum Gift Shop and New England Bookstore.