Baron Samedi
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I would recommend against Gloucester for the kids. They'll be bored to death and it is quite a long ride for them. I think Gloucester is a place for adults.
If you did want to do something with the flavor of Gloucester and New England, but that the kids would enjoy, my recommendation would be to go to the New Bedford Whaling museum.
https://www.whalingmuseum.org/
That museum holds a special place in my heart because I have always loved the story of Moby Dick, and the true story it is based on with the Essex (see the movie "In the Heart of the Sea" for the Hollywood adaption, but the book is far, far, far better.)
That's my recommendation...here are a few photos I googled up to give you an idea...
While you are in Town, if you need to fill more time, there is the Ft Taber Military Museum..
http://forttaber.org/
There is also a Fire museum with old Firefighting stuff, and a glass museum somewhere around, but I've never been to those.
For my .002, I would suggest New Bedford for an out of town trip with a New England flavor.
As an honorable mention, it being around Thanksgiving time, I would throw Sturbridge Village out there as an optional day trip as well. It's a ways west of Boston, but it's right off the Mass Pike so it doesn't take that long.
https://www.osv.org/
It's basically an operational 17th century village.
These are day trip suggestions, if you are looking to see something outside of Boston.
Salem is a very good suggestion as well. I would second that suggestion.
If you did want to do something with the flavor of Gloucester and New England, but that the kids would enjoy, my recommendation would be to go to the New Bedford Whaling museum.
https://www.whalingmuseum.org/
That museum holds a special place in my heart because I have always loved the story of Moby Dick, and the true story it is based on with the Essex (see the movie "In the Heart of the Sea" for the Hollywood adaption, but the book is far, far, far better.)
That's my recommendation...here are a few photos I googled up to give you an idea...
While you are in Town, if you need to fill more time, there is the Ft Taber Military Museum..
http://forttaber.org/
There is also a Fire museum with old Firefighting stuff, and a glass museum somewhere around, but I've never been to those.
For my .002, I would suggest New Bedford for an out of town trip with a New England flavor.
As an honorable mention, it being around Thanksgiving time, I would throw Sturbridge Village out there as an optional day trip as well. It's a ways west of Boston, but it's right off the Mass Pike so it doesn't take that long.
https://www.osv.org/
It's basically an operational 17th century village.
These are day trip suggestions, if you are looking to see something outside of Boston.
Salem is a very good suggestion as well. I would second that suggestion.