| Conveniently
located near Boston, Newport, providence, and Cape Cod, Battleship Cove is
just a hop, skip and a jump from all the major New England attractions. 5
MINUTES OR LESS Marine
Museum at Fall River
Learn about the old
Fall River Line and see the world-renowned Titanic exhibit Fall
River Historical Society
This stunning Victorian
mansion and garden complex exhibits the world's largest collection of artifacts
on one of the 19th century's most notorious crimes. Narrows
Center for the Arts
A cultural renaissance
has begun in Fall River, and it started at the Narrows Center for the Arts. A
hop, skip and a jump from Battleship Cove, the Narrows hosts events for nationally
known and regional artists, musicians, writers and performers as well as programs
for the community at large. Old
Colony & Fall River Railroad Museum
View
nostalgic railroad equipment that includes a rail switch, two small trains children
can operate, a caboose, a self-propelled diesel coach, a mode steam engine and
a boxcar containing a theater. 30 MINUTES
OR LESS Buttonwood
Zoo
One of the oldest zoos in the country,
the Buttonwood Zoo introduces its visitors to the fascinating indigenous creatures
of the region...and two elephants! Fort
Rodman
This sprawling fortress was designed,
in part, by Robert E. Lee and defended the coastline from the Civil War through
WWII. Horseneck
Beach
Spread across nearly 600 acres of barrier
beach and salt marsh in Westport, MA, Horseneck Beach is one of the most popular
facilities in the Massachusetts State Forests and Parks system. New
Bedford Art Museum
Since 1996, the New Bedford
Art Museum has been a fixture in the Whaling City, offering engaging exhibitions
of artwork from around the corner and across the ocean. New
Bedford Whaling Museum
Home to the world's
largest ship model, as well as the world's largest collection of whaling artifacts,
the world-renowned New Bedford Whaling Museum is located in the heart of New Bedford's
National Historical Park. ONE HOUR+
Museum
of World War II
Formed over a period of more
than 40 years, the collection documents and illustrates the period from the Versailles
Treaty, ending World War I, to the Nuremberg and Tokyo war crimes trials, ending
World War II. All of the more than 6,000 artifacts on display, as well as 83 mannequins
with complete uniforms and equipment, are original and from the Second World War. The
Wright Museum
A World War II Museum located
in Wolfeboro, NH, featuring authentic displays of Home Front America between the
years 1939 and 1945. In addition to the Home Front experience, special displays
also include a large array of fully operational military vehicles: tanks, halftracks,
jeeps, an ambulance and motorcycles. The museum is fortunate to have in their
vehicle collection the only existing operational American tank to cross the Rhine
River in Germany. | 
