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Massachusetts treasures, a guide to marvelous, must-see museums, Chuck D'Imperio

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Massachusetts treasures

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Chuck D'Imperio

a guide to marvelous, must-see museums

"Well known for its world-renowned art museums--from the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston--Massachusetts is also home to numerous institutions with more eclectic collections and, oftentimes, lower profiles. These include Mansfield's National Black Doll Museum of History and Culture, Watertown's Plumbing Museum, and Granville's Noble and Cooley Center for Historic Preservation. In Massachusetts Treasures, Chuck D'Imperio explores more than forty museums scattered throughout the Bay State, from Cape Cod to the Berkshires. Many--but not all--might be considered "offbeat," and each and every one is enchanting. Through personal visits and interviews with founders and directors, D'Imperio offers an inside glimpse into some of the Commonwealth's most unique museums, providing a valuable guide for road warriors and history buffs discovering Massachusetts either for the first or the tenth time"--, Provided by publisher

Hammond Castle Museum (Gloucester) -- The Paper House (Rockport) -- New England Quilt Museum (Lowell) -- National Streetcar Museum at Lowell (Lowell) -- Boott Cotton Mills Museum (Lowell) -- Museum of Bad Art (Somerville) -- The Sports Museum (Boston) -- Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum (Boston) -- The Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists (Boston) -- The Waterworks Museum (Boston) -- Larz Anderson Auto Museum (Brookline) -- The Plumbing Museum (Watertown) -- Spellman Museum of Stamps and Postal History (Weston) -- Golden Ball Tavern Museum (Weston) -- The International Museum of World War II (Natick) -- Lizzie Borden Bed and Breakfast/Museum (Fall River) -- Battleship Cove (Fall River) -- National Black Doll Museum of History and Culture (Mansfield) -- Brockton Fire Museum (Brockton) -- Museum of Antiquated Technology (Hanson) -- Beer Can Museum (East Taunton) -- Dighton Rock Museum (Berkley) -- Coast Guard Heritage Museum (Barnstable) -- John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum (Hyannis) -- French Cable Station Museum (Orleans) -- Mashpee Wampanoag Museum (Mashpee) -- Fisher Museum at Harvard Forest (Petersham) -- Willard House and Clock Museum (North Grafton) -- Clara Barton Birthplace Museum (North Oxford) -- Museum of Russian Icons (Clinton) -- Massachusetts State Police Museum and Learning Center (Grafton) -- Top Fun Aviation Toy Museum (Fitchburg) -- Flynt Center of Early New England Life (Deerfield) -- Westhampton Museum and Blacksmith Shop (Westhampton) -- Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library and Museum (Northampton) -- Noble and Cooley Center for Historic Preservation (Granville) -- Chester Railway Station Museum (Chester) -- The Titanic Museum (Indian Orchard) -- Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum (Adams) -- Crane Museum of Papermaking (Dalton) -- Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum (Lenox) -- AniMagic Museum of Animation, Special Effects and Art (Lee)

Guide to marvelous, must-see museums