Only yards away from the USS Constitution (or "Old Ironsides"), the oldest commissioned naval vessel afloat in the world, the Museum explores the history of this vessel. Interactive galleries take visitors through the ship's 200-year history.

The museum offers two permanent exhibits, as well as temporary exhibits; guided and self-guided tours for school groups; educational programs for K–5; and occasional recreational and educational events.

The Scituate Historical Society is dedicated to preserving the history of Scituate, Massachusetts, and the Massachusetts Southern Shore. The society maintains nine historic sites throughout Scituate, including a local history museum, lighthouse, and several historic house museums.

The society offers guided tours and field trip programs in conjunction with all of its historic sites, school outreach programs, and exhibits on local and maritime history. The website offers visitor information, historical information regarding the society's historic structures, and information about upcoming events.

The 20-acre Hancock Shaker Village was once a thriving Shaker community, but is now an outdoors museum which presents the history and culture of the Shakers. Collections include 20 historic buildings and more than 22,200 artifacts including furniture, tools, vernacular equipment, household objects, art, textiles, graphics, and archival documents. Shaker beliefs included using dance as a communal form of communication with God, equality of the sexes, group ownership, and celibacy.

The village offers self-guided tours; docents; exhibits; animal encounters; traditional craft demonstrations; a program on Shaker music; a children's discovery room; 19th-century-style lessons in a historic schoolhouse; guided tours of the 1830s Brick Dwelling, 1826 Round Stone Barn, and Laundry/Machine Shop; specialty guided tours; curriculum-based tour outlines for teachers; heirloom gardens; heritage livestock; research library access; a hiking trail; cafe; and a picnic area. Guided tours are only available between late November and mid April. During that time, self-guided tours are unavailable. Appointments are required for research library access.

In historic Deerfield, visitors can step back into early America as they tour 11 house museums, exploring hundreds of years of history along an original, mile-long street. Two houses, the Stebbins House and Sheldon House, are available for self-guided tours all day during the regular season.

The site offers exhibits, tours, workshops, educational programs, research library access, and recreational and educational events.

Old Bourne Village is the historic heart of Bourne, Massachusetts, and consists of well over 20 historic structures, several of which are on the National Register of Historic Places. The village has several structures which are open to visitors year round, including a Blacksmith's shop and the Briggs-McDermott house. The village is operated by the Bourne Historical Society.

The village offers periodic guided tours, as well as self-guided tours year round. The website offers a brief history of all of the village's historic structures, as well as an events calendar for the Bourne Historical Society and basic visitor information.

The Leominster Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of Leominster, MA.

The society offers exhibits, research library access, self-guided tours, and guided tours. Reservations are required for guided tours.

The Fort Taber Military Museum presents U.S. military history. The museum is located within historic Fort Taber.

The museum offers exhibits.

Founded in 1853, the Old Colony Historical Society is one of the oldest historical societies in New England. The society maintains a diverse collection of local historical artifacts, ranging form Native American artifacts to portraits of Taunton elders, and is housed in the Bristol Academy building, a fine example of Italianate architecture that was designed by Richard Upjohn and is now listed on the national register of historic places.

The society offers guided tours of the Bristol Academy building, field trip programs for local students, a lecture series, and research resources. The website offers visitor information, a history of Tauton and the society, and information regarding the research resources offered by the society.

The Old Firehouse Museum presents the history of South Hadley, Connecticut; local industries; and local firefighting between 1899 and 1973, the years in which the firehouse was in active use by the area fire department. Permanent exhibits include an 1890s period room and a firefighting display. Collection highlights include a 1926 Dodge Fire Engine and two 19th-century hand pumpers.

The museum offers a period room and exhibits. The website offers oral histories.

The Martha's Vineyard Historical Society has the Island's largest repository of cultural artifacts, historic photographs, archival records, and genealogical records. The society also owns and operates a local history museum.

The society offers an oral history center, research resources, outreach programs, field trip programs, tours of the Edgartown lighthouse, and guided tours of the local history museum. The website offers visitor information, a calendar of events, several online exhibits,