Here are the 2023 Top Family Favorite Fun & Attractions as voted for by residents in Greater Boston, Massachusetts and throughout New England:
Amusement Parks
TOP 5
Canobie Lake Park
Kimball Farm Westford
Maziply Mirror Maze
Santa’s Village
Story Land
WINNER
Maziply Mirror Maze
Athletic Clubs
TOP 5
Bay State Skating School
Dedham Health & Athletic Complex
Goldfish Swim School
The Skating Club of Boston
Westboro Tennis & Swim Club
WINNER
The Skating Club of Boston
Birthday Party Resources
TOP 5
Big Joe the Storyteller
Maziply Toys
Natick Community Organic Farm
Viking Sports
VinKari Safari
WINNER
Maziply Toys
Birthday Party Venues
TOP 5
Boston Children’s Museum
Discovery Museum
Maziply Laser Tag
Minni
Puppet Showplace Theater
WINNER
Discovery Museum
Coolest Place to Take a Tour
TOP 5
Fenway Park
Freedom Trail
Natick Community Organic Farm
The Harvard Museum of Natural History
USS Constitution Museum
WINNER
USS Constitution Museum
Family Fun Fairs/Festivals
TOP 5
Hale-O-ween Hale’s Fall Family Scavenger Hunt Hale’s Steam Kettle Music Festival
King Richard’s Faire
Saint Anthony’s Feast
The Farm at Raven Brook
Topsfield Fairgrounds
WINNER
The Farm at Raven Brook
Historic Sites & Tours
TOP 5
Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum
Old Sturbridge Village
Plimoth Patuxet Museums
Plymouth Rock
USS Constitution Museum
WINNER
USS Constitution Museum
Indoor Play Spaces
TOP 5
Children’s Museum of New Hampshire
Discovery Museum
Jam Time
Maziply Toys
VinKari Safari
WINNER
Discovery Museum
Kid’s Party Entertainment
TOP 5
Barn Babies
Jeff Jam
Little Groove Music
Maziply Toys
Music At The Blissful
WINNER
Little Groove Music
Live Theater & Family Performances
TOP 5
DrumatiX
Vanessa Trien and the Jumping Monkeys
Wang Theatre
Wellesley Theatre Project
Wheelock Family Theatre at Boston University
WINNER
DrumatiX
Local Farms
TOP 5
Kimball Farm Westford
Mass Audubon’s Drumlin Farm
The Farm at Raven Brook
Wards Berry Farm
The Inn at East Hill Farm
WINNER
The Inn at East Hill Farm
Museums & Attractions
TOP 5
Boston Children’s Museum
Children’s Museum of New Hampshire
Discovery Museum
Museum of Science
USS Constitution Museum
WINNER
USS Constitution Museum
Parent-Friendly Playdate Spots
TOP 5
Boston Children’s Museum
Discovery Museum
Jam Time
Mass Audubon’s Drumlin Farm
Maziply Toys
WINNER
Maziply Toys
Places for Ice Skating
TOP 5
Bay State Skating School
Daly Ice Rink
FMC Ice Sports
The Skating Club of Boston
Warrior Ice Arena
WINNER
FMC Ice Sports
Summer Resorts for Families
TOP 5
Chatham Bars Inn
Great Wolf Lodge Water Park | New England
Red Jacket Mountain View Resort
The Inn at East Hill Farm, Troy, NH
Winnetu Oceanside Resort
WINNER
The Inn at East Hill Farm, Troy, NH
Winter Resorts for Families
TOP 5
Great Wolf Lodge Water Park | New England
Smugglers’ Notch Resort
Stowe Mountain Resort
The Inn at East Hill Farm, Troy, NH
Waterville Valley Resort
WINNER
The Inn at East Hill Farm, Troy, NH
Zoos, Aquariums or Nature Centers
TOP 5
Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University
Franklin Park Zoo
New England Aquarium
Southwick’s Zoo
Stone Zoo
WINNER
Southwick’s Zoo
About the Top Fun and Attractions in the 2023 Boston Parents Paper Family Favorites
Boston Parent’s Family Favorites was born with the idea to give readers in Greater Boston and throughout New England a chance to voice their opinions on their personal ‘Family Favorite’ choices for Fun and Attractions and all kinds of everyday categories. The program has evolved over the years, and hopefully, with a lot of input from our readers, we’ve been able to make it better and better.
The voting for Family Favorites Fun and Attractions is conducted in a two-round process. The first round occurs in the month of February with open write-in nominations for reader’s favorite Fun and Attractions taking place. Write-in nominations continue to be open until the middle of April.
As the nomination period for Fun and Attractions in the first round comes to a close in mid April, shortly after, the second round opens with the top nominee Fun and Attractions being selectable in this final round of voting during the month of April and May. Write-in nominations are no longer available, and voters are open to select their favorite Fun and Attractions from among those that are listed.
The final winners are posted in July.
We hope you enjoy! And we hope you cast your vote next year!