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!