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    WNDR Museum

    3.8 (68 reviews)
    Open 10:00 am - 6:00 pm

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    Julie F.

    This was a super fun outing with friends and a bunch of 7 year olds. Everyone had a blast and we especially liked the things that were interactive. The staff here were absolutely wonderful and loved the gentleman working the counter who played rock paper scissors with my kid. We went through in about 50 minutes.

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    Corinne M.

    Soooo much fun!! Wish it was longer but it was great while it lasted! The eye photo was great, had to purchase my copy. You can take drinks inside and dance a bit to there awesome tunes they play over head . It was my first time and would go again. Highly recommend for a fun date night or girls night

    Nancy H.

    A little small but a pretty cool exhibit to go with a girlfriend and take some artsy photos.

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    Doug J.

    It's a unique experience for the city and we need more interactive museums like this one. I've been to much larger versions in Tokyo and Montreal but it does what it can with limited space. I think the reviews reflect people wanting more of those experiences but it's Boston and you have to curtail your expectations. You'll get 15-20 interactions that are unique and worthy of multiple social posts.

    James H.

    Very cool in concept. Definitely leaves something to be desired. Probably two of the exhibits were really breathtaking. Some were really just kinda "cool". For the money spent -- this would be a great activity for kids on a rainy day. It served as a decent date... I wish I hadn't given up part of the sunny summer day, though!

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    Daniel S.

    I really had quite a great time when I visited the WNDR Museum. The staff was so polite and informative, the exhibits were quite interactive and interesting! I really enjoyed the eye exhibit where they take a close up shot of your eye and you can see the eye color and pattern it has! They also have a nice little refreshment area which had some tasty options, I had the hot apple cider which was quite tasty. All in all this was a great experience and would recommend this to anyone looking for an awesome unique experience.

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    Patte A.

    The WANDR is pricey for being allowed one hot hour, but once you're in, it's so interesting. My favorite was the art piece that was built as a homage to the artist's grandparents' screened house, and the thunderstorms that she remembers sitting through. That deserves high parks. There was a tour going through during the time my daughter and I were there that mucked up the flow a bit, but I can't say enough about the staff, the cleanliness or the neat photo booth in the lobby. A perfect way to end!

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    Lauren C.

    We went at night to the masquerade part. The museum was alright. It passed time and was alright. I tried my best to make the most of it. The rooms were small, there was no guidance through each room. Self paced. There was a puzzle section where we had to solve but they only had 2 so who ever solved it first, gets to solve it. If not, you just go to the next room. The answers for the paper, we didnt do anything with them. No one checked them or asked to check them. So were left with 4 guesses for the 4 riddles. Overall, kind of underwhelming. But it was an okay experience for $35 to pass the time.

    Thank you for lots of fun!
    Stella K.

    Ohhhhhhh.... Grab a loved one and go! Interactive exhibits, food for thought and lots of fun for all ages. And, yes, we were geeking out trying to figure out the tech behind some of the activities. We spent one hour there, and loved every minute of it. Book tickets in advance, and be prepared for an immersive, stimulating and wholesome experience

    Holly W.

    My 13 year old daughter is hard to impress. I have done it to myself. I have taken her to so many palces and done so many things she is ambivalent. BUT... WNDR- she said a few times, " I really like this place!" Mom win! From the moment you walk in and there are the life size pin art drawing boards to the last exhibit, it was exciting and interesting. There was something for everyone! Plus interactive, most importantly. 3 yr old boy- loved touching everything 13 yr old girl- also loved touching everything! Also, creating some of her own AI art was up her alley 42 yr old husband- into the AI art installation and the pin art I loved seeing what was up next, seeing them take in the exhibit and ultimately enjoying it! Overall it had a lot of different things happening and was time and money well spent.

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    Norm C.

    A nice place to see some immersive art supporting some local artists. The location separates across multiple rooms. I think they can shrink the store or food area and expand the exhibits a little more. For about $40 you can finish the exhibit in under 2 hours. You would have to drag your feet and really play with the exhibits. Overall it is hard to rate this highly, once you've been to a TeamLabs exhibit but it's good for the area.

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    Danielle D.

    I really enjoyed my experience at the WNDR museum! It was a very colorful time with my family. I really enjoyed the note room where you can write little notes & hang them on the wall. I also like the telephone room where you pick up the red phones and listen to aspiring messages. I would definitely take advantage of his immersive boston experience with you family while it lasts! There were plenty of other rooms that I did not mention, but the ones pictured were a couple of my favorites. Like i said , worth a visit! :) Oh yeah, be prepared to pay $30-$40 for parking at the nearest garages because you will nottt find street parking!

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    Miranda G.

    Pop-up art museum with various light exhibits to take cute pictures and pieces that make you think a bit deeper about how society is changing. The part that stood out the most was the iris pictures where they'll take a picture of your eye and display it on a big screen. I didn't think the price was particularly worth the whole experience since it felt like we were rushed a bit through the rooms and some of the exhibits weren't working properly when we came.

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    Fun, worth the experience with 20 different exhibits! Tickets can be easily changed online if you can't make it

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    It was a great experience! Took my niece here and she loved everything as well. Will suggest everyone to try if you are in downtown!

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    Expensive with few displays, mostly screens with electric lights. They also charge extra for coat check. Not worth spending time there.

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    Amazing, 10/10. Super cool, very deep, but if you're into that you'll love it. Met my goat today and we made a beat!!

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    Had so much fun! Highly recommend! Definitely come with friends!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lots of photo ops

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    Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

    Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

    4.3
    (797 reviews)
    2.2 mi

    A friend recommended this art collection in this beautiful space so I reserved tickets online for…read moretoday at 11 when it opened. You can buy your tickets in person as well. It's a separate entrance line than the preordered tickets. They do check your bags and tell you to leave your water bottles at the coatcheck on the 1st floor or downstairs at the lockers. We started upstairs on the 3rd floor, and worked our way down. Every room is specifically designed to highlight some theme by Isabella, from the brocade on the walls to the ceiling to the doors to the artwork/furniture everywhere. Because it's a three story mansion, it's decorated as such and has less of the feel of a gallery as a luxuriously decorated estate. Most of the artwork is not identified as it would be in a museum, but it can still be appreciated. There were a few signs along the way that explained the theme of the room according to Isabella. From the third floor especially, the live music in the central garden could be heard so well because of the magnificent acoustics. (There was music in honor of Juneteenth today). If it's your first time there, pay attention to the plaque by the elevator on the 1st floor that states it was the entrance that Isabella herself had used. Apparently that was the original entrance to the museum for a long time and the glass encased current entrance used to be greenhouses. We spent 1.5 hrs there and enjoyed exploring and appreciating the unique museum experience together. Highly recommend!!

    Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum was commonly mentioned as a must see in Boston, so we decided to…read morecheck it out on a rainy Sunday during our trip. It seems like everyone else had the same idea as well because the museum was packed! Definitely recommend booking tickets at least a few days in advance because some time slots were sold out. We booked the 10:30am-11am time slot and it was already crowded at this time. Check in was straightforward and there are lockers in the basement to secure large bags. This is very different to the standard art museums. Isabella Stewart converted a home into a museum and it is amazing how much time and effort went into the process. There are three stories, each having several rooms to walk through. A couple rooms have limited capacity so we had to wait in line for 10-15 minutes to enter. My personal favorite part of the museum was the courtyard - very pretty with all the plants and statues. We also witnessed a proposal! I'm usually not a huge museum fan, but this was definitely worth checking out. Many people suggested listening to the audio guide available on the website, and while it was interesting, it was a bit slow and I wasn't able to listen to everything - wish the recordings had 2x speed. This is a very popular museum so the crowds made it feel a bit chaotic. I recommend going on a weekday!

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    Institute of Contemporary Art / Boston

    Institute of Contemporary Art / Boston

    3.6
    (442 reviews)
    0.9 mi

    The ICA building is located in the water front of the Boston Harbor. The area is surrounded by…read moreshops, restaurants, offices, and modern residential buildings. The area is extremely walkable with a beautiful path along the water front. The building itself is four stories high with a colorful exterior decoration. I believe the outside is decorated in support of the Derrick Adams' View Master exhibition. Only the fourth floor is dedicated exhibit space, so it is a small museum. Currently, there are three exhibits being showcased. One of the main reason my youngest daughter, my wife and I are vacationing in Boston is to see Derrick Adams and AAMARP exhibitions. This is Derrick Adams, a Black multidisciplinary artist first major survey. This exhibition is his presentation of contemporary Black life. The AAMARP is an outstanding residency program for black artists. The exhibit chronicles the formation and history of AAMRP. The third exhibit showcased pieces from some of the ICA artists. We were extremely impressed with all three exhibits. The pieces on display from all three exhibits are nicely curated and the narratives are educational. The museum has a large gift shop and cafe. Admission fees are $20 for adult and $17 for seniors. There is also a student discount. Even though the museum is small, we really enjoy this visit. It is probably one of our top 10 museum visit.

    I rounded up to three stars, but if you are a non-MA tourist paying full price you would be hard…read morepressed to feel like you got any value for your museum money. This is a very small museum and everything in the museum gift shoppe is massively overpriced, considerably more than the typical museum store mark up around the world. When you walk up through Seaport, it is a really cool building from the exterior and it has great views of the water. It is also very close to the Levain, less than 5 minute walk. So far so good, but you have not even gotten indoors yet. Super cool installation in the lobby to welcome you in. So far so good, you haven't paid yet. How much is admission again? Take the elevator up to the 4th floor, there is no art on any of the other floors for you. It takes less than an hour to go through everything in the museum and that is if you go slow, take your time looking out the windows at the view of the water, hit the restroom, check your phone, and look at everything on the 4th floor again. It is a small museum. One review said she could do the entire 4th floor in 15 minutes, which is a real speed run, I at least read the placards and I was out in well under an hour. It is an interesting collection and art is subjective etc etc. If money is no object to you then great, pay the admission fee and the $85+ to get an unsigned, mass produced paper poster (no frame) as a souvenir in the gift shoppe on the way out. But anyone remotely cost conscious is going to feel like they did not get good value here for the full non-MA admission price.

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    A piece from AAMARP exhibition.
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    Museum of Bad Art

    Museum of Bad Art

    4.2
    (59 reviews)
    2.2 mi

    This is a cute concept, and since this is the reason I dropped by, I'll review this highlight…read moreinstead of the Dorchester Brewery. It is more like a collection of art around the brewery, but the signs are funny and it's interesting to note paintings that were donated vs. found in a thrift store vs. found in the garbage. It ranges from funny proportions to some truly bizarre. It's a great activity to giggle at with friends or make up fun commentary on a date. It's a fun little concept, free, and open late, so it's a funs stop in. The brewery features a full bar, arcade and board games and BBQ food as well. The owner even showed us an old cigarette dispensing machine now filled with chocolate packs. There's a lot going on and it is apparent a lot of thought and creativity went into the space. It's certainly not like a traditional "museum" but sometimes you need to see some bad art to really appreciate some good art elsewhere. You'll end up laughing at something.

    Okay, so museum may not be the exact right word. This is kind of like a gallery in a brewery. I had…read moreseen an ad for this place on Instagram, and filed it away in my brain. I pulled it out of the file and went to see bad art. We walked in and the guy at the bar was very nice and pointed out the "route" of the paintings. The art was so fun--some worse than others. I really did understand what some of what the artists were thinking, and in other cases I just laughed and scratched my head It's small and we weren't there more than 20 minutes, but it was fun. Btw--it's free!!!

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    "George and Jackie" Yes, this is a painting of George Washington and Jackie Kennedy lol
    "George and Jackie" Yes, this is a painting of George Washington and Jackie Kennedy lol
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    Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum

    Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum

    4.5
    (674 reviews)
    0.5 mi
    Takes reservations
    Private events

    Stopped in just for the gift shop to get some more tea from when I was here last. They have…read moreexpanded with their tea selection too! Tons of different flavors now. There are a lot of other Boston themed gift items too!

    I came to visit this museum mainly for the tea tasting. My friend and I didn't do the ship…read moreexperience where visitors get to throw "tea" off the ship. To enter the tea room, you have to go through the gift shop and exit the door on the left to walk down the ramp to Abigail's Tea room. Once you arrive you can go to the counter to order a meal (salads, sandwiches), or snacks like cookies, brownies or scones. There is an option to taste 5 different types of teas that were aboard the ships (and were eventually dumped into the water). You can opt for a cup ($5), Souvenir mug for $10.95, or a tea platter ($20) which includes a pot of tea and two scones and it says it serves up to 4 people. I opted for the $5 cup since it's unlimited refills. The tea shop has a big dining area with a view of the ships and the wharf. The 5 tea offerings included: *Young Hyson - "Early spring green tea typically picked before the end of April" *Singlo - " Chinese green tea varieties picked later in the season than early spring Hyson" *Bohea - "Black tea from one of the oldest and most famous tea growing areas of china, the Wuyi Mountains." *Congou - "a black tea, refers to a tea made with the highest mastery or artful skill to produce thin, light strips without breaking the leaves" *Souchong - "a classic black tea from the Wuyi Mountains of Fujian province in China with a very distinctive smoky aroma" I thought most of the teas were good, my favorite being the Congou, but the Souchong was not my favorite due to the smoky flavor. The gift shop was fun and full of neat souvenirs like teas, teapots, general Boston kitschy items, and things for the 250th anniversary of America. Well worth the visit if you are in the area!

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    Museum of Illusions

    Museum of Illusions

    3.5
    (50 reviews)
    0.5 mi

    Total rip off for what you get. Waaaay over priced. Took us 30 min with kids. More of a tourist…read moretrap than anything. Just thought for a minute and adjusted down to one star -$40 are you crazy? I want my money back.

    WOW, what FUN!!! Son wanted to celebrate his bday in Bean town. Let me chose some things to do and…read morewe landed here. I've seen pictures and a video marketing promo and it looked like a good time. Purchased tickets on line for three adults took a screen shot of my receipt and Boston bound we went. Arrived earlier than anticipated so walked Fanuiel Hall and the area. Too early so many things were not open at 9a on a Saturday. The doors opened at 10a. While waiting I attempted to open the app needed to get your tickets and lo and behold the app crashes before we even get through the door. Thank God I took a screen shot of the receipt. Doors open and three families ahead of us go I and get checked in. Then it was our turn we were an hour early, no problem. The app crashed and I can't get my tickets, no problem reservations under our name! Done! Got our hands stamped and off we went. First exhibit was the moving eyes, then the crooked room then the hotel plunge. That closed when it was our turn, they needed to wash the floor. No problem we've got so much more ahead of us. The exhibits are for all ages although I think younger minds might not fully what is going on. A woman with her three children had a three year old who hated it. Then liked the more hands on wooden puzzles. There are optical illusions you simply spin or slide. Illusions where staff help you create an illusion to bring home. There was one exhibit that had both my guys, grown adults, saying let's do it again, let's do it again!! I cannot recommend this venue enough. Not local? Plan a trip here, located in Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market. Come early because the longer it is open the more people come through. Every hour on the hour.

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    BOOM! Slam dunkin!
    BOOM! Slam dunkin!
    Right in Quincy Squate!

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    Right in Quincy Squate!

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