The City of Duxbury, MA
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Duxbury is a small town in the state of Massachusetts. The largest nearby city to Duxbury is Boston, approximately 34 miles from the city center.There are several family restaurants in or near Duxbury, including Duxbury Pizza, Dimitri's Pizza & Subs, Bennett Lobster and Seafood, Benchwarmer Sub Shop and Dairy Queen of Marshfield. For a larger selection of Duxbury restaurants select our Restaurants tab above. Visitors and residents can enjoy nearby Duxbury Museums and/or Golf Courses, including the North Hill Country Club, Alden House Historic Site, Gershom Bradford House, King Caesar House and Art Complex Museum. For a more complete list of attractions in or around the city of Duxbury please click on the Attractions tab above. The following 2 airports are located in or near Duxbury:
- Boston Logan Intl. Airport (BOS)
- Provincetown Municipal Airport (PVC)
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Duxbury, Massachusetts Attractions
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Benjamin Thompson House-Count Rumford Birthplace - Woburn, Benjamin Thompson House, which is also referred to as the Count Rumford Birthplace, located at 90 Elm Street, in the North Woburn area of Woburn, Massachusetts, is the birthplace of scientist and inventor Benjamin Thompson, who became Count Rumford of the Holy Roman Empire as well as Sir Benjamin Thompson of the United Kingdom. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1975.
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Blue Hills Ski Area - Canton, Blue Hills Ski Area is that can be found on the western face of Great Blue Hill in Canton, Massachusetts. This land is part of the Blue Hills Reservation, a state park managed by the DCR.
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Boardman House (Saugus, Massachusetts) - Saugus, The Boardman House, which is also referred to as the Scotch-Boardman House or the Bennett-Boardman House, is a historic house located at 17 Howard Street, Saugus, Massachusetts. It is a National Historic Landmark.
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Boston African American National Historic Site - Boston, The Boston African American National Historic Site, in the heart of Boston, Massachusetts's Beacon Hill neighborhood, interprets 15 pre-Civil War structures relating to the history of Boston's 19th century African-American community, including the Museum of Afro-American History's African Meeting House, the oldest standing African-American church in the US.
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Boston Athenæum - Boston, Boston Athenæum is one of the oldest independent libraries in the US. It is also one of only sixteen extant membership libraries, meaning that patrons pay a yearly subscription fee to use the Athenaeum's services. The institution was founded in 1807 by the Anthology Club of Boston, Massachusetts.
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Boston Children's Museum - Boston, Boston Children's Museum is a children's museum in Boston, Massachusetts, dedicated to the education of children. Located on Children's Wharf along the Fort Point Channel, Boston Children's Museum is the second oldest children's museum in the US. It contains many activities meant to both amuse and educate young children.
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Boston National Historical Park - Boston, The Boston National Historical Park is an association of sites that showcase Boston's role in the American Revolution. It was designated a national park on October 1, 1974. Seven of the eight sites are connected by the Freedom Trail, a walking tour of downtown Boston, .
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Boston Public Garden - Boston, The Public Garden, which is also referred to as Boston Public Garden, is a large park located in the heart of Boston, Massachusetts, adjacent to Boston Common.
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Boston Public Library - Boston, The Boston Public Library is a municipal public library system in Boston, Massachusetts. It was the first publicly supported municipal library in the US, the first large library open to the public in the US, and the first public library to allow people to borrow books and other materials and take them home to read and use. The Boston Public Library is also the library of last recourse of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; all adult residents of the state are entitled to borrowing and research privileges, and the library receives state funding.
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Duxbury, Massachusetts Hotels
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Duxbury, Massachusetts Restaurants
This is a list of Duxbury Fast Food Restaurants with addresses and phone numbers, including Pizza Restaurants, Fast Foods & Carry Out and Seafood. Happy Dining!
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Duxbury Articles
Published September 23, 2012
Boston Massachusetts is a diverse city with fantastic attractions, and this article lists the best 5 attractions for families from museums to aquariums, zoos and more.
Published December 14, 2011
Celebrate New Year in Boston, watch fireworks illuminate the harbor and city and taste the delights of the season New England style
Published October 5, 2010
Things to do and see in Boston including Museums like the Isabelle Stewart Gardener and Boston Science Museum, Historic sights like Chinatown, John Hancock Tower, USS Constitution in Boston Harbor and Harvard Square, Restaurants and more!
Published October 1, 2010
Boston is a perfect city to take your kids on an urban adventure. From the Back Bay and Charles River
to colonial North End and everything between, enjoy the many historic sights, public gardens, restarants and more.
Published August 11, 2010
From towering skyscrapers to narrow historic streets, every nook and cranny of the city of Boston seems to hold something special and significant. History is literally everywhere, not just in the dreaded confines of museums.
