Seacoast Science Center Odiorne Point State Park, 570 Ocean Blvd., Rye, NH www.seacoastsciencecenter.org Indoor and outdoor exhibits, tide pools, walking trails, and more. Worth a visit for anyone interested in Environmental Science and/or Marine Life. There is an exhibit of a 32-foot skeleton of a humpback whale, the only one on public display between Gloucester and Bar Harbor. Wear rubber soles. Picnic-area available. Free under age 3.
Springfield Science Museum 21 Edwards St., Springfield (Next to Dr. Seuss Museum) springfieldmuseums.org/about/springfield-science-museum Museum dedicated to nature and physical sciences. Visit the Solutia Live Animal Center with live fish, insects and reptiles; an African savannah with stuffed animals; a Dinosaur Hall and a planetarium. Free under age 3.
York’s Wild Kingdom One Animal Park Rd., Route 1, York, ME www.yorkswildkingdom.com Zoo and amusement park. Miniature golf. A short drive on Rt. 1A leads to York Beach and a view of a lighthouse. Zoo/ride packages available.
Pick Your Own Fruit Hours and services may have changed due to COVID-19. Please call to confirm.
Here is a sample of some of LexFUN! members’ favorite places to go to pick your own fruits.
Belkin Family Lookout Farm 89 Pleasant St. South, South Natick lookoutfarm.com Pick your own strawberries, peaches, plums, nectarines, pears, apples, and pumpkins. Enjoy train rides, farm animals, live children’s entertainment, hayrides, pyramid, maze, and more. Brewery onsite. 180 exquisite acres with over 60,000 fruit trees.
Berlin Orchards 310 Sawyer Hill Rd., Berlin www.berlinorchards.com Pick your own apples. Enjoy the hay wagon ride into the orchards, stop by the pumpkin patch and pick out the perfect pumpkin.
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