Blue Hills Trailside Museum

Blue Hills Trailside Museum is a museum in Town of Canton, Norfolk, Massachusetts which is located on Canton Avenue. Blue Hills Trailside Museum is situated nearby to Thacher Montessori School, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Eliot Tower.

Opening hours: 9:00 AM—4:00 PM
Email: bluehills@massaudubon.org
Type: Museum
Address: 1904 Canton Avenue, Milton, MA 02186

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Great Blue Hill and Thacher Montessori School.

Great Blue Hill

Peak

Photo: Swampyank, Public domain.

Great Blue Hill, originally known as Massachusett, is a hill of 635 feet located within the Blue Hills Reservation in Milton, Randolph and Canton, Massachusetts, about 10 miles south of downtown Boston.

Thacher Montessori School

School

Thacher Montessori School is an independent day school located in Milton, Massachusetts for toddlers through 8th graders. Thacher Montessori is accredited by the Association of Independent Schools of New England. Thacher Montessori School is situated 1,500 feet north of Blue Hills Trailside Museum.

Pauls Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Jameslwoodward, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Paul's Bridge is a stone bridge carrying the Neponset Valley Parkway over the Neponset River between Milton and southern Boston, Massachusetts. It was built in 1849 by Thomas Hollis, Jr, of Milton, but was later reconstructed using the original materials. Pauls Bridge is situated 1¼ miles north of Blue Hills Trailside Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Readville and Hyde Park.

Readville

Neighborhood

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Readville is part of the Hyde Park neighborhood of Boston. Readville's ZIP Code is 02136. It was called Dedham Low Plains from 1655 until it was renamed after James Read, the owner of the Dedham Manufacturing Company along Mother Brook, in 1847. Readville is situated 2 miles northwest of Blue Hills Trailside Museum.

Hyde Park

Suburb

Photo: Biruitorul, Public domain.

Hyde Park is the southernmost neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Situated 7.9 miles south of downtown Boston, it is home to a diverse range of people, housing types and social groups. Hyde Park is situated 2½ miles north of Blue Hills Trailside Museum.