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New Bedford Whaling Museum
18 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford, MA 02740
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The New Bedford Whaling Museum is a museum in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States that focuses on the history, science, art, and culture of the international whaling industry, and the colonial region of Old Dartmouth in the South Coast of Massachusetts.
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attractions: New Bedford Whaling Museum, New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, New Bedford Port Society: Seamen’s Bethel and Mariner’s Home, New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center, Custom House Square, Zeiterion, New Bedford Art Museum, Mass Escape, UMass Dartmouth University Art Gallery, Your Theatre, Inc., restaurants: Tia Maria's European Café, The Black Whale, Quahog Republic Whaler's Tavern, Rose Alley Ale House, Cork Wine and Tapas, Moby Dick Brewing Co., Candela Cucina, PLAY Arcade, Cultivator Shoals, No Problemo, local businesses: The Barre, Carter's Clothing & Footwear, be jeweled, The Cozy Crib, Salt and Sole, New Bedford YMCA, The Bedford Merchant, Moby Dick Nauticals, The Drawing Room, My City Nutrition
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Young Survivors Healing Circle
Sat, Jan 17 • 10:00 AM
413 High Street, Fall River, MA 02720
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Fall River - SketchyGOichie DRAW! Winter 2026
Sat, Jan 17 • 12:00 PM
418 Quequechan Street #2nd Floor, Fall River, MA 02723
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Wed, Jan 14 • 10:00 AM
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