{"id":1492,"date":"2013-07-15T08:12:42","date_gmt":"2013-07-15T08:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=1492"},"modified":"2013-07-15T12:48:15","modified_gmt":"2013-07-15T12:48:15","slug":"ten-ways-to-beat-the-heat-in-the-boston-suburbs-on-this-hot-summer-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=1492","title":{"rendered":"12 Ways to Beat the Summer Heat in the Boston Suburbs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nantasket Beach, Hull, Mass. (photo by Eric)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here are 12 ideas on how you can beat the heat in the Boston suburbs. Isn’t that cool?<\/p>\n

1. Take a dip at the beach in Hopkinton State Park<\/a>, Hopkinton, Mass. Nice lake swimming, beautiful state park.<\/p>\n

2. Go skating at the Norfolk Arena<\/a> in\u00a0Norfolk. What a great way to beat the heat, and one that many never even think of — indoor ice skating in the summer! They typically have public skating time between 1-3 p.m. on weekdays and more limited time on weekends (Saturday: 7:00 p.m. – 8:50 p.m.,
\nSunday: 1:00 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.), but call first at (508) 520-9200 as schedules can change.<\/p>\n

3. Visit the Children’s Museum in Easton<\/a>. Located in a former fire house, this local gem founded by four moms in 1986 has some great indoor activities, exhibitions, displays and classes for kids to stimulate curiosity and motivating learning — mostly geared for ages one-eight.<\/p>\n