These Three Massachusetts Museums Are The Best Of Their Kind

It may blow your mind to know that their are more than three times as many museums in America as their are Dunkin locations.

And though most Massachusetts residents probably swing through a Dunkin drive thru more often than they visit a museum, USA Today is reminding us that we have some amazing options to chose from.

In fact, on their new list of 'Best Museums Across the US', Massachusetts museums ranked #1 in three of their 10 categories.

There really are so many types of museums to choose from. History museums, art museums, science museums and children's museums - just to name a few.

READ MORE: This Fall River Children's Museum Exhibit Brings the Outdoors In

Recently USA Today asked readers for their opinions on some of the different types of museums out there and some of the best examples of them all. Letting voters decide the winners, they came up with a list of ten U.S. museums that ranked best in their category, with Massachusetts locations getting the most love.

Best Museum Ship: Battleship Cove, Fall River

Though several former battleship stand as museums in waterways around the U.S., Fall River's Battleship Cove is the largest collection of historic naval ships in the world.

Fans of floating war crafts can get a larger look at naval history here in Massachusetts than anywhere else with five different museum ships and crafts to choose from in the waters of the Taunton River.

Best Open Air Museum: Plimoth Patuxet Museums, Plymouth

The open air museum list is full of historic sites like Colonial Williamsburg and Mystic Seaport, but it was the one dedicated to the oldest town in New England that voters felt was the best.

Plimoth Patuxet allows visitors to explore both the Wampanoag and English people's way of life when settlers first came to North America with over 130-acres of living history exhibits, galleries and sites.

READ MORE: One-Star Reviews For The Legendary Plymouth Rock

Best Small Town Museum: Concord Museum, Concord

With a population of just over 18,000, Concord, MA is definitely a small town. But it is also a place of incredible U.S. history.

It's famous militia helped trigger the American Revolutionary War in the spring of 1775, it was home to revered authors like Ralph Waldo Emerson and Louisa May Alcott in the mid-19th century and was even the first U.S. city to ban the sale of single use plastic bottles in 2012.

Though the bottle ban isn't part of the Concord Museum, there are collections of centuries old furniture, tools, paintings, maps and clothing on display, showing visitors the rich history of this Massachusetts suburb.