The exhibit contains two cases of silver lodge jewels made by Paul Revere Jr., mementos and other ritual items. There was also a display of furniture used in Lodge Ritual, one was called the Mystic Ladder. There were pictures of famous masons including Ben Franklin who printed the first Masonic Book in America in 1734 and George Washington. I liked an exhibit that showed Knights in their full dress with swords and then had the swords on display. Quite interesting.

The dairy exhibit was very nostalgic for us. They had a kitchen from the '50s which looked all too familiar; we both recognized the kitchen table as one we grew up eating at. The exhibit told a lot about dairy farming in the US and had a cow (fiberglass) that you could milk. There were photos, memorabilia and my favorite milk boxes with a question on top that you had to open to get the answer.

There was a fascinating exhibit on the banjo which had great banjo music playing as you walked through. Did you know that the banjo was brought to America by the African slaves? Me neither. The exhibit covered 200 years of banjo history and ended with Kermit and Steve Martin, both playing the banjo.

Lexington Alarm'd is really a great exhibit. It includes reconstructed rooms, a change to take your picture as a British soldier and the really excellent audio visual display in a mock church where you watch two television screens -- one is the Boston Evening News, and one is the London Evening News circa 1775. It is a great opportunity to see broadcasting of the same events from the two different sides. It is well done, amusing, and right on historically. This is a permanent exhibit, and the banjo and dairy are changing exhibits. There were several other smaller exhibits scattered down three hallways.

This was an interesting museum. Not quite like any other I've seen. They have a very nice gift shop and a small snack bar.

Hours: Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm; Sunday, noon-5pm