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Visual Arts Center and Mildred Morse Allen Wildlife Sanctuary
Mass Audubon’s Visual Arts
Center, where the Mildred Morse
Allen Wildlife Sanctuary is located,
houses extensive collections of natural
history art and photography.
Public programs integrating art and
nature, and changing exhibitions
in the gallery, provide opportunities
for visitors to view featured
works from the collections.
Explore Mildred Morse Allen
Wildlife Sanctuary’s scenic trail
system through a meadow, forest,
and red maple swamp. Be sure
to visit in the spring when many
wildflowers are in bloom and
vernal pools are filled with frogs
and salamanders. In the spring
and summer, look for red-tailed
hawks nesting in the sanctuary.
Be on the lookout for deer, fox,
and coyote tracks throughout the
property in the winter.
This sanctuary has the following universally accessible facilities: Restrooms, Exhibition Gallery.
Address:
963 Washington Street
Canton, MA 02021
781-821-8853
visual-arts@massaudubon.org
Nature Center/Trail Hours:
Gallery: Friday, Saturday, and
Sunday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Trails: Open Tuesday through
Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- For Your Safety
- Do not feed any animals
- Stay on trails to avoid ticks and poison ivy
- Do not smoke anywhere on the sanctuary
- Do not pick or collect plants or crops without permission
- Avoid Conflicts with Wildlife
- Do not bring pets, leashed or unleashed, on to the site
- Picnic only in designated areas
- Do not bring motorized vehicles or bicycles onto the site
- Hunting, fishing, or trapping are not permitted
Admission:
$4 for nonmember adults;
$3 for nonmember children (3-12)
and seniors
Directions:
From Rt I-93:Take exit 2A
(Rt 138 south). After 0.7 miles,
turn right at the traffic lights onto
Washington Street. The sanctuary
is 2.4 miles ahead on the left,
across from Canton High School.
By public transportation: Take
the MBTA commuter rail from
South Station in Boston to the
Canton Center stop. Turn left
out of the station onto Washington
Street. The sanctuary is 0.5 miles
ahead on the right, across from
Canton High School.
Acres:
138
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