Lodging/Destination
Boston
Exploring Boston – the eco-friendly way!
Boston is a vibrant international city. Visitors can walk from pedestrian-friendly Newbury Street to the Charles River riverfront parks or from charming Beacon Hill to the downtown Boston waterfront, where the 40-mile Boston Harborwalk awaits as well as the 27-acres Rose Kennedy Greenway.
Boston's most popular visitor attraction, the Freedom Trail, is a walk-through-history trail. At the mid-point of the Freedom Trail is Boston's most popular café district - Faneuil Hall Marketplace.
Visitors can walk to museums, attractions - or hop on a very efficient Trolley that loops through the city.
You can wander the majestic indoor courtyard of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, or visit the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The Museum of Science is home the Mugar Omni Theater, the world's largest film format is projected onto a five-story-tall IMAX® Dome screen. It wraps audiences in larger-than-life images of flora, fauna, and faraway places. A state-of-the-art digital sound system completes the immersion effect.
Water, rail, and coach transportation in Boston is convenient. It is easy and inexpensive for the visitor staying at a hotel in Boston & Cambridge to tour the Boston Harbor Islands, Cape Cod (Provincetown), Salem, and Quincy by fast ferry. A day trip to Portland, Maine, Providence, Rhode Island, or even New York City by high speed rail is affordable.
Things to do around Boston:
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Tours and Tastings
Athletic Events
Museum Exhibits
Harvard Museum of Natural History - Climate Change: Our Global Experiment
26 Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu - Visit website for schedule and rates.
Description: Developed in collaboration with the Harvard University Center for the Environment Climate Change, Our Global Experiment will help you separate truth from spin and provide a basis for making informed decisions affecting the future of our planet. The exhibit at the Harvard Museum of Natural History offers an insider's look at the scientific study of climate, presenting the latest research from renowned experts at Harvard and around the world. Get the facts, draw your own conclusions, then take part in a unique computer simulation that allows you to choose a course of action and see the consequences for the planet.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
280 Fenway
Boston, MA 02115
http://connect.gardnermuseum.org/site/Calendar/ - Visit website for schedule and rates.
Description: Isabella Stewart Gardner first welcomed visitors to her museum on New Year's Day, 1903. On that evening guests listened to the music of Bach, Mozart, and Schumann, gazed in wonder at the courtyard full of flowers, and viewed one of the nation's finest collections of art. Today, visitors experience much the same thing. The Gardner Museum has remained essentially unchanged since its founder's death in 1924. Three floors of galleries surround a garden courtyard blooming with life in all seasons. The galleries are filled with paintings, sculpture, tapestries, furniture, and decorative arts from cultures spanning thirty centuries.
Museum of Science
1 Science Park
Boston, MA 02114
www.mos.org - Visit website for schedule and rates.
The Museum of Science's mission is to play a leading role in transforming the nation's relationship with science and technology. This role becomes ever more important as science and technology shape and reshape our lives and world, and it means we:
- Promote active citizenship informed by the world of science and technology
- Inspire lifelong appreciation of the importance and impact of science and engineering
- Encourage young people of all backgrounds to explore and develop their interests in understanding the natural and human-made world
The Museum has always moved visitors to think like scientists through hands-on, minds-on experiences. Today, with 1.5 million visitors a year, we are redefining the way people think about, learn about, and interact with science and technology.
Museum of Fine Arts
465 Huntington Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02115
http://www.mfa.org/ - Visit website for schedule and rates.
Description: The original MFA opened its doors to the public on July 4, 1876, the nation's centennial. Built in Copley Square, the MFA was then home to 5,600 works of art. Over the next several years, the collection and number of visitors grew exponentially, and in 1909 the Museum moved to its current home on Huntington Avenue. Today the MFA is one of the most comprehensive art museums in the world; the collection encompasses nearly 450,000 works of art. We welcome more than one million visitors each year to experience art from ancient Egyptian to contemporary, special exhibitions, and innovative educational programs.
Tours and Tastings
Brewery Tour and Tasting - Harpoon Brewery
306 Northern Avenue
Boston, MA 02210
http://www.harpoonbrewery.com/index.cfm/page/Weekday-Tastings/pid/28488
Weekday tastings: Monday – Wednesday 4:00PM
Description: Join us in our Tasting Room overlooking the brewery for a complimentary tasting of Harpoon and UFO beers. The Harpoon Staff will discuss the brewing process and Harpoon’s history as you sample a range of freshly-brewed Harpoon and UFO beers.
Duck Tours
http://www.bostonducktours.com/ - Visit website for schedule, departure locations, and rates.
Description: You've never toured Boston in anything that comes close to Boston Duck Tours. The fun begins as soon as you board your "DUCK", a W.W.II style amphibious landing vehicle. First, you'll be greeted by one of our legendary tour ConDUCKtors, who'll be narrating your tour. Then you're off on a journey like you've never had before. You'll cruise by all the places that make Boston the birthplace of freedom and a city of firsts, from the golden-domed State House to Bunker Hill and the TD Banknorth Garden, Boston Common and Copley Square to the Big Dig, Government Center to fashionable Newbury Street, Quincy Market to the Prudential Tower, and more. And, as the best of Boston unfolds before your eyes, your ConDUCKtor will be giving you lots of little known facts and interesting insights about our unique and wonderful city. And just when you think you've seen it all, there's more. It's time for "Splashdown" as your ConDUCKtor splashes your DUCK right into the Charles River for a breathtaking view of the Boston and Cambridge skylines, the kind of view you just won't get anywhere else.
City Tours
Urban AdvenTours - Guided Bicycle Tours & Bike Rentals
103 Atlantic Ave.
Boston, MA 02110
http://www.urbanadventours.com/ - Visit website for schedule and rates.
Description: Urban AdvenTours offers environmentally-friendly and exciting bicycle tours of Boston - from historic landmarks to quaint neighborhood streets of Boston and Cambridge - for families, students and visitors. All tours include a bike, a helmet, plenty of water, and a snazzy guide. Tours cost $50 and a reservation is recommended. You may reserve/purchase tickets online.
Freedom Trail Tours
http://www.thefreedomtrail.org/tickets/tours.html
Boston Common to Faneuil Hall
Departs: Visitor Information Center, Boston Common
Daily Walk Into History Tour: 11 am, Noon, 1 pm, 3:30 pm
Walk Into History Reverse Tour
Departs: BosTix Booth, Faneuil Hall (near Sam Adams statue)
Daily Walk Into History Reverse Tour: 10:30 am
North End/Pirates & Patriots Tour
Departs: BosTix Booth, Faneuil Hall (near Sam Adams statue)
Daily North End/Pirates & Patriots Tour: 1:30 pm
Harbor Cruise - Boston Harbor Cruise Line
One Long Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
Phone: 617-227-4321
http://www.bostonharborcruises.com/ - Visit website for schedule and rates.
Description: History, character, sites, stories and more – Boston has it all. And Boston Harbor Cruises can show you this captivating city like no one else can. Whether you're visiting Boston for the first time, or a long time resident looking for a quick and relaxing getaway close to home, our sightseeing cruises are not only fun, but you'll learn a few things too. And with loads of sightseeing cruises to choose from, we are sure to have a tour that’s right for you.
Athletic Events
Red Sox Games:
- Vs. Toronto Blue Jays, Sunday, Sept. 19 @ 1:35 PM
- Vs. Baltimore Orioles, Monday, Sept. 20 @ 7:05 PM
- Vs. Baltimore Orioles, Tuesday, Sept. 21 @ 7:05 PM
- Vs. Baltimore Orioles, Wednesday, Sept. 22 @ 7:05 PM
Individual Ticket Websites:
www.redsox.com
www.stubhub.com
www.craigslist.org
www.acetickets.com
