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Category: Parks & Attractions - Boston Attractions & Activities
Address: 1 Franklin Park Rd, Boston, MA 02121-3255
This rapidly growing 72-acre zoo is full of a variety of different animals great and small. Special exhibits include Bongo Congo with bongo antelopes and ostriches. The African Tropical Forest contains over 50 types of animals wandering in a man-made "natural" habitat. The Australian Outback Trail allows visitors to...
Category: Along the Freedom Trail - Boston Attractions & Activities
Address: 1 Park St, Park Street Church, Boston, MA 02108
This small cemetery serves as the final resting place for a number of people whose acts or character changed American history. Situated near a pre-Revolutionary grain storehouse, the cemetery houses the graves of Paul Revere, John Hancock, citizens killed in the Boston Massacre, and the woman whose tales provided her...
John F Kennedy Presidential Library
Category: Best Attractions & Activities - Boston Attractions & Activities
Address: Columbia Point, Boston, MA 02125
Dedicated "to all those who through the art of politics seek a new and better world." The looming white structure, designed by I.M. Pei, overlooks Dorchester Bay. The museum/gallery contains exhibits tracing Kennedy's career from the campaign trail to his tragic death. The library is also home to the renowned Earnest...
Category: Museums - Boston Attractions & Activities
Address: 300 Congress St, Boston, MA 02210
Offering several floors of hands-on exhibits, this educational museum is designed to help children understand their bodies, the nature of disabilities, science, and cultural diversity. Representative exhibits address, recycling, boats, music, construction, art, and theater. In these various displays, kids can be on...
Category: Museums - Boston Attractions & Activities
Address: 51 Sandy Pond Rd, Lincoln, MA 01773
The DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park should be visited while you are in Boston if you have the time. The museum is located on the former estate of (and named after) a wealthy and cultured merchant who lived during the 1850's. The museum features works of art from Cordova's day as well as modern art. The sculpture...
Category: Historic Sites - Boston Attractions & Activities
Address: 52 Gore St, Waltham, MA 02453
Built in 1806, this beautiful mansion was once the home of Christopher and Rebecca Gore. Christopher Gore was a successful lawyer and the son of a wealthy merchant. The home includes forty-five acres of well-manicured lawns and gardens. Guided tours are available April-November. A museum shop is also on the premises...
Category: Boston Attractions & Activities
Address: 468 Mystic St, Winchester, MA 01890
Designed on rolling terrain, the Winchester Country Club features generous fairways and medium-sized greens. The hilly fairways will cause uneven lies for approach shots, and the well-mounded greens will test your putting. Another Donald Ross classic, you need to take advantage of the par-5's to score well.
Category: Boston Attractions & Activities
Address: Science Park, Museum of Science, Boston, MA 02114
This exciting and fun tour is an adventure that takes place on land and by sea. Duck tours take you through the streets of Boston and into the Charles River in an authentic World War II amphibious landing vehicle. Guides, appropriately called "conDUCKtors," tell about the historical significance of different sites...
Category: Parks & Attractions - Boston Attractions & Activities
Address: Charles St at Beacon St, Boston Common, Boston, MA 02108
Take an afternoon stroll through the oldest botanical garden in the United States and get a feel for Boston's charm and grace. The park's pond has been famous since 1877 for its swan boats, which offer leisurely cruises during warmer months. If you enjoyed reading "The Trumpet of the Swans" by E.B. White (which is set...
Category: Parks & Attractions - Boston Attractions & Activities
Address: 700 Boylston St, Copley Square, Boston, MA 02116
The first public library in the United States, Boston's institution not only houses a wide variety of literary works (over 6 million), but also displays the creations of visual artists. Many works remain permanently in the library while others are part of a constantly changing exhibit of sculpture and paintings. Enjoy...
