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About Boston
Boston is a world class city with historical and cultural attractions
including museums, an aquarium, theatres, fine dining, sports, cruises, and
excellent accommodations.
Following are some selected links with more information:
- City of Boston
web site includes a portal for visitors to the City of Boston, including
where to stay in Boston, etc.
- Greater Boston Convention & Visitors
Bureau includes information for tourists, tour planners, and meeting
planners. Offers comprehensive information about lodging, dining, events,
activities, and more.
- Boston.com is the home of the Boston
Globe and information about restaurants, theatres, and more.
- Boston Online has omprehensive
information on all aspects of living in or traveling to Boston.
Following are some of the many attractions (some completely free) you can
enjoy:
- The John Fitzgerald Kennedy Presidential
Library and Museum is adjacent to UMass Boston and the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts Archives on Columbia Point.
- Boston Museum of Fine Arts
- Isabella Stewart Garner Museum
- Boston Symphony Orchestra web page has
information about the Boston Symphony and Boston Pops orchestras, Symphony
Hall in Boston, and Tanglewood in Lenox, Massachusetts.
- New England Aquarium has one of the
world's largest xxxxxxxxx
- The Museum of Science xxxxx
- The Freedom Trail is a great way to see the historic sites in Boston. Follow
the City
of Boston's tour of the Freedom Trail or try http://www.123boston.com/freedom-trail.htm.
- Black Heritage Trail -- For more information on the important sites in
Boston related to Black history, visit the Museum
of Afro American History, located on the Black Heritage Trail.
- Women's
Heritage Trail comprises five guided walks through four centuries of
Boston women including the search for equal rights, the stories of writers,
artists and activists, and more.
- The Literary Trail
- Boston Duck Tours -- See Boston by
land and by sea in an a World War II amphibious landing vehicle. Cruise by
all the places that make Boston the birthplace of freedom.
- Adams National Historic Park xxxxxxx
- Boston Harbor Islands National Park
Area consists of 34 islands offering historic sites, lighthouse tours,
fishing, kayaking, and more.
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