Boston
is the place for sites. You can literally spend weeks
just looking around. The history and culture you will
find is outstanding. The photo to the right is the spot
where the "shot heard round the world" was
fired and started the American Revolution. This is just
the tip of the iceberg. Take some time while you are in
Boston and look for some American history, you will be glad
you did.
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Sites to See
Boston
Harbor Island Cruise -
Harbor island cruises take you into Boston Harbor and around the
series of small islands located there. These boat rides are an
easy and pleasant way to get away from the crowds on the
mainland.
The
Bull and Finch Pub - The
Bull and Finch Pub on Beacon Street in Boston was the
inspiration for the hit TV series, Cheers. To get a feel for
what the original spot looks like, please have a look at the
pub.
Cranberry
World - The
exhibits at Cranberry World include Pegleg Webb and his famous
cranberry bouncing machine, as well as antique and modern
harvesting tools. There is a scale model of a cranberry farm,
and outdoor demonstration bogs, which allow visitors to see the
wet harvesting in action. Videos of the growing and harvesting
process help to explain how the process works. The bogs are
flooded each fall at harvest time, and because cranberries
float, soon there is a spectacular sight. The ponds turn
fiery-red as they fill with the tasty and nutritious harvest.
Then watch as the giant vacuum cleaner-like machines suck them
up, ready for eatin'! (508) 747-2350
Essex
River Cruises -
Just 30 miles north of Boston, in the picturesque harbor of
Essex, an historic shipbuilding center, you will find Essex
River Cruises, which offers five 90 minute trips aboard the
Essex River Queen each day. (800) 748-3706
Arnold
Arboretum -
This 265-acre oasis is home to more than 14,000 varieties of
trees and shrubs, guaranteeing that you will see plenty of
brightly-colored fall leaves. The paths are well maintained and
most trees are labeled by the diligent staff of Harvard
University, which administers the arboretum.
Prudential
Center Sky Walk -
The Sky Walk offers spectacular views of Boston and beyond. As
you walk around the Sky Walk, do your best to ignore the
decades-old decor and focus all your attention instead on the
huge windows, which are marked to help you locate some of
Boston's well-known features. You will see all of Boston's major
sights, including the John Hancock building, the buildings in
the Christian Science complex, the Boston Public Library,
Trinity Church, Fenway Park, and many of the parks that make up
Boston's Emerald Necklace. The observatory also offers good
views of Cambridge and the suburbs that surround Boston -- and
on a very clear day, you can even see bits of Cape Cod! (617)
236-3318
The
Sedgwick Gardens at Long Hill -
At Long Hill, the Sedgwicks created a magnificent home with a
wonderful series of gardens. As you approach the estate, you
will drive up a gradual slope, through a meadow lined with apple
trees and flowering cherries. Then, on the hilltop in the
circular turnaround of the original driveway, you will see a
spectacular copper beech tree some fifty feet in circumference.
This enormous beech is just one of the more than 500 types of
trees, shrubs and flowering plants found on the estate.
(508) 921-1944
Wolf
Hollow -
At Wolf Hollow, headquarters of the North American Wolf
Foundation, you can see 17 wolves: a 15-wolf pack enclosed in a
large meadow and 2 other wolves located in a separate one-acre
pen. Both wolf groups and a few wolf/dog hybrids can be observed
on weekend afternoons year-round. One-hour presentations behind
a protected viewing area are given twice a day (once a day in
winter). (508) 356-0216
Boston
is the place for sites. You can literally spend weeks
just looking around. The history and culture you will
find is outstanding. The photo to the right is the spot
where the "shot heard round the world" was
fired and started the American Revolution. This is just
the tip of the iceberg. Take some time while you are in
Boston and look for some American history, you will be glad
you did.
