BOSTON:
Art Tour
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FEATURED ATTRACTIONS
Faneuil Hall the “Cradle
of Liberty”. The 1742 building was given to
the city by Peter Faneuil. It burned in 1761, was
rebuilt in 1763 and enlarged in 1805.
House of the Seven
Gables Historic Site the inspiration
for Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel. On the
grounds are the 1682 Hathaway House, the 1658
Retire Beckett House, The Counting House, Nathaniel
Hawthorn’s 1804 birthplace, period gardens
and a panorama of Salem Harbor.
Mayflower II is
a reproduction of the kind of ship that brought
the pilgrims to the New World.
Museum of Science features more than 450 interactive exhibits about natural
history, physical science, medicine and astronomy.
New England Aquarium is
on the city’s water-front. The aquarium
displays more than 2,000 fish and aquatic animals
ranging from piranha to penguins. Rising from
the center of the building is a four-story, circular
glass tank containing a re-created coral reef,
more than 180,000 gallons of water and hundreds
of tropical fish and marine life, including sharks,
turtles and moray eels.
Plymouth National
Wax Museum has more than 180 figures
in 26 life-size scenes of Pilgrim life, including
early Pilgrim struggles, and the first Thanksgiving.
Plimouth Plantation In
this living history museum of 17th century Plymouth,
costumed interpreters portray residents of the
colony. Seasonal activities include planting,
house building, harvesting, preparing and preserving
foods and militia drills.
Plymouth Rock where
the Pilgrims first set foot in December 1620.
The rock is protected by a granite portico.
Quincy Market a
renovated 19th century complex containing more
than 125 restaurants, boutiques, produce stands
and retail pushcarts.
Salem Witch Museum The
museum depicts the witch trials of 1692.
USS Constitution “Old
Ironsides” is located here in
Boston Harbor. |
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