World Travel https://www.youtube.com/user/World1Tube Boston - Massachusetts Travel Guide http://bit.ly/17uKNxW Boston - Massachusetts Attractions, Travel Guide, Tourism, Vacation Passes: The CityPass offers up to 47% off combined prices to must-see attractions - Museum of Science, Museum of Fine Arts, New England Aquarium, Skywalk Observatory and the Harvard Museum of Natural History or the Old State House. It lasts for nine days and can be purchased from the attractions on the day or online in advance. The GoBoston offers a one- to multi-day card for free admissions to over 50 attractions, plus shopping, restaurant and lodging discounts. The Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau's lists further deals, including BostonUSA Specials discount coupons and the Family Friendly Pass. Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum This is actually part of a larger complex on Museum Wharf where the Children's Museum and the Computer Museum are also located. The 'Tea Party' was an act of rebellion against British rule and in particular against new taxes, imposed on, among other commodities, tea. The protest took place on 16 December 1773. A group of Bostonians, disguised as Mohawk Indians, boarded the tea-clipper Beaver and threw all of its cargo into the harbour waters. Visitors can discover the full story on-board a full-size replica ship, Beaver II. Opening Times: Daily 1000-1700 (tours start every 30 minutes). Admission Fees: Yes Disabled Access: Yes Unesco: No Address: 306 Congress Street, Boston, United States Museum of Afro-American History New England's largest Afro-American museum is dedicated to preserving the contributions of African Americans. There is in-depth information on white abolitionists and free African Americans. The Museum of Afro-American History is housed in two 18th century buildings: the African Meeting House, the country's oldest black church and meeting house, and Abiel Smith School, the country's first school for blacks. The latter also houses a Museum Store containing books, DVDs, reprinted speeches, posters, and children's items. The museum is also a source of information about and the final destination of the Black Heritage Trail. Opening Times: Mon-Sat 1000-1600. Admission Fees: Yes (donations welcome) Disabled Access: Yes Unesco: No Address: 46 Joy Street, Beacon Hill, Boston, United States Harvard University and Harvard Square A trip to Boston would be incomplete without crossing the river to visit one of the country's oldest (1638) and most prestigious universities: Harvard. Combined with the neighbouring and equally prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), there are over 30,000 students from all over the world enrolled here. Harvard Square is actually a triangle of brick pavement sitting above the Harvard subway station. In and around it are a couple of dozen cafés, bookshops, banks and restaurants, providing a backdrop to street performers, politically and religiously motivated campaigners and lots of ordinary pedestrian activity according to the season and the weather. Harvard University makes up one side of the triangle. The Out of Town newsagents is itself an institution - a good place to buy a local or foreign paper before settling into a café and soaking up the student-cum-intellectual atmosphere. Another focal point for visitors is the Harvard Yard (1636), which is the entrance into the quadrangle surrounded by ivy-covered buildings and a cloistered, peaceful existence. The buildings chronicle American architecture from colonial 18th century to the present day. The Harvard University Events and Information Center offers free tours of the Yard. Opening Times: Daily 24 hours. Admission Fees: No Disabled Access: Yes Unesco: No Address: Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Boston, United States ========================== Boston Restaurants, Travelling, Boston Attractions, Boston Introduction, Boston Travel Guide, Boston Tourism, Boston Vacation, Boston, Boston Tours, Boston Hotels, Boston Nightlife, Boston Transport, United States of America, Massachusetts

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