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The Best Family Experiences

  • A Visit to Faneuil Hall Marketplace: Kids can't decide where to look first. Street performers, crowds from all over the world, an enormous food court, restaurants, bars, and shops make Faneuil Hall Marketplace (you'll also hear it called Quincy Market) Boston's most popular destination. It's conveniently located across the street from the harbor, where a stroll along the water can help your crew decompress.

  • An Exploration of the Museum of Science: Children's natural curiosity takes over as they troll the displays and exhibits that cram this enormous institution. Every branch of science and field of inquiry comes into play, but always in the most accessible way imaginable. Your youngsters will have so much fun, they probably won't even notice that it's (shh!) educational.

  • An Excursion to the Public Garden: Low-tech pleasures abound in this lovely park, the perfect retreat during or after a busy day of sightseeing. Ride a Swan Boat, admire the real birds, visit with the Mallard family of Make Way for Ducklings fame, and then marvel as the whole family starts to unwind.

  • A Trip to the Children's Museum: Younger kids (under 10 or so) practically vibrate with excitement as they approach Museum Wharf. The hands-on exhibits, noisy galleries, and overall air of discovery and excitement make the Children's Museum catnip for the elementary-school set.

  • A Thrill "Ride": The Mugar Omni Theater (at the Museum of Science) and the 3-D Simons IMAX Theatre (at the New England Aquarium) offer intrepid visitors hair-raising experiences in the safety of a comfortable auditorium. Most of the large-format films concentrate on the natural world.


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    Author: Marie Morris
    Pub Date: September 04, 2007
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