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Apple Picking www.boston.com/travel/special/ene/apple/applepickin.pdf Colors of New England www.gonewengland.about.com/cs/fallfoliage/l/blfoliagecentrl.htm Fall Festivals www.gonewengland.about.com/od/nefoliage/tp/aanewenglandfallfestival s.htm Salem (accessible on the commuter rail) Beaches www.masstraveljournal.com/fun/beach.html Take the commuter rail to Singing Beach, Manchester-by-the-sea (Rockport Line) Skiing www.newenglandskiresorts.com Weekend Trips
Easily accessible from Boston: Maine Vermont New Hampshire Cape Cod (MBTA Ferry) Rhode Island (Providence accessible by commuter rail) Washington D.C. NYC (use the Fung Wah Bus -- roundtrip for only $30: www.fungwahbus.com) Canada (Montreal is easy and beautiful drive) Transportation: Commuter Rail gives you access to Massachusetts only: www.mbta.com Trains give you access nationwide including several other New England and East Coast destinations: www.amtrak.com. Amtrak leaves from South Station Buses also give you access nationwide: www.peterpan.com, www.greyhound.com Rental Cars: www.hertz.com, www.enterprise.com, www.avis.com, www.zipcar.com ***Check for student discounts! Tourist Attractions in Boston Freedom Trail (www.thefreedomtrail.org) Duck Tours (www.bostonducktours.com) Boston Trolley (www.cityviewtrolleys.com) Walking Tours (www.bostonbyfoot.org) Boston Aquarium (www.neaq.org) Museum of Science of Boston (www.mos.org) Museum of Fine Arts (www.mfa.org) Boston Children’s Museum (www.bostonchildrensmuseum.org) Prudential Center’s Skywalk Observatory (www.prudentialcenter.com) Shopping
Prudential Mall Faneuil Hall Marketplace 800 Boylston St. www.faneuilhallmarketplace.com (617) 236-3100 Take the Green Line to Government www.prudentialcenter.com Station
Boylston Street Haymarket (Near Faneuil Hall) (stores between Prudential Mall & Open air farmer’s market Copley Station) Take the Green Line to Government Marshall’s Station Filene’s Basement City Sports CambridgeSide Galleria Mall Trader Joe’s www.cambridgesidegalleria.com Take the Green Line to Lechmere Station Downtown Crossing Free Shuttle from Kendall MIT on Red Macy’s Line DSW Shoe’s Marshall’s TJ Maxx …and more Questions???????Questions???????
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