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Museums Museum $ Price Info * = Free $ = 1 – 9 dollars $$ = 9 – 15 dollars $$$ = 15 dollars or more MUSEUMS MUSEUM $ PRICE INFO Free on Wednesdays! Museum of Fine Arts * Free Take the Green “E” Line train to “Museum of Fine Arts” stop. Hours: 10:00 am to 9:45 pm (On Wednesdays) Harvard Adults: $9 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge Museum of $ Open daily from 9:00am to 5:00 pm Natural History Under 18: $6 Home to renowned collections in Science and Technology. Adults $5 Explore inventions, Ideas, and innovation! MIT Museum $ Tues thru Fri 10am -5, Sat & Sun, noon – 5. Under 18: $2 (Closed on Mondays.) 256 Mass Ave. http://web.mit.edu/museum 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Sun – Thursday, Museum of Exhibit Halls $$ 9am -9:00pm on Fridays Science $15, $12, $13 Science Park, Boston www.mos.org Aquarium Exhibits , whale watches, and Imax shows! New England Aquarium $$ $17.95 Central Wharf, Boston (Aquarium T stop, blue line) M-F 9:00 – 5:00. Sat&Sun 9:00-6:00. Adults $9 Peabody One of the oldest museums in the world, devoted to anthropology! $ Museum 11 Divinity Ave, Cambridge www.peabody.harvard.edu Students $6 Adults $12 Visit the ICA’s remarkable new home on the Students $10 Institute of Boston waterfront. $$ Contemporary Art Under 17 100 Northern Avenue, Boston MA www.icaboston.org FREE! Dedicated to preserving, and accurately The Museum of $5 interpreting the contributions of African African $ suggested Americans in New England. American donation 46 Joy Street (Beacon Hill) Boston. History Hours 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Adults $3.00 Paul Revere left this very house on April 18, 1775 to make the Paul Revere House $ journey that would make him a legend! Under 17 $1 19 North Square, Boston (in the North End) COLLEGE & CAREER IDEAS INFO See college websites or Visit local colleges call for Tours and Open House dates Visit workplaces; read about careers online or at library; talk to people Explore careers from different careers. Take your Mentee to your workplace for a tour! Career Fairs Calendars available at College and Career Resource Center at CRLS Cambridge Rindge & Latin School 459 Broadway, Cambridge College & Career Room A301, Tel. 617-349-6697 Resource Center (CCRC) The CCRC provides students with current resources for college applications, PSAT, SAT, and other forms of college testing. Financial (at the high school) Aid forms, career development and exploration are also available. Research & apply for scholarships. Scholarships http://www.cpsd.us/crls/services/scholarships/index.html FILMS & MOVIES FILMS/SHOWS $ PRICE INFO Free outdoor movies starting in June at the Hatch Free Friday Flicks at Memorial Shell on the Charles River Esplanade. the Hatch Shell * Free Bring your own blanket and enjoy the show! (summers only) Show starts at dusk/8:00 pm, June thru September. Free Shakespeare on The World is a stage! Enjoy free performances at the Parade the Common (summers * Free Grounds presented by the Wang Center only) at Boston Common www.citicenter.org/the-wang.html The Boston $, The BIFF adds flavor to the city ! Check website for dates. International Film Varies $$ AMC Loews Boston Common. www.bifilmfestival.com Festival The Boston Harbor Hotel presents a summer-long series of Movies by Moonlight * Free outdoor movies on their terrace at Intrigue Café every Friday (summers only) evening from June until September. Movies start at dusk. $6.00 Harvard Film Students $ http://hcl.harvard.edu/hfa/films.html Archive $8.00 General $7.95 w/ Simons IMAX $$ student ID http://www.neaq.org/visit/imax/index.php Theater $9.95 Adults WALKS & PARKS WALKS & PARKS $ PRICE INFO Path through downtown Boston which leads to 16 history sites! Starts at Boston Common and Ends at the Bunker Hill The Freedom Trail * Free Memorial. Just follow the red brick line! An inviting public walkway along the waterfront, with parks, Boston Harbor Walk public art, seating areas, cafes, exhibit areas, water * Free transportation and more! www.bostonharborwalk.com Cambridge * Free Garden Street & Mass Ave (Harvard Square T stop) Common Beautiful public park. Events, concerts, festivals, and outdoor Boston Common & * Free activities. Public Garden (Park street or Boylston street T stops) www.zoonewengland.org Franklin Park Zoo $ $9.50 Hours: 10:00-5:00 pm Mon thru Fri (Closes at 6:00 on Sat & Sun) Spend a day outside in Cambridge! Fresh Pond * Free 250 Fresh Pond Parkway Reservation (617-349-4762 – Management) John F. Kennedy * Free Memorial Drive and Harvard Kennedy School of Government Park The Charles River Great for biking, frisbee, picnics, rollerblading, and walks! * Free Esplanade 3 miles along the Boston shore of the Charles River. TOURS & CRUISES TOURS & CRUISES $ PRICE INFO Adults: $27 Tour Boston by land and River! Duck Tours $$$ Students: Hours: 9:00 am until 1 hour before sunset. $24 www.bostonducktours.com A bustling, 60 minute tour through historic Cambridge and Double Decker Adults: $15 Boston. $$ Bus Tour Children: $6 Depart from Harvard Square or CambridgeSide Galleria http://charlesriverboat.com/Double%20Decker.htm Sightseeing tours on the Charles River and Boston Harbor! Sunset Cruises depart from Canal park at CambridgeSide Charles River $$ Adults $12 Galleria Sunset Cruise $ Children $6 Hours: 5:30 – 7:00, call 617-621-3001 to confirm availability http://www.charlesriverboat.com FESTIVALS & EVENTS FESTIVALS/EVENTS $ PRICE INFO Arts, crafts, activities, music, food & fun! Cambridge River Fest * Free Memorial drive, between JFK Street and Western When? June. Rain or Shine, 12:00 to 6:00 pm Spectacular fireworks along the Charles River! Fourth of July * Free July 4, Free all day, ends @ 11:00pm http://www.july4th.org Enjoy several tree lightings around Boston. Tree Lighting * Free Official tree lighting takes place in Boston Common. The Cultural Survival indigenous arts and crafts show takes place in December at the Hynes Convention Center, Boston The Cultural * Free MA. Survival Bazaar Visit their website at www.cs.org for exact dates. The Jimmy Fund The nation’s largest all-you-can-eat ice cream festival! Also Scooperbowl All-You- $ raises money for a great cause. Varies Can Eat Ice Cream $$ Festival! Visit http://www.jimmyfund.org/eve/ for exact dates. International Food Festival with more than 1000 food Faneuil Hall samplings from all over the world, free of charge! Marketplace “Taste of * Free Quincy Market” March. Visit their website for exact dates: www.faneuilhallmarketplace.com This festival brings together an amazing array of vegetarian natural food providers, chefs and exhibitors in a fun and Vegetarian Food welcoming environment! $ Varies Festival October. Visit their website for exact dates: www.bostonveg.org/foodfest Boston Earth Day * Free Free events and concerts at the Hatch Shell. CRLS Arts $ Varies http://www.cpsd.us/crls/academics/VPA/art_events.html Calendar of events FAMOUS BUILDINGS/ARCHITECTURE BUILDINGS/ $ PRICE INFO ARCHITECTURE Boston’s first skyscraper! One of the most famous buildings in Custom House Tower * Free the city. Free tour includes a trip to the observation balcony. 10 a.m - 4 p.m daily, except Sat. 28 State Street, Boston Visit the breathtaking grounds of the Christian Science Center, also while you’re there, be sure to visit the Mary Baker Eddy The Christian * Free Library next door and check out the fountain of words and the Science Center mapparium! 10:00-3:00 Tues – Friday, 11:00 – 2:00 on weekends. The Bunker Hill Climb the 294 steps to the top of the Bunker Hill Monument for * Free Monument unparalleled views of the Boston skyline. Paul Revere left this very house on April 18, 1775 to make the Adults $3 Paul Revere House $ journey that would make him a legend! Under 17 $1 19 North Square, Boston OTHER ACTIVITY $ PRICE INFO Visit Inman square. Enjoy shops, restaurants, and while Inman Square * Free you’re there, be sure to check out Christina’s Ice Cream! 1255 Cambridge street Work by American International artists with slide lectures and symposiums. Mobilia Gallery $ Varies 359 Huron Ave, Cambridge Tues thru Fri 11am – 6pm. Sat 10am – 5pm http://www.mobiliagallery.com Celtics/Bruins Game $,$$ Starts at $10 TD Garden, Boston Pick out your favorite constellation at the Coit The Coit * Free Observatory at Boston University. Free stargazing. Observatory Wednesdays after 7:30 pm! (Oct thru March) Newbury Street Art * Free More than 15 art galleries line either side of Newbury street! Aka “Old Ironsides.” Take a tour of the Navy yard, The USS * Free exhibit hall, and the oldest commissioned warship afloat in Constitution the world! Check out the Boston Conservatory website for free dance The Boston $ Varies performances! Conservatory 8 The Fenway, Boston www.bostonconservatory.edu Its collection of photographs and artifacts makes the Harriet Harriet Tubman * Free Tubman House a fascinating Boston museum. House 566 Columbus Avenue(Take Orange line to Mass Ave T) Ice Skating $$$ 28 Frog Pond Boston Commons .
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