What to see in Boston with children, 10 attractions not to be missed during a trip with the whole family in capital of the state of Massachusetts.
There was once America. The first trip to the States with children must begin Boston♪ cradle of Liberty, the cradle of freedom. Here everything started and the record list is very long: the first American restaurant, the first newspaper, the first university, the first metro.
The capital of state of Massachusetts is a perfect summary of the United States, lively and full of students (well 38 colleges), green and with bathing beaches, rich in attractions that have fun and children, easy to turn by public transport.
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Here are the 10 must to visit Boston with children
1)From the top. On the 52nd floor of the Prudential Tower, to have a quick idea of the metropolitan area and to try the drunkenness of a real skyscraper. The Skywalk Center is equipped with audio guides that also illustrate in a baby version the views and a hint of history to be relived with the first virtual Italian emigrants.
2) On foot. Boston is famous for being pedone. Right. For tourists it was designed the Freedom Trail, about 3 kilometers of red brick that combine the main monuments citizens.
3) Boston over the centuries it has expanded on the sea. And on the Ocean it has built its fortune to trade and hunt whales, which today only capture with the photographic goal. whale watching tours sail from Long Wharf, next to the New England Aquarium where marine lions perform. The skyline quickly moves away to reach the cetacean sanctuary at Cape Cod.
The sighting of the long megatteres up to 20 meters is obviously not insured (in case unfortunately the ticket is refunded), but from May to October you are almost sure to be there for you with numerous Moby Dicks that enchant with their evolutions.
4) A city to study. Harvard, Mit and fifty prestigious colleges attract thousands of students from all over the world with families (the Mandarin Oriental Hotel offers the College Scouting package for three people with a driver for 165 campus visits$). But it is not necessary to wait for the university to be part of the Bostonian student community.
From 5 years children can attend Boston School of Modern Languages the oldest English school for foreigners. There are classes for children, boys and adults. The family program is excellent and convenient, offering the enrollment of courses suitable for every age and accommodation in a private or family apartment (in Back Bay or near the Arboretum).
5)From Oscar. Boston is a real movie star. Ted is the last of the many films filmed here. On location tour allows you to visit the original sets of the most famous movies and compare them with the shootings that flow on the video: from Love Story to Genio Ribelle, from the TV series Cheers.
6)I love Italy. The story of Isabella Stewart Gardner, cultured and anticonformist, returns to intertwine with Italy. Its museum-house (www.gardnermuseum.org) similar to a Venetian building was expanded by architect Renzo Piano.
At the center of the new wing for modern art there is space for children. If you miss Italian food, just a gourmet snack in the trendy Cheese Kitchen in Cambridge, which even offers the best selection of Parmigiano Reggiano Cravero.
7) Art. Maybe in a rainy day. Contemporary with immersive multimedia installations to the ICA the futuristic palace-ship suspended on the sea. American, at the Museum of Fine Arts with the new wing and a children's kit to use on the magical tables scattered around the gigantic museum.
8) Two steps from scientists. The globe seen from the inside at the Maprium in the Mary Baker Eddy Library a walk in space or under the sea of the Bermude triangle in the simulators of the Museum of Science .
9) Rebels. The Boston Tea Party has been staged since 1773 and more recently the reconstruction allows children to participate in the revolt against the English by throwing teapots at the sea from the vessel moored at the port.
10) Sport Hall of Fame. Basketball and hockey in the cold season at TD Garden, baseball at Fenway Park. For mythical fans Boston Celtics, Bruins or Red Sox a show not to be missed in a family atmosphere.
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