Everything at the 250,000 sq. ft. Children's Museum is hands-on. Exhibits like the famous “Bubble Land” and the “Raceways,” which uses ramps and golf balls to demonstrate laws of physics outside of the classroom, create the perfect combination of education and fun for children and adults alike. Highlights include the “Japanese House,” where kids sit inside a mock two-story silk merchant's home in Kyoto and experience Japanese customs, the “New Balance Climb,” a 2-story climbing maze, and a new “Arthur's World” exhibit inspired by the popular children's program. Weekends feature special performances on the Kid Stage, and there is a special area for toddlers and exhausted guardians. The “Recycle” shop sells recycled-from-industry cardboard, plastic, foam rubber, and other doo-dads suitable for arts-and-crafts projects. The famous Milk Bottle kiosk outside offers ice cream and sandwiches in the summer. A large museum shop offers educational books, toys, and games. Call or check the website for numerous special events. Admission $9, seniors and children 2-15 $7, age 1 $2, infants and museum members free. Friday 5-9pm, $1 for all ages. Due to the construction of the Congress Street Bridge, please allow extra travel time to the Museum. This section contains information from Harvard Student Agencies' Unofficial Guide to Life at Harvard. There's a beautiful walkway that runs under the Evelyn Moakley Bridge to the Barking Crab and leading to the Boston Children's Museum. Quiet with seating so that you can enjoy a romantic walk and take in the wonderful view. As part of its commitment to “green design”, the Museum has integrated roofs with plantings into the new addition; storm water retention system to reduce run-off into the Fort Point Channel; new infrastructure and fixtures to ensure building efficiency; and use of recycled, local, low-emitting building materials. Neil Gordon of the Museum is on the Friends of Fort Point Channel Board of Directors and is actively involved in the support, planning and promotion of the historic Fort Point district and its neighborhoods. Part of the Boston Harborwalk, a pedestrian path meant to revitalize and improve the enjoyment of Boston waterfront and promote its access to the public.

Post Office Square is a little slice of peaceful nature in the chaos of the bustling Financial District. This is a privately owned and managed park that is most widely used as a lunchtime spot for all of the office drones during the warmer months. It is here where Bob from accounting will shed his blazer, stake out a small piece of grass on the lawn, and enjoy his lunch with the sun on his face.

During the lunchtime hours a jazz quartet plays music to the delight of everyone. With benches, a fountain where the kids can play in and you can cool your feet on, and a large well kept green space, Post Office Square Park is one of the nicest spots in the city.

The park is bounded by Pearl, Franklin, Congress and Milk Streets.

The Boston Fire Museum, owned and operated by the Boston Sparks Association, has occupied the old firehouse at 344 Congress St, Boston, since 1983. The goal of the Museum is to preserve and display fire fighting memorabilia from the Greater Boston area, educate and inform the general public on fire safety, restore and maintain the "Landmark" building we occupy, and to support the fire service in general.

The original Old South Meeting House was built in 1729 by a Puritan congregation who hardly imagined the building's future prominence in American history. Within these walls Ben Franklin was baptized and Samuel Adams uttered the words that led to the Boston Tea Party. Today, the Old South Association honors the tradition of controversial debate by sponsoring public forums and discussions of current topics. Despite the ravages of both overzealous British troops and time itself, the building remains largely intact and true to its 18th-century form. Admission $5, students and seniors $4, children 6-18 $1, under 6 free. This section contains information from Harvard Student Agencies' Unofficial Guide to Life at Harvard.

A theatrical audio program tells the story of compelling figures from Old South's past and recalls the actual Boston Tea Party Meeting on December 16, 1773. Most kids know the tea party story and will enjoy this vivid retelling. Children's scavenger hunt is included in admission price. One of the landmarks along the The Freedom Trail.

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Though in need of renovations, the New England Aquarium is still a fun place to take the little bro. Stroll up and around the 3-story central tank, which holds about 700 fish and 200,000 gallons of water. Favorites such as the penguin play pool, staff tank-dives, and human-animal “interviews” will keep all ages entertained for hours on end. Popular whale watch cruises run mid-Apr.-Oct. ($29, college students and seniors $26, children 12-18 $23; reservations strongly recommended). On view until April 2006, the “Amazing Jellies” exhibit offers an exotic selection of over a thousand jellyfish. Best viewing is in the morning and late afternoon, when the crowd tends to be thinner. Admission $16, students and seniors $14, ages 3-11 $9, under 3 free. IMAX tickets $9. All tickets available for purchase online. This section contains information from Harvard Student Agencies' Unofficial Guide to Life at Harvard.

The HarborWalk is designed to connect the public to a beautiful and restored Boston Harbor. Included along the way are parks, sculptures, and observation points. Right now it's about 80% complete, and once finished, the HarborWalk will stretch some 46.9 linear miles along wharves, piers, bridges, beaches and shoreline from Chelsea Creek to the Neponset River. Some of the landmarks along the way are Rowes Wharf, Piers Park, Constitution Beach, the JFK Library and Museum and the Institute of Contemporary Art.

The Freedom Trail is an introduction to Colonial Revolutionary history and is one of the oldest public parks in the country. Starting at the Boston Common, the trail then continues to hit as many as 16 historical points, until it ends at the Bunker Hill Monument. Different tour companies may offer different routes. Locations highlighted are the Old State House, the King's Chapel and Burying Ground, the First Public School Site and Ben Franklin Statue, Park Street Church and Granary Burying Ground, Old South Meeting House, Old Corner Bookstore, the Massachusetts State House, the Boston Massacre Site, Faneuil Hall, the Paul Revere House, Old North Church, Copp's Hill Burying Ground, the USS Constitution and Charlestown Navy Yard. You need to devote a full day to the trail, since its length is about 2.5 miles, and many visitors like to linger and taste some of the local flavor along the way.

Tours of The Trail are offered daily from The Boston Common Visitors Center! This tour was awarded official Best Historical Tours of Massachusetts 2008. 978-741-1170 "take The Right Tour"

Tourist Tip:

Povo makes it easy to find where to park, eat or shop around each Freedom Trail attraction. Simply go to a specific attraction page that you'll be visiting, find the "Tags In This Area" box in the right hand column, and click on the keywords that interest you. Couldn't find Massachusetts State House Couldn't find Park Street Church Couldn't find Granary Burying Ground
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ADDITIONAL INFO: For additional information on The Freedom Trail, please visit the the Freedom Trail Foundation Web site HERE. Or check out the foundation's Povo listing HERE.

Faneuil Hall Marketplace has been a staple of Boston's freedom and bustling economy since it's creation in 1742. Faneuil Hall was originally created as a meeting house and a forum for our most famous Patriots to give speeches regarding our emancipation from Great Britian. Although Faneuil Hall is primarily a tourist spot today, the building is a National Historic Landmark and is on the National Register of Historic Places and is an intrinsic part of Boston's Freedom Trail. Often called "the Cradle of Liberty", Faneuil Hall continues to remind residents and visitors alike of this city's rich and exciting past.