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Archive for the ‘Attractions’ Category

November 16th, 2008

The Old North Church in Boston’s North End

This is a guest post from Mary Jo Manzanares, b5media’s Travel & Culture Channel Editor and travel blogger at Flyaway Cafe.

One if by land, and two if by sea;
And I on the opposite shore will be,
Ready to ride and spread the alarm
Through every Middlesex village and farm
Those words, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, have been […]

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November 15th, 2008

The House of the Seven Gables in Salem, Massachusetts

Today is a guest post from Mary Jo Mazanares, Travel & Culture Channel Editor and travel blogger at Flyaway Cafe.

One of the non-witchy highlights of a visit to Salem is Nathaniel Hawthorne’s House of Seven Gables.
The House of the Seven Gables Settlement Association was created to assist immigrant families who were settling in Salem. Philanthropist […]

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November 13th, 2008

Start Planning for Next Halloween in Salem

This is a guest post from Mary Jo Manzanares, b5media’s Travel & Culture Channel Editor and travel blogger at Flyaway Cafe.
Where else but Salem would Halloween become a month long event?
The city that has made a cottage industry of witchcraft pulls no punches this Halloween, as it launches its month of Haunted Happenings. It’s a […]

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June 28th, 2008

Franklin Park Zoo Cranes Refuse to Court

It seems the Franklin Park Zoo has a bit of a dilemma on its hands these days: two African Wattled cranes named Kotze and Pepe, members of an increasingly endangered species, are refusing to mate after they were introduced and housed together for that very purpose.
Wattled cranes only have an estimated 8,000 members left worldwide, […]

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May 27th, 2008

Tourist Attractions: Museum of Science

You want fascinating? Boston’s got it — in the form of the ever popular Museum of Science, a Boston landmark and member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums that is home to the Charles Hayden Planetarium, the Mugar Omni IMAX Theater, and dozens of animals. The museum is situated steps from the […]

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May 21st, 2008

Tourist Attractions: Newbury Street

Let’s take a quick trip to Back Bay’s Newbury Street, one of the most popular shopping, eating, and people-watching destinations in Boston for locals and tourists alike.
Newbury Street is an eight-block, mixed-use thoroughfare, lined on both sides by many dozens of retail and restaurant businesses housed in gorgeous, historic, renovated 19th-century brownstones. The intricate […]

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March 31st, 2008

A Slice of Boston: Walking the Freedom Trail

Follow the long red brick path!
One of Boston’s biggest attractions is the Freedom Trail, a pedestrian walk along a red path, primarily constructed of bricks, that links sixteen historic locations in Boston. The trail begins on the Boston Common downtown and ends at Charlestown’s Bunker Hill Monument about 2.5 miles away.
During the journey, participants […]

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March 26th, 2008

Boston in Pretty Pictures: Franklin Park Zoo

I recently wrote about Franklin Park Zoo’s upcoming Earth Day celebration. The zoo has a number of interesting events and activities scheduled for April 20 that are certain to make attendees feel even more in tune with our planet than they normally do.
This photo post extends the love, giving readers an opportunity to experience […]

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February 14th, 2008

Causing a Stir in the South End

Travel and Culture Editor Mary Jo Manzanares recently passed along an article about Boston-based American Chef Barbara Lynch and her unique South End venture Stir (102 Waltham Street, Boston, 617-423-STIR).
Officially called a “demonstration kitchen and cookbook library” on its website, Stir opened last fall. The combination cooking school, culinary bookstore, and eatery aims to […]

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