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The Boston Traveler

Archive for the ‘Museums’ Category

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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February 24th, 2008

These Shoes Are Made for Watching

Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts (Avenue of the Arts, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, 617-267-9300) definitely knew what it was doing when it decided to host the Walk This Way exhibit — there are few things that many women (and I’m guessing some men) love more than shoes. So, why settle for a stodgy museum […]

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February 24th, 2008

Dive into the 3D Waters

Like fish, and not just or necessarily to eat? Two popular Boston destinations are currently screening films capable of giving viewers an extra-special underwater nature experience.
And, these aren’t the run-of-the-mill, humdrum movies already available at the local theater either. The New England Aquarium and Museum of Science are going grand instead, serving up […]

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February 11th, 2008

Butterfly Garden: Get Back to Nature in Winter

Have the cold, inclement weather and shorter wintry days customary in the East right now put you in a seasonal funk? If you’re among the many people who suffer from the blahs at about this time of the year — yours truly included — I suggest taking advantage of an oasis of warmth and […]

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February 10th, 2008

Start Celebrating the Art of Love

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, making today a great time to begin getting in the mood for the amorous holiday. Although many associate it with romantic love for a partner or object of desire, love comes in many shapes, sizes, and forms, of course.
The Cambridge Art Association has hosted an annual celebration […]

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December 11th, 2007

Become a Real-Life CSI

A lifelong TV nut, I get an especially big kick out of it every time I pass by the Museum of Science while riding the Heath Street Green Line train from the beginning of the route in East Cambridge, where I live, into metro Boston. The reason is because the museum is in the […]

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