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Museum of Fine Arts Boston – The Museum of Fine Arts is a “biggie,” so start your visit early in the day. Arts of Europe galleries have paintings by Renoir, Van Gogh, Monet, plus Degas’ bronze sculpture of a ballet dancer. |
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Choose a culture to explore in different galleries – Egyptian, Roman, Greek, arts of Africa, Asia, and Oceania. And don’t miss paintings by 18th century American artists with portraits of George Washington, Sam Adams, John Hancock, Paul Revere. |
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Tip: With your ticket, you can go in and out during the day (visit the museum in the morning, leave at lunchtime,run around, then return in the afternoon). Also, if you have time, ticket is good for a second visit (within ten days). |
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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum - A visit to the Gardner Museum is to step inside Mrs. Gardners’s home, a Venetian-style palazzo filled with art works. The ground-floor courtyard with fountains and tropical plants is especially welcome in winter. Upstairs, there are tapestries of lords and ladies, French stained glass windows, an exquisite Christ Child in the Temple by Giotto, and Self-Portrait by Rembrandt. |
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It’s a unique museum environment, but the Gardener isn’t a comfortable museum for small children, and even with older kids you'll want to find out in advance what to see, as none of the artworks are labeled. |
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Back Bay Fens – Behind the museums is a park area with trees, lagoon, paved paths and benches. Place for kids to run around, bring a picnic lunch. |
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Fenway Park – Everyone in the family will enjoy a baseball game at Fenway Park, an old-fashioned stadium and home of the Red Sox. Babe Ruth pitched winning games for the Red Sox at Fenway Park, but between 1816 and 2004, the Red Sox didn’t win a World Series. In 2012, the ball park turned 100 years old!
The stadium has many quirky features, including a high green wall (the "green monster") that often obstructs home runs. Kids can wear their own Red Sox shirts to get into the spirit of the game. |
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Boston's historic ball park and home of the Red Sox, Fenway Park from from A to Z, with plenty of fascinating facts and detailed illustrations. "G is for Green Monster. You never know where the ball may fall when you're up against the wall." (Picture book)
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Story of Babe Ruth, the years he played for Boston (and won five World Series with his pitching), the jinx of the Red Sox, and finally, once again the team was a winner. (Easy reader)
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Kate and Mike are at Fenway Park to watch batting practice, but everything starts to go wrong when the lucky bat for Boston's star slugger is stolen. Mystery, plus fun facts and baseball lore. (Chapter book)
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