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Plimoth PlantationParent rating:  Location: 137 Warren Avenue, Plymouth, MA Plimoth Plantation has two separate locations: the Plimoth Plantation location, which includes the Henry Hornblower II Visitor Center, Crafts Center, 1627 English Village, Wampanoag Homesite, a...
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Freedom TrailParent rating:  Location: 15 State Street, Boston, MA What is that red line anyway? It's not the mark of a painter gone mad; it's the Freedom Trail - the perfect introduction to Colonial Revolutionary Boston. The trail is three miles long ...
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Middlesex Fells ReservationParent rating: Location: Stoneham, MA The Middlesex Fells Reservation's 2,575 acres offer a welcome retreat for city dwellers and a suitable terrain for hikers, horseback riders, rock climbers, cross-country skiers, and picnickers ...
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Gore PlaceParent rating: Location: 52 Gore Street, Waltham, MA Historical landmarks abound in greater Boston. Gore Place, a 45-acre estate and National Historic Landmark, is the site of one of the finest examples of early 19th century architecture in New E...
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Boston Massacre SiteParent rating:  Location: next to Old State House, Boston, MA The Boston Massacre Site, a stop on the Freedom Trail, is the spot where the British clashed with an unruly mob on March 5, 1770. A star within a ring of cobblestones below th...
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The Swan BoatsParent rating: Location: The Public Garden, Boston, MA A glide aboard the Swan Boats is a must for anyone visiting or living in Boston. A Boston tradition since 1877, these people-powered paddle boats are one of the reasons people flock to t...
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Granary Burying GroundParent rating:  Location: Tremont Street - next to Park Street Church, Boston, MA It sounds a bit creepy, but cemeteries are big stuff in Boston. The Granary Burying Ground, a stop along the Freedom Trail, is "home" to some important historical figures. Yo...
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King's ChapelParent rating: Location: Corner of Tremont and School Streets, Boston, MA King's Chapel was organized as an Anglican congregation at a meeting in Boston's Town House, the city hall of the day, on June 15, 1686. Its first house of worship was a small wooden meeting ho...
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Site of 1st Public School & Ben Franklin's StatueParent rating: Location: School Street, Boston, MA This bronze eight-foot statue is a tribute to the kite-flying man himself. Even though he left Beantown when he was 17, Bostonians consider Ben to be one of their own. Opposite Ben Franklin's Statu...
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Copp's Hill Burying GroundParent rating: Location: Uphill from Old North Church, Boston, MA Copp's Hill Burying Ground is uphill from the Old North Church on the historic Freedom Trail. The graves of Cotton Mather and other early Bostonians are here...
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Boston By FootParent rating: Location: 77 North Washington Street, Boston, MA Another walking tour? No way, Mom and Dad! What's a parent to do? Is there a tour out there that doesn't require hours of walking; one that the kids will enjoy? We think we've found one. Boston By...
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Black Heritage Trail®Parent rating: Location: 46 Joy Street, Boston, MA The Museum of African American History, Black Heritage Trail® is a guided walking tour that explores the the history of Boston's 19th century African American community in Beacon Hill. There ar...
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Bumpkin IslandParent rating: Location: Boston, MA Bumpkin, like many other of the Boston Harbor Islands, was inhabited by Native American Indians prior to Europ...
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Peddock's IslandParent rating: Location: Boston, MA With its 134 acres, Peddock's Island is one of the largest, most diverse islands in the Bosto...
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The Lyman EstateParent rating: Location: 185 Lyman Street, Waltham, MA The 37-acre Lyman Estate, better known as The Vale, is an impressive country estate dating back to the 18th century. The lovely grounds boast a number of specimen trees, a 600-foot peach wall, ...
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