Art, anthropology, archaeology, natural history, science - Harvard's museums have it all: Greek pottery at the Fogg, Asian art at the Sackler, Native American at the Peabody, Near Eastern at the Semitic, fabulous mineral display at the Natural History.

Harvard University Information Center in Holyoke Building, Harvard Square, Cambridge;
or www.harvard.edu/museums/

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Home of L.M. Alcott, author of "Little Women", H. D. Thoreau, transcendentalist author of "Walden" but mostly site of one of the first battles of the American Revolution (Redcoats vs Minutemen) where you can visit the battlefield, see the grave of the British soldiers and maybe figure out what the US is about besides evil presidents, rock and roll and blue jeans.

A short bus or train trip from the city...a suburb.

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On the tip of Cape Cod, this is where the Pilgrims from the Mayflower signed the Compact, agreeing to settle. A nice boat journey from Boston harbour is followed by a wander around the historic town.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provincetown,_Massachusetts

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Supremely nostalgic look back at Boston's most famous son. Worth it for the views over Boston harbour and the massive flag in the foyer - take it all with a pinch of salt though.

www.jfklibrary.org

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Watching a Red Sox baseball game is the ultimate Boston experience. The team is central to the lives of most Bostonians and a game at Fenway Park, the oldest (and smallest) Major league ball park, is a New England right of passage.

Fenway might not be corporately sponsored or have perfect sightlines but it’s close to the city centre, with great transport links and like the team that plays there has bags of character and personality.

Games mostly sell out, but try the ticket office for returns or tickets released on the day.

There are 81 home games per year, so visit between April and October and there is a chance there will be a game.

Boston Red Sox
4 Yawkey Way
Boston MA 02215-3496

www.redsox.com

617 482-4SOX

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