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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: Fenway museum plans extension

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, a hub of art and culture since it was first opened to the public in 1903, announced plans for a new wing overlooking Evans Way Park in Boston’s Fenway neighborhood...

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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: Fenway museum plans extension
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  • Graffiti tour: Banksy leaves his mark in Bostons Chinatown
  • Forest Hills Cemetery: Open-air museum boasts a sculptural path
  • Boston Childrens Museum: "Do Not Touch" signs prohibited here!

Old South Meeting House: Freed

Built in 1729 by a Puritan congregation who probably had no idea that this Freedom Trail favorite wo...

Graffiti tour: Banksy leaves h

Banksy, the controversial and elusive British graffiti artist who had a successful two-month stint w...

Forest Hills Cemetery: Open-ai

While King’s Chapel and Granary burial grounds get all of the attention among tourists looking to ho...

Boston Children’s Museum: "Do

The world’s second oldest children’s museum and now in its 97th year, the Boston Children’s Museum i...

  • Joe Coffee: Espresso bar moves digs in Provincetown
  • Doyles Café: Bostons quintessential Irish pub
  • Mr. Bartleys: Gourmet burgers in Harvard Square
  • The Barking Crab: World-famous lobster shack in Boston's Seaport District

Joe Coffee: Espresso bar moves

Joe Coffee & Cafe, a Provincetown staple that made a splash at its smaller West End location, has se...

Doyle’s Café: Boston’s quintes

Walking into Doyle's Café, the beer-soaked restaurant and watering hole located on Washington Street...

Mr. Bartley’s: Gourmet burgers

It's been a tumultuous two years for the Harvard Square staple that has been serving up political sl...

The Barking Crab: World-famous

The Barking Crab, the no-frills culinary hot spot located in South Boston's Seaport District and kno...

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A bunch of stuff on wallboard...ink, charcoal, ployeurothane, gesso

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Boston Harbor Islands: Free ferry service for day trippers

Boston Harbor Islands: Free ferry service for day trippers

The Boston Harbor Island Alliance kicks off its 2010 season of programs and activities this month and on Monday, June 14 and Friday, July 16 the group is offering Free Ferry Days, when ferry service to the Boston Harbor's Spectacle and Georges Islands is on the house..

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Worcester Movies

Inception

A thief (Leonardo DiCaprio) who enters people's dreams and steals their secrets gets a shot at redemption when he is given the dangerous task of planting an idea in someone's subconscious.

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Worcester Facts and Places:

Newspapers are Worcester Business Journal, Telegram & Gazette
Worcester Sports teams are Worcester State Lancers, Worcester Tornadoes, Worcester State Lancers
Local Schools are Worcester State College, Quinsigamond Community College

About Worcester, Massachusetts

Worcester, the 3rd largest city in Massachusetts, is known as the “Heart of New England.” Located in the center Massachusetts 40 miles west of Boston and 51 miles east of Springfield, Worcester is a convenient and appealing location for enjoying many regional attractions and local arts and cultural activities.

Preservation Worcester All-America City Tour offers an intriguing view of Worcester’s past and present laced with colorful tidbits and trivia. The tour starts at Lincoln Square, the site of the city’s birth and travels down historic Main Street. View elegant Greek revival homes in the Oxford Crown Historic District, Salisbury Mansion, Union Station and the Mission Chapel. Get a preview of the Worcester Arts District. Visit Elm Park, the first land purchased for a public park in the United States. Travel into the present viewing the Worcester Medical Center built above the 1828 underground Blackstone Canal, Worcester Polytechnic Institute and some of the 11 Worcester colleges. After the tour, step back in time at the Worcester Historical Museum. Stand face-to-face with 70 suits of armor and listen to the sounds of battle and celebration at the Higgins Armory Museum. The EcoTarium is a Worcester must-see. The unique indoor-outdoor museum set in a scenic woodland oasis, features three floors of exhibits, wildlife habitats, a planetarium and a treetop walk 40 feet above the ground.

Interesting day trips around Worcester take visitors along the Johnny Appleseed Trail. Each season brings new delights at Carlson Orchards, a 140-acre working farm. Depending on the season, pick your own blueberries, raspberries, peaches, nectarines and over 14 varieties of apples. Get lost in New England’s largest maze at Davis Farmland and Mega-Maze. Get a taste of how blueberry beer and country ale and other home-crafted brews are made at the Wachusett Brewing Company. Ski the scenic trails at Wachusett Mountain. Spend a day in Boston exploring Freedom Trail. There’s plenty to do in and around Worcester.

Written by: Lynne Christen

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