Children's Museum : Not just for children, this stimulating world-famous museum features ongoing attractions and interactive exhibits. Museum Wharf, 300 Congress Street; (617) 426-8855, (617) 426-6500.
Faneuil Hall Marketplace : Visit Boston's most popular spot for tourists and locals alike. Night and day, it's filled with 125 unusual shops and pushcarts, 62 restaurants and cafes, over 2,500 free performances and 252 years of history.
Freedom Trail : A red-painted path leading from Boston Common to the Bunker Hill Monument, The Freedom Trail passes many historic sights along the way, including The State House, Faneuil Hall Marketplace, The North End, Old North Church and The USS Constitution. Begins at the Boston Common Information Center; (617) 536-4100.
Harvard Square : An environment that mixes European flavor, American history and international cultures through its educational institutions, restaurants, coffee houses, historic sites, hundreds of unique shops, quaint parks and wide variety of services. Located in Cambridge.
John F. Kennedy Library and Museum : Witness President John F. Kennedy's life, leadership and legacy as 25 audio/visual exhibits detail the sights and sounds of the Kennedy years. Columbia Point, Dorchester; (617) 929-4523.
Museum Of Science : This modern science museum contains exhibits on everything from space exploration to anthropology and the natural sciences; special effects demonstrations, The Observatory, Earthworks and the Theater of Electricity. Museum Park, Monsignor O'Brien Highway; (617) 723-2500.
New England Aquarium : The largest aquatic museum in New England, the aquarium contains a 4-story glass ocean tank that houses a coral reef display, a newly expanded tidepool, plus an outstanding variety of sharks and sea turtles. Central Wharf; (617) 973-5200.
Old Town Trolley : Orange and green replicas of Boston's streetcars take you on a 100-minute narrated tour of the city's neighborhoods with more than 100 sites. (617) 269-7010, (617) 269-7150.
U.S.S. Constitution : Charlestown Navy Yard. The world's oldes commissioned warship is a 52 Sun frigate that never lost a battle. (617)426-1812.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston : 465 Huntington Drive (617) 267 9300