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Links/Other
Sites To Visit
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Bostongardens.com
is a web site that features horticultural happenings and information
(garden tours, plant sales, classes, ect.) for gardening enthusiasts.
It focuses on the Greater Boston Area and Massachusetts in general.
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The
Forbes House, a stately Greek Revival mansion on the crest of
Milton Hill, awaits you with friendly tours, tremendous beeches,
and a grand view of Boston and its harbor. Please drop by!
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Harborfest
is Boston's week-long Independence Day festival, beginning July
1. It's a great time for all ages, with many special Boston by Foot
offerings such as Johnny
Tremain's Boston, Charlestown, and our popular 3-hour tour,
Footloose on the Freedom
Trail. This year's new BBF tours include The Great Fire of 1872
and Bridges, Bells, and Locks
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Or visiting London? For an informative, fun walk around the city,
you can't do better than London
Walks. The guides and their stories will amaze you!
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New England
USA offers on-line video previews all around New England, and
a host of vacation ideas and help.
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The Old North
Church, visited on our North
End tour and where Paul Revere's lanterns were hung for his
famous midnight ride, is an architectural treasure as well as important
part of United States history. Visit The Old North to hear the story
of the midnight ride and much more!
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Join Salem
Strolls for walking tours that take you from the eclectic downtown
- past simple homes of the early town, well-crafted residences of
the Revolutionary era, proud civic buildings, inspired places of
worship, and grand mansions built with treasure from Salem's glorious
days of sail.
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Planning a trip to Southern Europe? Scala
Reale offers tours, seminars, and lecture series in Italy. As
architects, historians, and long-time residents of Rome, its guides
offer their expertise on Rome's built environment as well as their
perspective on contemporary Italian culture.
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The
Shirley-Eustis House, Royal Governor William Shirley's Georgian
mansion, is the only remaining country house in America built by
a British Royal Colonial Governor. This imposing design is attributed
to Peter Harrison, "America's first architect."
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For something quite different, They
Might Be Giants is the finest band ever to come out of the Boston
area. Of course, we could be a little biased....
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WGBH, besides
providing great TV and radio broadcasting, offers membership cards
which will save you money on the best New England has to offer,
including Boston By Foot tours (2-for-1 admission)!
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WalkBoston
is a non-profit advocacy group which promotes walking for transportation
and recreation. The organization also sells handsome, three color
maps of Boston that are wonderful tools for self-guided tours of
the old Shamut Peninsula.
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