This Summer, Explore the World Around the Corner with a Boston CityPass; Hassles, High Cost of Travel Makes Being a Tourist in Your Own Town Just the Ticket in Boston.BOSTON -- A world of treasures, fantasy, science and modern marvels is available this summer in major vacation destinations, yet travelers need no advance reservations, seat assignment or even a full gas tank. North Americans in 10 major cities can become a "tourist in their own town" this summer, with a CityPass in their pocket. CityPass, the national company bundling the most-loved museums and attractions in popular cities in the United States and Toronto, packs a wallop for summer fun, with a city-by-city collection that saves visitors time and money. An urban vacation close to home is the perfect anecdote to the hassles and high cost of travel this summer. Each city's tickets are select offers designed to showcase that city's distinctive sites, whether visitors want to take their art, history, culture or cityscape (company) CityScape - A re-seller of Internet connections to the PIPEX backbone. E-Mail: <sales@cityscape.co.uk>. Address: CityScape Internet Services, 59 Wycliffe Rd., Cambridge, CB1 3JE, England. Telephone: +44 (1223) 566 950. in sips or gulps. The booklets offer a pocket itinerary for each city, with tips on the best times to visit, a compact map and public transportation information. Best of all, with CityPass, visitors breeze past ticket lines for immediate admission. And the price savings of 50% means families can see more for less. In Boston, the imminently walkable city invites urban trekking en route to the Skywalk Observatory atop the downtown Prudential Building, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts, is one of the largest museums in the United States, and contains one of the largest permanent museum collections in the Americas. , and Harvard Museum of Natural History The Harvard Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum on the grounds of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The museum comprises three parts:
MBTA Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 MBTA Model-Based Tracking Algorithm Visitor Pass delivers families to the Museum of Science, New England Aquarium The New England Aquarium, located in Boston, Massachusetts is one of the most prominent and popular public aquariums in the United States. Founded in 1969 on the city's waterfront, it is considered one of the first modern public aquariums and is credited with revolutionizing the , and John F. Kennedy "John Kennedy" and "JFK" redirect here. For other uses, see John Kennedy (disambiguation) and JFK (disambiguation). John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917–November 22, 1963), was the thirty-fifth President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in Presidential Library and Museum. Adults are $49; children age 3-11, $21.25. For visitors with a strong stomach: On July 30 the Museum of Science will open the internationally renowned exhibition "BODY WORLDS 2: The Anatomical Exhibition of Real Human Bodies" preserved using the ground-breaking process called Plastination -- providing people with the unprecedented opportunity to discover the wonders of the human body. (The exhibit will be an additional charge for CityPass ticket holders, call 617-723-2500 to purchase tickets in advance.) Intriguing art: The Museum of Fine Arts Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, chartered and incorporated (1870) after a decision by the Boston Athenaeum, Harvard, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to pool their collections of art objects and house them in adequate public galleries. is displaying visual time travel in "Light My Fire: Rock Posters from the Summer of Love" from the Haight-Asbury neighborhood venues in San Francisco, and provides a list of music for downloading to heighten the journey. What locals overlook: the Harvard Museum of Natural History in Cambridge resembles a collection of aristocrats and explorers, bulging at the seams in this authentic, original museum. The floor-to-ceiling glass cases in the Hall of Mammals display animals at every eye level. Look for the hummingbird display, including tiny nests and minuscule eggs. Boston CityPass is valid for nine days from first use, perfect for a weekend getaway or a longer visit to the area. CityPass may be purchased at the first attraction, or in advance at www.citypass.com. CityPass is also available in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Philadelphia, Chicago, Seattle, San Francisco, Hollywood Walk of Fame The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a pavement along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, which is embedded with more than 2,000 five-pointed stars featuring the names of not only human celebrities but fictional characters honored by , Southern California, Toronto and beginning in September, Atlanta. All CityPasses save time and money on each city's most popular attractions. For more information, call toll-free 888-330-5008 or visit www.citypass.com. |
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