Useful Links

Here are some useful links for anyone who lives or is planning on visiting Boston/Massachusetts in the near future.  I'll keep adding to the list as I find new helpful sites, but if anyone has any suggestions, just leave a comment!

Places to Visit - Boston

• Boston Public Library: Includes tours and events
• http://www.bpl.org/
• BPL Museum Pass Library
• http://www.bpl.org/general/circulation/museum_passes.php
• Boston Athenaeum: A beautiful private library near Boston Commons
• http://www.bostonathenaeum.org/
• Massachusetts State House
• http://www.cityofboston.gov/freedomtrail/massachusettshouse.asp
• Freedom Trail: A painted red line on the street that leads you through many of the historical sites in Boston
• http://www.thefreedomtrail.org/
• Raven's Trail: A tour of the sites related to Edgar Allan Poe, who was born in Boston in 1809
• http://www.bostonmagazine.com/2010/03/boston-magazine-march-2010-connoisseur-arts-culture-touring-poe-s-boston-brittany-jasnoff-dan-currie-paul-lewis-edgar-allan-poe/
• New England Aquarium
• http://www.neaq.org/index.php
• Museum of Fine Arts
• http://www.mfa.org/
• Museum of Science
• http://www.mos.org/
• Paul Revere House
• http://www.paulreverehouse.org/

Places to Visit Outside of Boston

• The House of the Seven Gables - Salem
• http://www.7gables.org/‎
• Peabody Essex Museum - Salem
• http://www.pem.org/
• The Witch House - Salem (only standing structure in Salem that has a direct connection to the Witch Trials)
• http://witchhouse.info/
• Pioneer Village - Salem: Experience life in 1630 Salem
• http://www.pioneervillagesalem.com/
• Adams National Historical Park - Quincy
• http://www.nps.gov/adam/index.htm

News

• Boston.com
• http://boston.com/ (shockingly)
• Boston Globe (some articles require a subscription to view)
• http://www.bostonglobe.com/

Events

• Boston Book Festival
• http://www.bostonbookfest.org/
• Haunted Happenings: the month-long Halloween celebration that takes place in Salem every October
• http://www.hauntedhappenings.org/