These are some local attactions that Bryan and I enjoy.  Most you can get by spending little money and some cost nothing at all, except your time that is.  We tend to spend hours going into town and enjoying the parks and all the entertainment that goes on in them.  If you think we have left out any other attractions in Boston that are a must visit please let us know.

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RowesWharf - Our ceremony was held in the Boston Harbor Hotel Pavillion, located along this scenic walk.  Rowe's Wharf  was one of the choice viewpoints for the Tall Ships during Sail Boston 2000, as seen in the pictureto the left.  Also durring Boston's New Year's Eve Celebration the fireworks can be seen from here as well.  Also The Boston Steamship Company has tours leaving hourly from Rowes Wharf (See below banner)

Faneuil Hall andQuincy Market - Faneuil’s Great Hall was built in the 18th Centuryby merchant Peter Faneuil and stands on the Freedom Trail with all of QuincyMarket sprawling out behind it.  Faneuil Hall’s first floor containsthe Boston City Store, a repository of surplus municipal products likestreet signs, parking meters, mangled typewriters and even a street lightor two.  It hosted Revolutionary War assemblies, antislavery rallies,and temperance and women’s suffrage gatherings. National icons from DanielWebster and Frederick Douglas to Jefferson Davis and Susan B. Anthony spokein the Great Hall. JFK made his last campaign speech in Faneuil Hall.

New England Aquarium - Thehot young things at the aquarium, are, of course, the new blue penguins.And they are cute. But don't let that lead you to taking the aquarium'sold standbys for granted, like the sharks and sea turtles in the giant200,000- gallon Ocean Tank, or the sea lions, who will jump through hoopsfor just a little attention. And the tropical gallery, where the exoticcoral dwellers boast their own brand of star power in the form of bioluminescence.

Boston Tea Party Shipand Museum - The Museum is located on the Brig Beaver II, a full-sizedreplica of one of the three original Tea Party ships which were lootedone cold winter night by a band of pre-Revolutionary patriots.  Benton taking taxation matters into their own hands, the group of men as legend(and fact) has it, sneaked aboard the ships still loaded with expensivetea, and threw the tea overboard in a massive protest against the Britishgovernment.  This was perhaps the earliest act of resistance precursingthe American Revolution. And guess what? Every Tea Party Ship visitor isallowed to hurl their own bale of tea overboard, too.

FleetBostonPavilion - This unique amphitheater(as seen to the right) is builtin a setting as extraordinary as itself: Boston's historic waterfront.The surrounding harbor and skyline views guarantees that wonderful musicwon't be the only thing you're taking in during a night at the FleetBostonPavilion.  All summer long the FleetBoston Pavilion showcases thebest from pop to country to jazz and rhythm and blues are featured on theirsingular yet varied schedule. A few highlights from the 1998 and 1999 seasonsinclude The Temptations, The Beach Boys, Natalie Cole, Tony Bennett, B.B.King and even Britney Spears. Definitely for the eclectic among us!

Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park - A short walk from theNorth End along Boston’s waterfront is this large green which includesa delightful playground. The park is also the perfect spot for a familypicnic, and not far from Fanueil Hall where you can pick up sandwichesto go. The area also boasts a beautiful rose garden, a dedication to RoseFitzgerald Kennedy who was born nearby.

OldState House - Close your eyes and you can almost see the parchmentof the Declaration of Independence unrolling from the second floor balconyto the townspeople below; hear the bellowing of patriot James Otis decryingthe British Writs of Assistance; smell the deadly gunpowder of Redcoatfire during the chaos of the Boston Massacre. The exhibits at the Old StateHouse present information about these and other famous moments leadingto the American Revolution in 1775.

Boston Common - The starting point of the Freedom Trail. TheBoston Common is known to be one of the oldest public parks in the country.The park is almost 50 acres in size. The "Common" has been used for manydifferent purposes throughout its long history. Until 1830, cattle grazedthe Common, and until 1817, public hangings took place here. British troopscamped on Boston Common prior to the Revolution and left from here to facecolonial resistance at Lexington and Concord in April, 1775.  Bryanand I saw a production of Julius Ceasar done by the Boston ReproratoryTheatre performed on one of the many stages in the Common

Downtown Crossing- A pedestrian mall at the hub of downtown Boston's retail and transitactivity, covering several blocks radiating out from the central DowntownCrossing "T" stop. Remodeled in 1979 and again in 1983, the bricked pedestrianstreets that thread between major department stores such as Macy*s andFilene's are the site of a large-scale, long-running vending cart program.

The Park at Post Office Square - This 1.7 acre park atop a below-groundgarage design have received over 20 planning and architecture awards, andcreated open space in a very dense area of the city. Before the park'screation, the area was a "ghost-town" after working hours. Now, the parkis well lit at night, and the garage is open 24 hours; the lighting andactivity makes people feel safer.