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Things to do in Boston when you're pregnant?

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Havoc:

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--- Quote from: somunny on November 28, 2006, 12:48:34 pm ---History/art suggestions?  We're staying at the Westin - Copley Place.

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Not my favorite place in the world.  I've been a couple times, never want to go back.

 

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So you were that guy  :P ...  for me I couldn't call any other place home.

somunny:
Thanks for the suggestions, guys.  My wife and I don't really follow sports (though I'll admit I enjoy the experience of going to an event once in a while) so we probably won't be doing a game.

Dining is a different story.  We're big fans of food.

ChadTower:
This site will help quite a bit... Faneuil Hall is probably the best bang for the buck tourist spot in Boston that isn't a total tourist ripoff spot.  Great shopping and food there.  Lots of history, especially if you eat at Durgin Park.

My personal favorites in Boston are the New England Aquarium and the Boston Museum of Science.  The MOS in particular has an IMAX and Planetarium that I consider must do items.  Their Pink Floyd laser show is awesome.  Avoid the Star Wars themed Planetarium show, it's lame.

A lot of people love the Duck Tours and they're okay but IMO the cost/fun ratio just isn't worth it.  YMMV.

BTW, the Aquarium is within reasonable walking distance of Faneuil Hall and also has an IMAX now.  That's my best recommendation.  Hit Faneuil Hall for good food and to satisfy your wife's shopping needs and walk over to the Aquarium for an IMAX show and the Aquarium itself.

somunny:
Hey, thanks for the nice write-up.  I believe my wife had mentioned Faneuil Hall (though in my head, I heard "Nathaniel Hall"  :dunno) so I'm sure we'll be heading over there.

The science museum sounds cool.  Something we'd both dig.  Throw in IMAX and Floyd shows and we've killed a whole day right there.  :)

Too bad about the Star Wars show.  Thanks for the warning.  However, I can totally see my wife pushing for us to check it out as I'm a huge SW fan.

ChadTower:

No problem.  The SW show is barely SW... it talks about the possibility of life on other planets and uses the concepts of life on Tatooine and Hoth as examples of how it could survive in extreme locations.  Doesn't show much more than stills of the SW stuff and doesn't tie it in very well.  It just uses the SW license to get people to come see something less entertaining than the other shows.

The MOS is gigantic.  You could easily spend your whole day there and not pay proper attention to everything.  One thing I forgot to mention, they have the world's largest Van De Graaf generator there.  The demonstration of its abilities is not to be missed.

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