Winter Escape: Boston

Haven’t made your New England winter vacation plans yet? A Boston get-away is a top New England winter vacation choice for many. This winter, be among the first to check out  the Museum of Fine Art’s (465 Huntington Ave.) (map) newly opened Art of the America’s wing. There are 53 galleries spread over four floors that chronologically encompass the MFA’s American art collection  from Pre-Columbian works to modern art of the 1970′s. The MFA’s collection of Colonial American art and 19th and 20th Century American art is particularly strong- be sure to see Thomas Sully’s “Passage of the Delaware”, Paul Revere’s “Sons of Liberty Bowl”, and John Singer Sargent’s charming”The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit.”

If you are visiting Boston with kids, you will surely want to visit one (or all!) of  Boston’s “big three” kid’s museums; the Children’s Museum (308 Congress St., Boston) (map), the Museum of Science (Science Park) (map) and the New England Aquarium (1 Central Wharf) (map). Museum hopping can be exhausting so be sure to treat yourself to a cup of the best hot chocolate in the city at L. A. Burdick (52-D Brattle Street, Cambridge) (map) at least once during your stay. Mid-winter is also an ideal time to indulge in some of life’s sybaritic pleasures. Pop into MiniLuxe Spa (296 Newbury Street) (map) which offers affordable mani/pedi services for the winter-weary.

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