Visiting JRC

Hotels
Attractions (Boston)
Attractions (South of Boston)
Attractions (Providence)

 

HOTELS
Holiday Inn - Randolph
1374 North Main Street
Randolph, MA 02368
(781)961-1000
   
Marriot Courtyard - Stoughton
200 Technology Center Drive
Stoughton, MA 02072
(781)297-7000
   
Radisson - Brockton
195 Westgate Drive
Brockton, MA 02301
(508)588-6300
   
Candlewood Suites - Braintree
235 Wood Road
Braintree, MA 02184
(781)849-7450
   
  Hilton - Dedham
25 Allied Drive
Dedham, MA 02026
(781)329-7900

 

ATTRACTIONS (BOSTON)
Boston Common
Between Beacon, Park, Tremont, Boylston, and Charles Streets
(T: Green or Red Line to Park Street)
Admission: Free
   
Boston Massacre Site
3 Congress Street
(T: Blue or Orange Line to State)
Admission: Free
   
Bunker Hill Monument
42 Monument Square
(617)242-5641
Admission: Free
   
Children's Museum
300 Congress Street (Museum Wharf)
(T: Red Line to South Station. From South Station walk north on Atlantic Avenue one block (past Federal Reserve Bank), turn right onto Congress Street, walk two blocks (across bridge).
(617)426-8855
Admission: $10 Adults, $8 Children (2-15) (Friday nights between 5pm and 9pm admission is $1)
   
Faneuil Hall
75 State Street (Dock Square)
(T: Green or Blue Line to Government Center, or Orange Line to Haymarket)
(617)242-5675
Admission: Free
   
Franklin Park Zoo
1 Franklin Park Road
Dorchester, MA 02121
(617)541-5466
Admission: $9.50 Adults, $8 Seniors, $5 Children (2-15), Free for children under 2
   
Freedom Trail
The Freedom Trail starts at Boston Common and includes 16 historical sites along the trail.
(617)357-8300
   
Harvard Museum of Natural History and Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
26 Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
(T: Red Line to Harvard. Cross Harvard Yard, keeping John Harvard statue on right, and turn right at Science Center. First left is Oxford Street)
(617) 495-3045
Admission: $9 Adults, $6 Children (3-18)
   
Harvard University Art Museums
32 Quincy Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
(T: Red Line to Harvard. Cross Harvard Yard diagonally from the T station and cross Quincy Street, or turn your back on the Coop and follow Mass. Ave. to Quincy Street, then turn left)
(617)495-9400
Admission: $9
   
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
280 The Fenway
(T: Green Line E to Museum)
(617)566-1401
Admission: $10 Adults weekends, $10 weekdays, Children under 18 are free
   
John F. Kennedy National Historic Site
83 Beals Street
Brookline, MA
(T: Green Line C to Coolidge Corner, then walk 4 blocks north on Harvard Street and turn right)
(617)566-7937
Admission: $3 Adults, Children under 17 are free
   
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
Columbia Point
(T: Red Line to JFK/UMass, then take free shuttle bus, which runs every 20 minutes)
(617)514-1600
Admission: $10 Adults, $8 Seniors and Students (with valid college ID), $7 Children (13-17, Children under 12 are free
   
Larz Anderson Auto Museum
15 Newton Street
Brookline, MA
(T: Green Line D to Reservoir, then take bus No. 51 (Forest Hills); museum is 5 blocks from intersection of Newton and Clyde Streets)
(617)522-6547
Admission: $5 Adults, $3 Children between 6-18, Children under 3 are free
   
Museum of African American History
46 Joy Street
(T: Red or Green Line to Park Street, or Red Line to Charles/MGH)
(617)725-0022
Admission: Free
   
Museum of Fine Arts
465 Huntington Avenue
(T: Take the Green Line "E" train to the "Museum of Fine Arts" stop, or the Orange Line to the "Ruggles" stop)
(617)267-9300
Admission: $17 Adults, $6.50 Children (7-17), Children under 6 are free
   
Museum of Science
Science Park
(T: Green Line to Science Park (Lechmere-bound "E" train). The Museum is diagonally across the street (O'Brien Highway) just over the Charles River Dam draw bridge)
(617)723-2500
Admission: $17 Adults, $14 Children (shows are an additional fee)
   
New England Aquarium
Central Wharf
(T: Blue Line to Aquarium)
(617)973-5200
Admission: $18.95 Adults, $10.95 Children (3-11)
   
The Institute of Contemporary Art
100 Northern Avenue
(T: Red Line to South Station. Silver Line to World Trade Center stop. Exit left onto Congress Street. Walk one block to the corner of B Street and turn right, crossing Congress Street. Follow B Street for one block. At the corner of B Street and Seaport Blvd. cross the street and turn left. At the next corner, turn right onto Northern Avenue. The ICA  is on the right. You will pass the entrance to Anthony's Pier 4 and two parking lots before coming to the driveway leading to the ICA entrance.)
(617)478-3100
Admission: $12 Adults, Children under 17 are free
   
The New England Holocaust Memorial
Carmen Park, Congress Street near Faneuil Hall
(T: Orange or Green Line to Haymarket)
(617)457-8755
Admission: Free
   
USS Constitution and Museum
Charlestown Navy Yard
Building 22
Charlestown, MA 02129
(T: Green or Orange Line to North Station and 10 minute walk)
(617)426-1812

 

ATTRACTIONS (SOUTH OF BOSTON)
Battleship Cove
70 Water Street
Fall River, MA 02721
(508)674-3533
Admission: $14 Adults, $8 Children (6-14), Children under 6 are free
   
Blue Hills Trailside Museum
1904 Canton Avenue
Canton, MA
(617)333-0690
Admission: $3 Adults, $1.50 Children (3-12), Children under 3 are free
   
Captain John's Whale Watches
10 Town Wharf
Plymouth, MA 02360
(508)746-2643
Admission: $35 Adults, $23 Children (3-12), Children under 3 are free
   
Lizzie Borden Museum
92 Second Street
Fall River, MA 02721
(508)675-7333
Admission: $10 Adults, $5 Children (7-12)
   
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
33 William Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
(508)996-4095
Admission: $10 Adults, $6 Children (6-14)
   
Plimouth Plantation & Mayflower II
Plantation: 137 Warren Avenue
Plymouth, MA 02360
(508)746-1622
Mayflower II: State pier in downtown Plymouth
Admission: $25 Adults, $15 Children (6-12)
   
Plymouth Rock
Water Street
Plymouth, MA 02360
(508)833-1189
Admission: Free

 

ATTRACTIONS (PROVIDENCE)
John Brown House Museum
52 Power Street
(401)331-8575
Admission: $7 Adults, $4 Children (7-17)
   
Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design
224 Benefit Street
(401)454-6500
Admission: $8 Adults, $2 Children (5-18)
   
Providence Place Mall
One Providence Place
(401)270-1000
   
Providence Trolley Tours
Corner of Fountain and Eddy Streets
(401)421-3825
Admission: $18 Adults, $14 Children (3-14), Children under 3 are free
Roger Williams Park Zoo
1000 Elmwood Avenue
(401)785-3510
Admission: $12 Adults, $12 Children (3-6)
Waterfire
Waterplace Park
Admission: Free
Runs Spring through Fall