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Five tech attractions in Boston
The Kiosk Show in Boston will offer dozens of exhibits featuring the latest in end-solutions. Fortunately for attendees, the city itself is known for its culture of technology. Here's where to experience it.
The Kiosk Show, with more than a dozen speakers and panelists and two dozen exhibitors, will certainly keep you busy for two days. Maybe you're one of the lucky ones who has some extra time to spend in Bean Town before or after the show. And who wouldn't want to stay. The city offers something for everyone, from historical landmarks to modern art. The choices can be overwhelming. We`ve narrowed down the list of attractions to a select five that are tailor-made for innovative thinkers attending the Kiosk Show. But please remember, these sights are best viewed before or after the Kiosk Show - not during!
1. The Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Humanity
Okay, so this doesn't sound too techie, but wait. The library's main attraction for more than 60 years has been the Mapparium:, a world-famous, three-story, stained glass globe. Visitors cross a bridge and actually enter the sphere. It was designed and built by Boston architect
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200 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston, MA
Hours: Exhibits, Shop, and Reference Room
Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thursday and Friday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Closed Monday (except certain holidays). The Library will be open on Columbus Day (Monday, October 11), from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission fee: general admission: $5.00
Seniors (62 and over), students (with ID), youth (6-17): $3.00
Children under 6: Free
For more info:
Phone: 1-888-222-3711 or 1-617-450-7000
Website: www.marybakereddylibrary.org
2. The MIT Museum
The MIT Museum is the place to explore over 150 years of education and research at the forefront of science, engineering and technology. The museum's mission is to share the creative energy of MIT, to think outside the box and to stimulate an understanding and appreciation of the meanings of scientific and technological innovation in the modern world.
The Museum's galleries feature ongoing and changing exhibitions on science and technology, architecture and design, and oceanography and ship design. You'll find high-tech artifacts, intriguing scientific instruments, historic photographs, amazing holograms, even ingenious kinetic sculptures.
Location: The MIT Museum
265 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA
Hours: Tuesday through Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday noon to 5 p.m.
Closed Mondays and holidays
Admission fee: Adults: $5.00
Youth (ages 5-18), students, and seniors: $2.00,
Children under 5: Free
Free the third Sunday of each month
Location: MIT Museum's Compton Gallery
MIT Museum
Building 10, Room 150
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA
Hours: Monday through Friday 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission fee: Free
Location: MIT Museum's Hart Nautical Gallery
55 Massachusetts Avenue, MIT Bldg 5
Cambridge, MA
Hours: Daily 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Admission fees: Free
For more info:
Phone: (617) 253-4444
Website: web.mit.edu/museum/
3. Museum of Science
The Museum of Science is a world-renowned educational institution with over 400 interactive participatory exhibits featuring live animal and physical science demonstrations, courses, traveling exhibits, a computer center, the Mugar Omni Theater, and Charles Hayden Planetarium. More than 500 interactive exhibits let visitors explore the world around them. The Museum offers a number of special exhibitions & theater shows throughout the year, including The Lord of the Rings Picture Trilogy - The Exhibition - through Oct. 24, 2004. This is about the technology of the making of the films (would be of high interest for techies!).
Location: Museum of Science
Science Park
Boston, MA
Hours: Regular: Daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (until 9 p.m. Fridays)
Summer and school vacations: Daily 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. (until 9 p.m. Fridays)
Admission fee:
Exhibits: Adult: $14.00; Senior: $12.00; Child $11.00
Omni: Adult: $8.50; Senior: $7.50; Child: $6.50
Planetarium: Adult: $8.50; Senior: $7.50; Child: $6.50
Laser: Adult: $8.50; Senior: $7.50; Child: $6.50
Contact the museum for rates when attending two or more attractions.
Children under 3 are free
For more information:
Phone: 617-723-2500
Website: www.mos.org
4. Larz Anderson Auto Museum, The Museum of Transportation
This museum will appeal to car lovers, history buffs and those who enjoy a good stroll outside. Thanks to the foresight and generosity of Larz and Isabel Anderson, this unique museum holds and cares for America's oldest collection of automobiles. The collection highlights the rapid development of the automobile and related technologies as well as societal changes which filled the early years of the 20th century.
The original estate, named Weld, was designed as a summer retreat for the Andersons. Upon her death in 1948, Isabel Anderson left Weld to the Town of Brookline to be used for public recreation, charitable purposes or public education. The Anderson residence, too costly to maintain, was demolished. The Larz Anderson Auto Museum is located in the Carriage House. Visitors can enjoy self-guided walking tours to view the colorful fall foliage as they rediscover the Weld grounds. There are current-day pictures of the Park to help you find areas of interest along with historical pictures of the estate.
Location: Larz Anderson Auto Museum
15 Newton Street
Brookline, Massachusetts
Hours:Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Museum is open on most Monday holidays.
Admission fees:
Adults: $5.00
Seniors and students: $3.00
Children under 18 and over 6: $3.00
Children under 6: Free
For more information:
Phone: 617-522-6547
Website: www.mot.org
5. Harvard Museum of Natural History
The HMNH galleries presenting both permanent and changing exhibitions that draw from the collections of the parent museums. The botanical galleries feature the internationally acclaimed Ware Collection of Blaschka Glass Models of Plants, known as The Glass Flowers. This unique collection of over 3,000 models was created by the glass artisans, Leopold Blaschka and his son, Rudolph. The commission began in 1886, continued for five decades, and represents more than 830 plant species. The zoological galleries feature examples of animals ranging from the earliest prehistoric creatures, including fossil invertebrates, reptiles and dinosaurs, to today's mammals, birds and fish from around the world. Exhibition highlights include pheasants once owned by George Washington, the Triceratops type specimen and the world's only mounted Kronosaurus, a 42-foot-long prehistoric marine reptile. The mineralogical and geological galleries include sparkling displays of gemstones in both rough and cut examples and an exceptional selection of meteorites. Another gallery highlight is the recently acquired 1,600 pound amethyst geode from Brazil.
Location: Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA
For more information:
Phone: (617) 495-3045
Website: www.harvard.edu/museums
Admission fee: General admission includes all exhibits
Adults: $7.50
Seniors: $6.00
Children (ages 3-18): $5.00
[Editor's note: Info Touch Technologies became Tio Networks in April 2006.]
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