P&C Visits Boston, MA

Highlights

Boston Children’s Museum: Beantown’s first “green” museum features Our Green Trail, a hands-on exhibit on the eco-friendly innovations of the building, and more.

Boston Common Frog Pond: This kid-centric part of the city’s legendary park (the oldest in the country) offers ice skating in winter, a wading pool in summer, and a carousel spring through fall.

Freedom Trail: Visit 16 historic sites on foot. At cityofboston.gov/freedomtrail, download a map of the trail, or join a guided tour hosted by the Freedom Trail Foundation.

Boston Fire Museum: Vintage gear! Historic photos! Heroic stories! Free!

Good Eats

Wagamama: A global sensation, this budget, healthy pan-Asian chain opened its first U.S. branch here in historic Faneuil Hall Marketplace.

Flour Bakery and Cafe: A tantalizing variety of pastries.

Legal Harborside: Casual waterfront dining — great lunch spot! Fishpond activities for kids on weekends.

Where to Stay

Budget: Kimpton Hotels. Take 15% off the nightly rate at any of the three Kimpton hotels in Boston. Just use the code “PC15” at checkout on their website.* (Click here for more P&C deals and savings!)

Splurge: The Four Seasons Hotel Boston is within walking distance of many of the city’s major attractions and on the edge of Boston Common. The Kid-Kation package includes sundae-making with the ice cream man, bathrobes and slippers for the whole family, a cookie-baking class, and more!

*Valid Thursdays through Sundays from Memorial Day through Labor Day in 2012; must be booked by May 1, 2012; subject to availability; cannot be combined with any other offer. 

Samantha Brody is the senior editor for Parent & Child.

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Photos, from top: Oscar Williams, courtesy of the Boston Children's Museum; Samantha Brody