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1 John F. Kennedy space program and
Library and Museum the founding of the
Peace Corps. The
Columbia Point, Dorchester. Tel (617) combination of
5141600. JFK/U Mass. Open 9am– artifacts, displays,
5pm daily. Closed Jan 1, Thanksgiving, and television
Dec 25. & 7 8 9 footage evoke both
∑ jfklibrary.org
the euphoria of
The soaring white concrete “Camelot” and the
and glass building of the John numb horror of
F. Kennedy Library stands the assassination.
sentinel on Columbia Point, Two of the
near the mouth of the Boston president’s brothers
Harbor. Exhibitions chronicle are also recognized Lowland gorilla with her baby in the simulated natural
the 1,000 days of the Kennedy for their contri bu environment of Franklin Park Zoo
presidency and include a tions to American
recreation of the Oval Office. history. Within the Kennedy 2 Franklin Park Zoo
Kennedy was among the first Library, the recreated office 1 Franklin Park Rd. Tel (617) 5415466.
politicians to grasp the power of Attorney General Robert F. Forest Hills. @ 16 from Forest Hills
of media. The museum takes Kennedy touches on both his subway. Open Apr–Sep: 10am–5pm
full advantage of film and video deft handling of race relations Mon–Fri, 10am–6pm Sat–Sun; Oct–
footage to let the president’s and his key advisory role to Mar: 10am–4pm daily. Closed Jan 1,
own words and images tell his his brother. Adjacent to the Thanksgiving, Dec 25. & 7
story, including his campaign library, the Edward M. Kennedy ∑ zoonewengland.com
for the Democratic Party Institute for the United States
nomination and landmark Senate opened in 2015. Tours, The zoo, originally planned
television debates with exhibits, and a fullscale as a small menagerie, has
Republican opponent Richard recreation of the U.S. Senate expanded dramatically over
M. Nixon. Gripping film clips Chamber in Washington, D.C., the past century and long
capture the anxiety of nuclear promote understanding of ago discarded caged enclosures
brinksmanship during the the legislative process and in favor of simulated natural
Cuban Missile Crisis, as well as celebrate Kennedy’s 46 years environments. Lowland gor illas
the inspirational spirit of the as senator. roam a forest edge with caves
for privacy, lions lounge
around a rocky kingdom while
zebras, ostriches, and giraffes
are free to graze on open
grassland. Bird’s World, a
structure dating from the zoo’s
1913 opening, features a free
flight cage with dozens of
species of birds. Youngsters
can interact with farm animals
in a small petting zoo. A new
children’s zoo is scheduled to
open in 2017.
3 Arnold Arboretum
125 Arborway, Jamaica Plain. Tel (617)
5241718. Forest Hills. @ 39.
Open sunrise–sunset daily. Visitors
Center: Open 10am–5pm Thu–Tue.
Closed public hols. 7 8
∑ arboretum.harvard.edu
Founded by Harvard University
in 1872 as a living catalog of
all the indigenous and exotic
trees and shrubs adaptable to
New England’s climate, the
Arboretum is planted with
more than 15,000 labeled
Dramatic, modern structure of the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum specimens. It is the oldest
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