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Traveling with Children Electricity DIRECTORY
Boston is in general a child­ Electricity flows at 110–120
friendly city, boasting its volts, and a two­prong plug is Travel Safety
own Children’s Museum used. Non­U.S. appliances will Australia: Department of
(see p77), as well as numerous need an adaptor and a voltage Foreign Affairs and Trade
other museums and a variety converter. Most hotel rooms ∑ dfat.gov.au/smartraveller.
of attractions that offer inter­ have hairdriers, as well as gov.au
esting hands­on exhibits sockets for electric shavers. UK: Foreign and
and activities for children Commonwealth Office
(see pp168–71). ∑ gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice
Families with children will
find that the casual and fast­ US: US Department of State
∑ travel.state.gov
food restaurants cater best to
their needs, with menus often Tourist Information
tailored to children’s tastes
and appetites. Children are Cambridge Office for Tourism
welcome at most of Boston’s 4 Brattle St., Cambridge.
restaurants, however. Tel (617) 441­2884, (617) 497­
1630, or (800) 862­5678.
∑ cambridge-usa.org
Traveling on a Budget Cycling along the Charles River Booth at: Harvard Sq.
Responsible Tourism Greater Boston Conven tion
Boston hosts a large number and Visitors Bureau
of free attractions, exhibitions, Long considered one of the 2 Copley Place, Suite 105. Tel
and performances. For details, U.S.’s most environmentally (617) 536­4100 or (888) 733­2678.
consult the websites of The conscious cities, Boston ∑ bostonusa.com
Boston Globe and the Boston continues to gain national Booths at: Boston Common, Map
Magazine (see p158). acclaim for its forward­thinking 1 C4; Prudential Center, Map 3 B3.
Students from abroad should policies, such as requiring all
purchase an Intern ational taxicabs to go hybrid by 2015. Travelers with
Special Needs
Student Identity Card (I.S.I.C.) It is easy to be green while
before traveling, since there in Boston. Recycling bins have Society for Accessible Travel
are many discounts available become quite common, and and Hospitality
to students in Boston. The most new buildings boast Tel (212) 447­7284. ∑ sath.org
I.S.I.C. handbook lists places Earth­friendly features with VSA (Very Special Arts)
and services offer ing discounts respect to energy, lighting, Massachusetts
to card­holders, including and water supplies. The organi­ 89 South St. Map 2 D5. Tel (617)
hotels, hostels, museums, zation Boston Green Tourism 350­7713. ∑ vsamass.org
tours, attractions, restaurants, aims to guide visitors toward
and theaters. The Student green­certified hotels, Traveling on a Budget
Advantage Card is a similar restaurants, and shops, and International Student
card available to all American the whole “green movement” Identity Card (I.S.I.C.)
undergraduates. has spread throughout the ∑ isic.org
city’s economic landscape. Student Advantage
Thousands of college ∑ studentadvantage.com
students help boost the area’s
environmental causes, as do the Senior Travelers
passionate masses that make a
living off of the region’s seacoast American Association of
and farms, while selling their Retired Persons (A.A.R.P.)
wares at community farmers’ Tel (888) 687­2277. ∑ aarp.org
International Student Identity Card, markets or family­owned shops. Road Scholar
recognized student I.D. in America Seasonal farmers’ markets pop Tel (800) 454­5768.
up everywhere, from small town ∑ roadscholar.org
Senior Travelers
parks to Boston’s City Hall Plaza Responsible Tourism
Anyone over the age of 65 is (see p64). The best way to check
eligible for various discounts when and where the next event Boston Green Tourism
with proof of age. Contact will be is to consult www. ∑ bostongreentourism.org
the American Association of massfarmers markets.org. For
Retired Persons for further a permanent destination, the Useful Websites
information. Also the interna­ family­run Wilson Farm (www. Boston Magazine
tional senior travel organization wilson farm.com) has been ∑ bostonmagazine.com
Road Scholar, offers group luring visitors to Lexington Boston.com
vacations, courses and (see p121) for its fresh apples, ∑ boston.com
events in Boston. corn, and pumpkin since 1884.

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