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     genres are held on Hampton Beach,
     capped off each Wednesday with a   TOP 10 MONEY-SAVING TIPS
     display of fireworks at 9:30pm.
         UConn Dairy Barn Tours,
     8
         CT
     MAP D4  •  Horsebarn Hill Rd, Storrs
     •  860 486 2634  •  Open 10am–4pm
     daily  •  www.animalscience.uconn.edu
     Visit the University of Connecticut
     dairy herd and watch the afternoon
     milking. Ice cream from their milk
     is sold at the adjacent Dairy Bar.

                               Red Sox team member
                               1  In Boston, BosTix booths at Copley
                               Square and Faneuil Hall sell discounted
                               theater, music, dance, and comedy
                               tickets. www.artsboston.org.bostix
                               2  The Red Sox farm-team games in
                               Pawtucket, RI cost much less than a
                               game at Fenway. www.pawsox.com
                               3  MBTA weekly passes offer big
                               savings on subway and bus fares in
                               and around Boston. www.mbta.com
                               4  Many museums and hotels offer
                               discounts to seniors, students, or
                               members of AAA.
                               5  Most museums offer a period of
                               free admission each week. Check
                               their websites for details.
     Budweiser Brewery Experience  6  Purchase fuel from Tuesday to
                               Thursday for the week’s lowest prices.
         Budweiser Brewery
     9                         7 Purchase cheap lunches or picnic
         Experience, NH
                               ingre dients at farmers’ markets.
     Opened in 1970, the Merrimack site   8  The America the Beautiful Pass
     nestled in beautiful countryside is   covers admission and fees at more
     the company’s largest New England   than 2,000 federal recreation sites.
     brewery. The complimentary tour   www.nps.gov/findapark/passes.htm
     traces the process of making   9  The $3 Cabot Cheese Factory Tour
     Budweiser beer “from seed to sip,”   in Cabot, VT, includes free samples.
     and over 21s have the opportunity to   10  Eat an affordable lunch instead
     sample some of the products at the   of dinner at one of New England’s
     end. Visitors also get the chance to   top restaurants.
     meet the world-famous Budweiser
     Clydesdale horses (see p118).        Farmers’ market
                                                apples
         WaterFire, Providence,
     0
         RI
     Braziers floating on canals create a
     magical aura around the Providence
     waterfront for concerts and citywide
     celebration. Check the website for
     the schedule of events (see p72).





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