Thanks to:
Vicky Farmer for compiling and checking links.
Bill Hees for making revisions.
David Fox for adding links.
Boston Area Links
Boston and Cambridge Tourism - Boston's
official visitor website. Also includes Cambridge.
Boston Public Library - There's so much going
on here the books seem almost secondary.
Harvard University Libraries and Museums
- From the largest academic library in the world to its acclaimed museums, you
can find it all here.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum -
Mrs. Gardner, who was once called "one of the seven wonders of
Boston," has left a most amazing legacy to the public.
Massachusetts Library &
Information Network - A variety of information and services.
Massachusetts
Registry of Motor Vehicles - Wait in line to renew your
registration? No way!
Massport - Up-to-the-minute information
about Logan Airport traffic, flights, parking & weather, plus ports and
bridges as well.
MIT Museum - Do you know what is 364.4
Smoots plus one ear long? No? You must be new here.
Museum of Fine Arts - Works by the
world's great civilizations and masters.
Museum of Science - Buy tickets and
gifts, visit the online exhibits or learn about upcoming events.
New England Aquarium - What a great place!
WGBH - Schedules, programs,
and educational services from Boston's Public Broadcasting System.
Worcester Area Links
Central Mass. Tourism - Central
Massachusetts Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Worcester Art Museum - Largest art
museum in Worcester.
Ecotarium - Center for environmental
exploration.
Higgins Armory Museum - Arms and armor.
Old Sturbridge Village - Explore early New
England.
Wachusett Mountain - Skiing and more.
Nashoba Valley Winery - Wine, apple
picking, and more.
Tower Hill Botanic Garden - A public
garden.
Cape Cod and The Islands Links
Cape Cod Tourism - Cape Cod & Islands
Visitor Information Network Service.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution -
Has exhibits that are open to the public.
Cape Cod National Seashore - 43,604
acres of shoreline and upland landscape features.
Cape Cod Central Railroad - Scenic
excursion train.
Steamship Authority -
Ferries to Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket.
Maria Mitchell Association - Maria
(Ma-RYE-ah) Mitchell was the world's first woman professor of astronomy.
North of Boston Area Links
North of Boston Tourism - North of
Boston & Greater Merrimack Valley Visitor Information Network service.
Butterfly Place - Up to 500
butterflies.
Minute Man National Historic Park -
Remembering events of April 19, 1775.
Whistler House Museum of Art -
Birthplace of James Abbott McNeill Whislter.
Garden In The Woods - New England Wild
Flower Society.
House of Seven Gables - Oldest surviving
mansion in New England.
Plum Island - Parker River National
Wildlife Refuge.
South of Boston Area Links
South of Boston Tourism -
Massachusetts Tourist Information page for the South Shore.
Plimouth Plantation - An interactive
portrayal.
Adams National Historic Park - Five
generations of the Adams family.
Edaville Railroad - December/January
train ride and display of lights.
Fuller Museum of Art - Brockton's art
museum.
Paragon Carousel - A restored antique
carousel that was used in Paragon Park.
Public Transportation
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority -
MBTA, often called the T.
Worcester Regional Transit Authority
Lowell Regional Transit Authority
Montachusett Regional Transit Authority
Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority
Brockton Regional Transit Authority
Greater Attleboro Taunton Regional Transit Authority
Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority
Martha's Vineyard Regional Transit
Authority
Things To Do - Statewide
Massachusetts Audubon Society - Nature
sanctuaries.
Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition - Bike
paths.
Massachusetts Bowling
Association - Candlepin bowling centers.
Massachusetts Department of
Food and Agriculture - Wineries - Detailed listing of twelve wineries.
Massachusetts
Department of Food and Agriculture - Pick Your Own Crops - Listing by
crop.
Concert Venues
Fleet Center, Boston
The Centrum, Worcester
Fleet Boston Pavilion, Boston
Tweeter Center, Mansfield
Cape Cod Melody Tent, Hyannis
South Shore Music Circus, Cohasset
North Shore Music Theatre, Beverly
Paul E. Tsongas Arena, Lowell
Newspapers
Boston Herald
Boston Globe
Boston Metro
Worcester Telegram and Gazette
Cape Cod Times
The Enterprise (Brockton)
Lowell Sun
Games, Puzzles & Tests
(These sites are all absolutely free!)
American
Crossword Puzzle Tournament - Hosted by New York Times' Will
Shortz. Win Prizes!
Funtrivia.com - "Fighting boredom
since 1994." More than just a trivia site, they also offer jokes and
chat along with many other online games.
Puzz.com - Tests, trivia, puzzles, &
contests.
Thinks.com - Crosswords, anagrams,
trivia, and much more.
2h.com - Test your IQ,
personality or entrepreneurial skills here.
Humor
News of the Weird - Chuck
Shepherd's proof that truth is far stranger than fiction.
The Onion - The hilarious and irreverent
tongue-planted-firmly-in-cheek news service.
PythOnline - I'm a lumberjack and I'm
okay . . .
Rinkworks - Computer Stupidities,
Things People Said, and much more. Set the Dialectizer on "redneck,"
send it to the Mensa page and hold on to your chair.
Reference
Shakespeare Online - Ever
wonder about a Shakespeare quote? Contributed by John Kane.
Alta Vista's
Babel Fish - For those Mensans who don't speak every well-known
language, get your foreign phrases and webpages translated here.
Bartlett's Familiar
Quotations - Deja vu, perhaps?
The Internet Movie Database - Search over
180,000 films by title or actor's name.
MapQuest - Even cat herders need
directions now and then.
Roget's Thesaurus
Search Form - Have you misplaced your thesaurus? Get your words
here!
yourDictionary.com - Currently has
dictionaries in 270 different languages.
World Wide Words - International
English from a British viewpoint.
Miscellany
Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream - New York
Super Fudge Chunk . . . MMMMMM!
The Joseph Campbell Foundation - For anyone
interested in mythology and its role in contemporary life.
Chocolate.org - Why are so many Mensans
chocoholics? This site may offer some explanation. If not, there
are plenty of links to satisfy your cravings.
The Infinite Mind -
Fascinating discussions on intelligence, psychology, and any other topic having
to do with the human mind. Also a wonderful radio program that can be heard on
NPR, with some shows available for RealPlayer.
Literary Traveler - Explore the
places that inspired some of the world's great writers.
The Louvre Museum -
Um . . . I don't really have to explain this link, do I?
Smithsonian Institution
- Every museum from aeronautics to zoology, online shopping, and for the Mensan
who has everything, a Smithsonian credit card.
Some member pages would look good here.
Email your requests!
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