Bookmarks for Mensans

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

Social Web - Lists people, places, and events occurring in Worcester County.
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.