Great Deal: Boston Citipass
Dateline: 04/09/98
Now there's a less expensive way to see some of Boston's best-loved attractions.
The Wall Street Journal reported this week that starting May 8, Napa, California-based CitiPass, Inc. will begin offering a multi-site ticket book to four museums, the New England Aquarium, and a view of the city, for half the price of admission to each separate site.
The ticket books cost $26.50, $20.50 for seniors, and $13.50 for kids ages 12 through 17. CitiPass books are available at all of the featured attractions.
Here's a quick look at the participating sites and some special reasons to visit them this spring:
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum displays fine works of art in a 15th-century Venetian-style palazzo. It's hard to decide which is more breathtaking this time of year--the paintings inside or the flowering courtyard outside. Here's an added savings opportunity--clip the coupon at their site to save 10 percent on purchases over $25.00 in the Museum Shop.
The John F. Kennedy Library and
Museum captures the spirit and history of "Camelot," with exhibits, video
presentations and special lectures and events that vividly portray the life and legacy of
one of America's most celebrated leaders. Three new exhibits open this month
at the museum: a permanent exhibit featuring the leadership role played by the President's
brother, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy; The Civil Rights Movement in 1963, a new,
special display open through September featuring actual documents from the Library’s
archives chronicling the leadership role of black civil rights leaders in 1963; and
Art and Ceremony at the White House, a special exhibit through September demonstrating the
use of diplomatic occasions by President and Mrs. Kennedy to promote and spotlight the
African Independence Movement.
Spectacular views of the city draw visitors to New England's tallest building, the John Hancock Observatory. In addition to the views, the observatory offers six educational and fun multimedia shows, including "Boston 1775," a laser and sound show that portrays the revolutionary stirrings in colonial Boston. New this spring--a Headlines Exhibit will allow visitors to relive some of Boston's most famous and infamous events of the past 100 years as told through the front pages of the Boston Globe and Boston Herald.
Boston's Museum of Fine Arts is home to masterpieces through the ages. Through May 17, a bit of the original England comes to New England in a special museum exhibit: "A Grand Design: The Art of the Victoria and Albert Museum." The special pieces on loan from England's Victoria and Albert Museum--the world's largest decorative arts museum--include more than 250 diverse works of art from 26 countries. Works on view will include decorative art, painting, sculpture, design, fashion, photography, textiles, furniture, books, and manuscripts.
The Museum of Science boasts more than 400 hands-on exhibits from a to z... astronomy to zoology that is!The Omni Theatre shows films on a four-story screen. Now showing: "Everest." Save $1.00 on "Everest" admission by completing a quick online survey.
See sea lion shows; 2,000 species of exotic fish, sharks, and sea turtles in the giant ocean tank; and a penguin colony at the New England Aquarium. Spring is a wonderful time for a whale watch, and the aquarium's Voyager II offers guided trips to discover the earth's largest mammals.
Have a great trip!
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