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I am having relatives over from Italy to visit us in America. I live in the North East U.S. I am looking for suggestions of places to take them to. Any ideas?
I am having relatives over from Italy to visit us in America. I live in the North East U.S. I am looking for suggestions of places to take them to. Any ideas?
New York City (Statue of Liberty), or if that's too busy, try Long Island.
If Boston is OK, hit the Natural History museum at Harvard (the Glass Flowers will entrance anyone) and perhaps the Museum of Science.
Depends on what you want. If you want to see large installations of "art" NYC is pretty much the go-to. If your relatives like geology, natural science, etc, I would suggest that you head for Harvard, and if you have any kids in the group that would enjoy demonstrations of scientific concepts (even 60+-year-old kids), it's hard to beat Boston's Museum of Science.We were thinking of going to a large museum in NYC or Boston, which city has better museums?
Yes, I meant Mystic Seaport which if I read the map correctly is not in Mystic, but in West Mystic across the Mystic River. When I was there there were some college kids building a full size tall ship. They were very enthusiastic and I enjoyed listening to their descriptions of the work they were doing. I don't know if that is an on-going project or it is finished. I was there more than twenty years ago.I live in Mystic, Connecticut. Every summer, thousands of tourists come in to walk around our little "quaint" village. If you do come by, please tell me what the heck it is that people do while they are here! (Other than photographing themselves under the sign of Mystic Pizza).
Actually, as Jimmy mentioned, there's the Mystic Seaport, which is a recreation of a colonial whaling port in the manner of Sturbridge Village and Colonial Williamsburg. Fans of boats, model boats, and maritime history generally love it. There's whale-watching outings, but sometimes they're just seal-watching. It's conveniently halfway between NY and Boston, and right off the interstate.
Yes, I meant Mystic Seaport which if I read the map correctly is not in Mystic, but in West Mystic across the Mystic River. When I was there there were some college kids building a full size tall ship. They were very enthusiastic and I enjoyed listening to their descriptions of the work they were doing. I don't know if that is an on-going project or it is finished. I was there more than twenty years ago.