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Fairmont Battery Wharf is not a resort with pool, so you'll be heading back to the room to relax, watch movies, change and off you go again on your merry way. If you're fortunate to have one of the Fairmont Gold level rooms, you'll get breakfast, afternoon snack and late-night dessert for free. The Fairmont Gold room also features games to play, movies to rent and wonderful books on the city geared towards kids.
New England Aquarium
After breakfast, walk along the water some 10 minutes to reach the New England Aquarium. A must-see, the aquarium never fails to enchant, no matter what age. Get here on the early side because it gets crowded quickly, especially on weekends. Before going straight into the main area, veer left to see the displays of jellyfish. You'll be mesmerized by the slow movements of these colorful creatures as they gracefully swim using their tentacles. Then head across the hallway to see the penguins as they stand on the rocks and jump in the water. The highlight of the aquarium is the six-story cylindrical tank that you view as you walk up the circular ramp to the top. Stop to see the large stingrays, sharks, fish, and my personal favorite, Myrtle the Turtle. No one's quite sure of her age, between 70 and 80 years old, she's been here since the aquarium opened in 1969 and weighs over 500 pounds. Also visit the side cases on each floor to find such exotic sealife as unicorn fish and the leafy sea dragon, which looks like a floating piece of seaweed until you spot its eyes. Adjacent to the aquarium is an Imax Theater with the largest screen in New England. So for an additional cost, you can see a flick.
Historic Boston
After a five-minute stroll, you cross the Greenway and arrive at Quincy Market, a fun spot for lunch. The line-up of food stalls include chowder, lobster rolls, Greek salads, sushi, Chinese food, pizza, you name it. Then grab a seat in the center atrium and save room for dessert, homemade cookies just out of the oven at Boston Chipwich. In summer, you can dine outside and watch performers like jugglers, magicians and mimes showcase their talent. You can also grab half-price theater tickets at the nearby kiosk, preferably for a play that evening at the dazzling Boston Opera House, originally built in 1928 and now a favorite spot for traveling Broadway plays.
Constructed in 1742, Faneuil Hall was a market where country folk could bring their produce into town and is now part of the red-lined Freedom Trail. Take a 90-minute tour of the Freedom Trail with National Park Rangers at the Boston National Historical Park Visitor Center, 15 State Street. The red line painted on the pavement not only takes you to many monumental sites of the past like the USS Constitution and Granary Burying Ground, final resting spot of Samuel Adams and Mother Goose, but brings you into some of the city's most cherished neighborhoods, like the centuries-old brick brownstones and village squares of Beacon Hill.
Institute of Contemporary Art
Another day, head to the Seaport District and the glass-enclosed fourth-floor atrium of the new Institute of Contemporary Art building. The eye-pleasing view takes in the harbor as well as the downtown skyline, best seen from this vantage point. Inside, the permanent exhibition includes one of Cornelia Parker's signature suspended sculptures, Hanging Fire (1999), and a delicate round rug, Pom Pom City (2002), woven by Mona Hatou.
Harbor Walk & Children's Museum
Behind the ICA and hugging the shores is the start of South Boston's section of the HarborWalk, a pedestrian-only path that can lead all the way back to the Fairmont Battery Wharf. Watch the planes fly into Logan and see the mega-yachts lining the docks.
Continue along the HarborWalk on the same side of Fort Point Channel to the newly refurbished Children's Museum. Inside, floating pieces of plywood, much like magic carpets, tower to the ceiling in a climbing structure. There's also KidPower, an exhibition devoted to encouraging good nutrition and an active healthy lifestyle through biking and basketball.
Museum of Science
For any child with a healthy dose of curiosity, it's hard to beat the Museum of Science. Kids can experience the lightning show in the Thomson Theater of Electricity, say hello to the three-story-high Tyrannosaurus Rex, and dismantle computers all day long. Investigate! helps children think like scientists, developing questions, finding evidence and drawing conclusions from such activities as exploring the human body. Or visit the solar system at the daily star shows offered at the Charles Hayden Planetarium.
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