The Tufts University Medford campus is located just four short miles from the city of Boston, and half a mile from Somerville's Davis Square.
Museums - Boston has a wide variety of excellent area museums that appeal to many interests:
- USS Constitution Musuem - http://www.ussconstitutionmuseum.org/
- Old State House - www.bostonhistory.org
- Museum of Afro-American History - http://www.afroammuseum.org/
- Boston’s Children Museum - http://www.bostonkids.org
- Isabella Stewart Gardner - www.gardnermuseum.org
- Museum of Fine Arts - www.mfa.org
- John F. Kennedy Presidential Museum & Library - www.jfklibrary.org
- New England Holocaust Memorial - http://www.nehm.com/
- The Institute of Contemporary Art - http://www.icaboston.org/
Attractions – Are you interested in exploring the great City of Boston? Here are some great places to start:
- Boston Duck Tours - : www.bostonducktours.com
- Freedom Trail - : www.thefreedomtrail.org
- Faneuil Hall - http://www.faneuilhallmarketplace.com/
- Beacon Hill - http://www.beaconhillonline.com
- Boston Common - http://www.cityofboston.gov/freedomtrail/bostoncommon.asp
- Cheers Beacon Hill - www.cheersboston.com
- Granary Burying Ground - http://www.celebrateboston.com/sites/granary.htm
- Fenway Park - http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/bos/ballpark/index.jsp
- Spectacle Island - http://www.bostonislands.org/isle_spectacle.asp
- Newbury Street - www.newbury-st.com
- Downtown Crossing - http://www.downtowncrossing.org/
- Prudential Center - www.prudentialcenter.com
- New England Conservatory - http://www.newenglandconservatory.edu/
- Bunker Hill Monument - http://www.cityofboston.gov/freedomtrail/bunkerhill.asp
- Copley Place - http://www.simon.com/mall/mall_info.aspx?ID=784
Restaurants & Nightlife - If you are interested in sampling some of the local cuisine, watching a comedy show, or dancing the night away, here are some good places to start:
- Atlantic Fish Company - www.atlanticfishco.com
- Durgin Park - www.durgin-park.com
- L'Espalier - www.lespalier.com
- Top of the Hub - http://www.topofthehub.net
- Davios - www.davios.com
- Avalon - www.avalonboston.com
- Improv Asylum - http://www.improvasylum.com/home
- The Black Rose - www.irishconnection.com/blackrose.html
*These are just a sample so please go to:
Boston.com for exciting things to do in Boston, Massachusetts
http://citysquares.com/somerville/davis-square for exciting things to do in Somerville, Massachusetts