I've spent this last weekend before classes start doing some fun things around Boston with my brother, who came to visit. Always a fan of fun things that fit neatly into my grad student budget, I'll share with you two great entertainment options in our fine city that cost me a grand total of $6 and provided hours of fun. I learned some new things too!
First on the list: the USS Constitution museum. Part of the city's Freedom Trail, this museum is located in the Charlestown Navy Yard. A $3 donation is suggested, which is used to help directly fund the museum. The amount of history present in this space is well worth your donation, and who can resist a tour of a battleship built in 1797?! Do you know why she's called "Old Ironsides"?
http://www.ussconstitutionmuseum.org/
Second on the list: the MIT Museum. Admission is only $3 for students (and is free on Sunday mornings between 10am and noon if you get out of bed early). They had an enlightening exhibit on artificial intelligence, as well an exhibit of holograms. Rounding it out was a room filled with tiny fragile machines created by a scholar who calls himself half artist and half engineer. And of course you can learn about the history of MIT by strolling through a room filled with remnants of this great institution's legacy. Overall, I was very impressed.
http://web.mit.edu/museum/
Check them out!
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