STEM: Boston

Follow a portion of the red brick trail that lines Boston's sidewalks and visit some of the most important historical sites of the American Revolution and the Abolitionist movement. This 2.5 mile walk, beginning at the Boston Common and ending at the Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown, also includes the site of the Boston Massacre, Paul Revere's house, and the Old North Church.

Welcome to Bean Town! Explore the city known for its baked beans, cream pie, and a certain famous tea party. Walk down Newbury Street’s upscale boutiques and outdoor cafés and past million dollar Victorian brownstones in Boston’s historic Back Bay neighborhood. Continue on to Beacon Hill, with its narrow streets, brick sidewalks and desirable living; it is also the site of Massachusetts’ state government. From there, stroll through Boston’s Public Garden, the first public botanical garden in the United States, to see its famous swan boats, diverse collection of plants and flowers and impressive statues.

Founded 16 years after the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth, America’s first university boasts eight US presidents and 48 Nobel laureates as graduates. Visit the venerable campus grounds. Check out the largest academic library in the country. And cross Harvard Yard to learn why the John Harvard monument is also called the “statue of three lies.” Rumor has it, rub his left foot for good luck!

Before there were Crimsonites (otherwise known as the kids from Harvard University) there were dinosaurs, reptiles, birds, mammals, fish, plants, gemstones and meteorites. Find them all, and more, in Harvard University’s Museum of Natural History. And don’t miss its phenomenal collection of Blaschka’s glass flowers—so intricate you’d think they were the real thing.

Experience life-sized, hands-on Quests that will challenge your brain and your body, but most of all they challenge your ability to work as a team as you face both frustration and fun together. Quests are fast-paced, and failure is almost guaranteed -- but each failure brings you closer to ultimate success!

Sitting on Boston Harbor the New England Aquarium is one of the most innovative aquariums and is credited with revolutionizing the modern aquarium experience for visitors. See exotic fish, octopus, sharks, jelly fish, penguins and more all in simulated natural environments and walk up the ramp that encircles the giant ocean tank full of turtles, sand sharks, sting rays, moray eels and hundreds of colorful tropical fish.

View Boston is a 360 degree observation deck offering breathtaking and orienting views from high above the heart of Boston. The observatory will encompass the top three floors of Prudential Tower.