Are there museums, historical sights or other things to do when you don't need to be at the hospital?

Boston is rich with cultural and historic activities.

• There are tickets available at the Cox Information Desk for free or reduced-price admission to a variety of area museums, such as the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, the Children's Museum, the Museums at Harvard University, the MIT Museum, the New England Aquarium, the Old South Meeting House, Paul Revere's House and the Museum of Fine Arts.
• If you have the energy to do a bit of walking, you can stroll through our colonial history and Revolutionary past on the Freedom Trail. The trail is well marked so that visitors can easily find their way around to the 16 most important sites throughout the city.

• For further information, go to: Freedom Trail
• If you have less energy, there are many guided tours available.

• One of the best is called the Boston Duck Tour.

• Riding in a restored WWII era DUKW Amphibious Vehicle, you will get a guided tour of the Freedom Trail, and then go for a "swim" down the Charles River;
• For details, go to: Duck Tours;
• You can also try the Old Town Trolley.

• For more details, see: Trolley Tours;
• and, there are lots of other good tours as well.
• Beacon Hill is also home to the Black Heritage Trail, a walking tour that explores the history of Boston's 19th century African American community.

• For more information, see: African American Museum.

You may also consider taking a day trip to Salem (of Witch Trial infamy), to the seaport town of Gloucester, or to the lovely New England towns of Rockport, Ipswich, or Newburyport.

• As part of the MBTA system, there are commuter rail trains leaving from North Station on their way up the coastline to Cape Ann;

• Salem is a 1/2 hour trip; Rockport is 1 1/2 hours from Boston.
• Don't forget, you can take the Partners shuttle from MGH to North Station on the Navy Yard bus. (See, "Getting Around Boston" on the sidebar for further details)
• Or, you can head south to Providence, Rhode Island, which is only about an hour away.

• The Providence Line leaves from South Station;
• you can take the Red Line "T" from the Charles/MGH station, across the street from the Yawkey Building -- 5 minutes and three stops later, you'll be at South Station.
• The Commuter Rail fares are quite reasonable; and, you may be eligible for discounted fares if you are a senior, retired or active duty military, or the like.