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Wear comfortable walking shoes and get off to an early start with a walk through the Public Gardens to the Boston Common. (If the Swan Boats are sailing, be sure to take a ride.) Sample a few of the highlights on the Freedom Trail, making sure to stop at the Old Granary Burying Ground, and tour the Athenaeum. (The Children's Reading Room is much more fun than it sounds, and the whole building reeks of Boston's love affair with learning.)
Stroll up to Beacon Hill to Mt. Vernon Street and Louisburg Square, stopping along Charles Street for a coffee and a little boutique browsing. In the afternoon, cross through Government Center to Faneuil Hall (peek into the building known as the "Cradle of Liberty"), and traverse the long arcades of Quincy Market, always lively indoors and out. The food court here is a good choice for an inexpensive lunch or dinner. Drag yourself away from the shops at Quincy Market, and continue across to Rowes Wharf and the Aquarium docks for an afternoon or late-evening harbor cruise.
You could skip the cruise and take the Aquarium walk along Atlantic Avenue to the North End and have some first-rate Italian food on Hanover or Salem streets. Hail a cab or one of the horse-drawn carriages that park near Quincy Market for a last dose of old-world charm.
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