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We were scheduled to go on a whale watching tour this morning, but due to the windy and rainy conditions it was cancelled sadly. The whale watching was another option on the Go City Pass, so thankfully we didn’t lose any money. Since we could not go out on the ocean, we decided to hit the aquarium instead!
Ever since Evelyn was just a baby she loved going to aquariums. We would take her to the Shedd Aquarium every few months and each time she was fascinated with the fish. We would hold her up against the glass at age one and she would just watch the fish until our arms got tired. When she got a bit older, she would sit in her stroller and be content to watch the same fish exhibit all day if we let her. Everyone she saw one swim by She would yell, “ish, ish!!”
The New England aquarium was great! They had some amazing exhibits. Of course, I took a ton of pictures, so I’m not going to post all of them on here and bore you to death, however I feel post a few favorites.
My absolute favorite exhibit was the Octopus. Normally, when I see the octopus exhibits I might get lucky and get a glimpse of a tentacle sticking out or something mundane like that. This little fella, however, was feisty! He was swimming all over the tank and changing colors! It is something that I will never forget. I was amazed and I was lucky enough to have a front row seat right next to the glass to watch the whole thing. One of these days I hope to experience one of these magnificent creatures in its natural habitat.
They have very large penguin and seal habitats. The seal one is outdoors and the penguin one takes up the whole middle of the first floor. I think penguins are so adorable, but man do they smell!
Evelyn has been fascinated with jellyfish ever since she was a tiny tot, so her favorite exhibit is always the jellyfish displays.
They have a massive sting ray touch exhibit!
After the aquarium visit, we went to one of my favorite burger places. Wahlburgers!! Oh man, if you have never tried a Wahlburger than you are missing out. Their buns are out of this world. We finally got one about an hour from us, and thanks to covid I have not gotten a chance to eat there yet. Hopefully soon!
Right down from Wahlburger’s is the famous Fenway Park. Home of the Boston Red Sox. As part of our Go City Pass, we signed up for a tour of Fenway, and even though I abhor the Red Sox I was still excited to see it. I Grew up a Yankee fan, then converted to a Cubs fan when I moved to Chicago. I Still follow my Yanks though, different conferences so it’s definitely allowed!
Did you know that Fenway is the oldest baseball park? Followed by Wrigley and then 50 years later Dodger stadium. Out of all the things we did in Boston, this tour was my favorite. I loved every minute of it.
Fenway was built in 1912, and since that time has been remodeled and added onto many times. One addition is the Green Monster. It is a 37-foot- high green wall added onto left field. The wall is original to the ballpark, but extra seating was later added to the top of the wall. Fenway is one of the smallest professional ballparks and over time they had to get creative to add seating. The Green Monster is the highest wall in the major leagues. In honor of the green wall, the Red Sox’s mascot is a big furry green monster named Wally.
The “red seat” at Fenway signifies the longest home run in franchise history. This seat is located 33 rows up in the right field bleachers and marks the spot where Ted Williams supposedly hit the furthest home run in this history of the ballpark.
Next up is the visitor’s locker room. To get to the field from the locker room you must walk down a long tunnel. Sadly, we were not allowed to see the Red Sox locker room.
As you know, we went in March right before the start of the season. The workers were busy getting the field ready for opening day!
On top of the stadium is a large 7,000 square foot garden designed to provide over 6,000 lbs of organic produce to the fans each year.
The seats have changed a lot in the 100 years or so since the park opened.
After viewing all the stadium, and I mean pretty much everything besides the home team locker room, there is a museum at the end that goes over history of the park and baseball.
If you are ever in Boston, take this tour!!! You won’t be disappointed.
