Post-Conference Excursions

Wednesday, June 16, 2004

The Original Boston Shoreline, A Walking Tour

Time: 9am-1pm (approximate)

This excursion is full; no late registrations will be accepted.

The tour starts at 9 AM at the Old State House next to the National Park Service Visitor Center in Boston.  

Directions from MIT by subway:
Take the Red Line inbound to downtown Boston (any train to Ashmont or Braintree).  Get off at the DOWNTOWN CROSSING station (the third stop after Kendall Square).  Go right and then up the escalator to the platform for the Orange Line towards OAK GROVE.  Take the Orange Line to the next stop, STATE STREET. Take the escalator and stairs up to State Street.  Leave on the right side of the building, which is the Old State House.  You should see the National Park Service Visitor Center.  We will gather at the benches there.

Your guide on this unique adventure will be Michael Noga, the MIT Science Library Collection Manager.

Harvard University Library Tours

The following libraries will offer tours for NAAUG participants: Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Law School Library, Harvard-Yenching Library, Widener Library, and Harvard College Library Technical Services Department. Times, directions, and registration information.

Whale Watch

Time: 8am-1:30pm

Registration is closed.

We will meet at 8:00am in front of the MIT Coop in Kendall Square and travel by public transportation to the New England Aquarium where we will board the boat.

Temperatures are generally 15 degrees cooler out on the water. Wear or bring:

• A waterproof poncho or raincoat and layered clothing
• Rubber soled shoes (ABSOLUTELY NO HEELS)
• Hat, sunglasses, and sunscreen
• Cameras