What do the microwave, telephone, small pox innoculation, and modern surgery all have in common? Take the Innovation Odyssey tour, and you'll find out that they were all invented right here in Boston and Cambridge! This two-hour tour includes visits to the Telephone Museum, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University, and MIT. As you travel from site to site, the tour guide/actor brings the stories of brilliant scientists, financial wizards, and computer prodigies to life in a performance filled with humor, fun, and history. • Hours: Apr-Nov: 2nd Sat of each month, 2pm • Ages: 11 and up

A Financial District bar. On Thursday and Fridays, they have free sliders during happy hour. It never gets too crowded so you can converse freely and have some personal space. It's a solid restaurant bar that you can depend on to unwind after work. Voted one of Boston's Hottest Singles Scene in Stuff At Night magazine! Enjoy a relaxing after work Aquatini. Workers in the area enjoy half price off food from 5-9 pm on Tuesdays and there is an Open Mic night for all music enthusiasts. For booking of the Function Hall: Please contact the function coordinator anytime before 5:00 at (617) 720 4900 to discuss your function requirements

A night club spot that's not too far from Fanueil Hall.

Looking to shake your moneymaker? This Financial District hotspot greets patrons with a Celtic cross and neon-adorned windows. With multi-leveled sections and a chill pub section, Trinity Bar & Nightclub offers a bevy of entertainment options with live music up top, a laid-back bar area on the main floor and a dance club on the lower level. Great place for the young, collegiate crowd and Financial District professionals looking to unwind and mingle with a like-minded crew looking for a fun evening out.

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Located at 148 State Street, conveniently nestled between Faneiul Hall and the Financial District, McFadden's Saloon is a rockin' establishment in Boston to combine both work and play. Offering lunch, brunch, dinner, crazy nightlife or an exciting place to watch a sports game, the many facets of McFadden's will never disappoint you or let you leave with out a smile. Two floors of DJ music playing Thu.-Sat.

Just across the way from Quincy Market, the Purple Shamrock attracts an older crowd of regulars relaxing after work, while a younger crowd drops by on weekends before a heavy night out. A wide selection of draft beers (about a dozen) and specialty drinks (chocolate cake martini $8) are available after 9:30pm. During the day, the menu ranges from fried calamari to buffalo wings (both $7), but if decisions aren't your strong point, you can always opt for the Shamrock Sampler ($12), a platter of menu favorites. Check the website for info on live music and events. This section contains information from Harvard Student Agencies' Unofficial Guide to Life at Harvard. Purple Shamrock is the happening place for trivia night on Mondays at 8:00 pm. It is one of the best in the area with the great food, the twenty one and over crowd and the cheap, cheap drink specials!

This is a great place to go if you want to hang out but not dance, featuring relaxed music mixes by Party Ben. The atmosphere is comfortable, you can take your friends or a date. The decor had textured white columns, dark wood furniture with black trim for the bar and tables, rich red seating in the lounge area. Wednesday nights they have a Frank Sinatra impersonator, which you think might be a bad thing, but this guy is excellent and is worth the trip alone. You really have to stop by sometime just to hear him, take my word for it. DJs keep the action moving on the dance floor on the weekends. Red Sky is below the Millenium Hotel in Faneuil Hall. (Why is it at a different address then?)