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This luxury vessel sets sail from the Boston Harbor Hotel for daily, three-hour lunch and dinner cruises. The menu includes choices such as salmon, sirloin filet, veal cassoulet and stuffed chicken while the wine list has been recognized for excellence by Spectator Magazine. A live jazz band entertains you during your meal and plays dance music afterward. From the romantic outside deck, you can enjoy views of the skyline and the harbor island lighthouses. A two-hour moonlight cruise departs at 12:30am during summer months.

A program of Boston Cares, Boston Young Active Hands (BOOYAH) offers exciting and rewarding team-oriented opportunities for students and families to engage in community service that fit their lifestyles, schedules, and interests. BOOYAH creates positive social and personal change by: Empowering youths and families with opportunities to make a difference; Instilling young people with life and leadership skills that are essential to them in becoming socially responsible adults; Placing young people in opportunities where they are viewed as valuable assets; Creating waves of young activists who will help shape future generations of volunteers.

Originally on Province Street in Downtown Crossing with origins dating back to the 1940s, The Littlest Bar has reopened in a new--and slightly larger--location on Broad Street in the Financial District. Proprietor Paddy Grace closed the infamous original locale two years ago after issues with a high-rise condo development in Downtown Crossing. The new spot, covered with old-school memorabilia including photos and a letter from former Boston mayor Ray Flynn, also shares a kitchen with The Times Irish Pub & Restaurant. Small-size order of fish and chips, anyone?

Boston Light on Little Brewster Island is part of the Boston Harbor Island National Park area, is the site of America's first lighthouse. Originally built in 1716, it was demolished by the British during the American Revolution, and rebuilt in 1783. The beacon from Boston Light blinks every ten seconds and can be seen for 27 miles on a clear night. 3-1/2 hour guided tours of the lighthouse and Little Brewster Island are led by the National Park Service Rangers, the US Coast Guard, Friends of the Boston Harbor Islands and the Coast Guard Auxiliary. The three and a half hour "soft-adventure" offers a 30-minute narrated harbor tour highlighting the maritime traditions of Boston Harbor and its islands. From the ferry you can see the park's three lighthouses: Graves Light, Long Island Head Light, and Boston Light. Each lighthouse site is included on the national register of historic places. Once on Little Brewster, spend two hours to explore the island, meet the lighthouse keeper, learn about the light's history, and discover island life, past and present. A climb up the 76-spiral stairs and two ladders to the light's beacon offers a view of the working lighthouse and second-order Fresnel lens which lights the way for ships and is seen up to 27 miles away on a clear night. On a clear day there are also views of the Boston skyline, the Boston Harbor Islands, and Massachusetts Bay. Many families bring a picnic to the island and enjoy a relaxing lunch. Facilities: Telephones and bathrooms are not available on the island. A bathroom is available on the new high-speed 100-passenger boat which provides the harbor tour. There are beverages available on the boat however families may wish to bring their own food and drinking water since none is available on the island. All trash must be brought off of the island. Restrictions: Children must be at least eight years of age or 50 inches tall to climb the tower. Each child must be accompanied by a parent. No pets or alcohol are allowed on the boat or the island. Smoking and open fires are not permitted. Visitors may not enter the keeper's house on the island.

J.A. Stat's has one aim, and that is to bring an upscale restaurant and bar to the Financial District not only for the thousands of after work suits roaming the streets in search of a cocktail, but for the new denizens of downtown that are cropping up as quickly as their luxury condo buildings. The food is basic and upscale comfort. The cocktails are a'plenty.

Join the New England Aquarium and WTA aboard the Voyager III for a high-speed trip to Stellwagen Bank to view some of the largest and most spectacular creatures on earth! Our naturalists narrate as you leave Boston Harbor before describing the whales in their natural habitat. Whale sightings are guaranteed! The Voyager III is a 113' high-speed catamaran designed specifically for whale watching. With the most outside viewing space of any Boston whale watching vessel, multimedia displays, two snack bars, and restrooms, the New England Aquarium offers the best whale watch experience in Boston.

New England's largest movie screen features 12,000 watts of digital sound and a six-story projection screen. During the week, featured movies are largely ocean documentaries targeted at the under-12 set; on the weekends there's more adult fare, such as the current U2-3D concert film. If you're just interested in a movie and want to skip the New England Aquarium, don't bother waiting in the long line for combo tickets outside: there's a separate IMAX-only line inside the theater that's typically much shorter.

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Located in Boston's Financial District, An Tain is a restaurant and bar that transforms into a loud, funky dance club later in the night. It is trendier and more sophisticated than its neighbors Jose McIntyre's, Coogan's and the Purple Shamrock. As the evening carries on, more music and dancing become a bigger factor at An Tain. Another Pro DJ (David Natola) comes to play a stirring mix of hip hop, modern techno, house and dance music that sends the energy through the rafters. Those who are hip hop lovers! you should not miss Saturday nights here. A line begins early as DJ Steve Aprilli shows how it is done the right way. The proprietor is onsite everyday which makes for a well run, and comfortable atmosphere for everyone. That An Tain can successfully be a dining room, bar and dance club in such a small space makes it a venue worth checking out again and again. Tip: The "No Yankee hats" rule, posted prominently above the bar, is indeed enforced--especially during Sox-Yanks games. Wear at your own risk.