With the effervescent economy, a number of new ventures have found a home near Harvard. Most of these strolls aim to combine a strong sense of the past with a good deal of present-day scenery. Try WalkBoston's Shawmut Peninsula Walk, for example. Those who fancy bricks and brownstones might consider one of the daily, regularly scheduled walking tours offered from May through October by the volunteer guides of Boston By Foot, a nonprofit educational corporation that promotes public awareness of the city's architectural heritage. Anyone who gets hooked and wants to become a volunteer guide can register for the organization's annual training sessions, which begin in April.
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Once the browsing is done, the area continues to offer adventures and explorations of many kinds. Other Harvard museums have special educational programs for preschool up through junior high students this spring. Younger visitors and their families should also consider the Museum of Science. The enveloping Omni Theater, meanwhile, will dive into the world of Dolphins in March. This 174-acre expanse of lawns, pools, trees, and many striking monuments remains an active cemetery, and visitors are therefore asked not to bicycle, rollerblade, or picnic on the grounds.