The Traveling Wheelchair

Boston City Hall Public Works One City Hall Square Boston, MA 02201 Phone: 617-635-4000 http://www.cityofboston.gov/publicworks/ Recently my mom, Ric, Tony and I traveled to the Massachusetts Transportation Building in City Plaza located at Ten Park Plaza  so I could apply for a MBTA Blind Transportation Access (TAP) CharlieCard which allow passengers who are blind/visually impaired  to ride [...]

2 Luscombe Ave Woods Hole, MA Phone: 508-548-0125 After touring Woods Hole Science Aquarium and dining at Landfall Restaurant in Woods Hole my friends, aunt and mom came upon Candy Go Nuts. Candy Go Nuts is located right in front of Landfall Restaurant; it’s a shop that sells candy and ice cream. We all had a taste for [...]

71 Water Street Woods Hole, MA 02543 Phone:  508-457-3100 http://www.phusiongrille.com/index.html Recently my roommate, Josh, our friends Kellie and Kevin, my Aunt Nancy and my Mom planned to go to Old Silver Beach. Due to rain we changed our mind and headed to Woods Hole Science Aquarium located in the Village of Woods Hole. While strolling along the [...]

188 Court Street Plymouth, MA 02360 Phone: 508-746-2222 http://book.bestwestern.com/bestwestern/productInfo.do?propertyCode=22050 My friends and I headed back to Plymouth in search of a hotel within wheeling distance from the Historic Plymouth Waterfront that has a wheelchair accessible room with a roll-in shower. Nearly one million tourists visit the Historic Plymouth Waterfront every year and many are in [...]

739 Washington Street Quincy, MA Phone: 617- 479-7900. http://www.uss-salem.org/ After returning from  Georges Island my mom, Tony, Ric and I headed to the USS Salem for a tour. The USS Salem is a US Navy Heavy Cruiser Gunship and is the ONLY remaining ship of its type in the world! I would love to board just the [...]

180 Water Street Plymouth, MA 02360, Reservations: 1-800-395-7046 Telephone: (508) 747-4900 Website: http://www.radisson.com/plymouthma With nearly one million tourists visiting the Historic Plymouth Waterfront every year, we thought it would be good to review some of the local hotels for wheelchair accessibility. The second hotel we visited was the Radisson Hotel Plymouth Harbor. This hotel is not directly [...]

98 Water Street Plymouth, Ma  02360  Phone: 508.746.6200 Toll Free: 800.332.1620 or http://www.governorbradford.com/ After visiting Plymouth Winery, my mom, Kellie, Kevin and I headed to Governor Bradford Inn. With nearly one million tourists visiting the Historic Plymouth Waterfront every year, we thought it would be good to review some of the local hotels for wheelchair accessibility. Governor [...]

Charlestown Navy Yard 1 Constitution Road Bldg. 5 Charlestown, MA 02129 Phone: 617-242-5670 http://www.history.navy.mil/ussconstitution/index.html Thursday, when my mom, Kellie, Kevin and I were reviewing Charlestown Navy Yard & Tall Ships, we saw a long line of visitors waiting to tour the USS Constitution. I didn’t bother to wait in the long line for I knew [...]

126 Water Street Plymouth, MA 02360 Phone: 508-746-0012 http://www.plymouthantiquariansociety.org/historic.htm The Hedge House, built in 1809 is a beautiful historic mansion located on the Plymouth waterfront. Local merchants lived in this house in the early years of our nation. It’s open for tours Wednesday-Sunday; 2 – 6 pm; June through August. SADLY Hedge House is NOT wheelchair [...]

72 Water Street Plymouth, MA 02360 Phone: 508-746-5110 After visiting the Peacemaker – The Twelve Tribes Tall Ship and Mayflower II and enjoying some ice cream at Mayflower Take-Out in Plymouth, my mom, friends and I headed back to our van. We passed by Mayflower General Store that is located on the historic Plymouth Harbor [...]