Free tours of the Arnold Arboretum Saturdays at 10:30, Sundays at 1 p.m., and Wednesdays at 12:15 p.m. through November. arboretum.harvard.edu
Free tours and tastings at the brewery between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Mon. - Thurs., plus Saturdays (the tours leave every 45 minutes or so). On Fridays, tours continue through 5:30 p.m.
With more than 450,000 works, the MFA can keep you busy for a lifetime of Wednesdays, when it's free from 4 to 9:45 p.m. Read more.
Enjoy strolling Olmsted's parks any day of the week. Or try one of the free walking tours, Sundays, 1 to 2:30 p.m., through October. Read more.
Though some events are free to members only, the Old South Meeting House also hosts free ones for nonmembers. 617-482-6439, oldsouthmeetinghouse.org
Free tastings in theSouth Boston Waterfront brewery weekdays are at 4 p.m.; there is an additional tasting at 2 p.m. on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Read more.
Attucks was of African & Native American descent & had fled to Boston after escaping his enslavers. Here are some great examples of African-Americans' accomplishments: http://bet.us/BHM
