I will be in Boston Mass. this summer for 5 weeks, what should I see / do while I'm there?

Question

I will be in Boston Mass. this summer for 5 weeks, what should I see / do while I'm there?

Answer 1

Freedom Trail. Walk it. Get a guide pamphlet from your hotel or book a bus tour. Walking is best, though.



Paul Revere House.



Old North Church.



Old State House.



Faneuil Hall Market.



Fenway Park.



"The Pru" (Prudential Tower) Observation deck on the 50th floor.



"Plywood Plaza" (John Hancock Tower -- old heads will recognise the plywood reference.) This one is 60 stories.



Boston Common. For what it's worth, you can still graze cattle there -- and they do once a year to preserve the right.



Public Gardens. Ride the Swan Boats.



Aquarium.



Museum of Fine Arts. Go back, you'll need a few days to take it all in.



Science Museum. Don't miss the Hayden Panetarium.



Children's Museum. For kids of ALL ages!



Eat at Durgin Park. Rudest wait-staff on the planet. It's an act, so don't take it personally -- and they take as well as they give. The Indian Pudding is to DIE FOR.



Eat at The No Name Restaurant. Great seafood on the cheap. Seafood chowder is the best in the city known for it. Don't try and find it, just jump a cab from South Station or any downtown hotel.



Eat at Legal Seafood. Local seafood chain, reasonably priced and very good.



Go to The Clam Box in Ipswich, about 30 miles north of Boston. Best fried clams on the planet. Expensive as fast food goes but there are none better anywhere.



Shop on Newbury Street. Lots of interesting boutiques and one-off restaurants.



Eat pizza in the North End. Anywhere will do. Pizzeria Regina on Thacher is worth looking for. There's also on in the Faneuil Marketplace.



And that's just for starters. ;)

Answer 2

the aquarium, the museum of science, harvard square, Boston Commons, Fanuel Hall, there's sooooo much stuff. Check out the following links. http://www.mbta.com/ will give you the schedules and routes for the MBTA (mass bay transit authority). http://www.wizeguides.com/wizeguides/... will show you the stops for the subway and has a listing of sites and attractions. The latter is a great interactive site. Don't bother trying to drive into Boston. Parking is outrageous, the traffic will kill you (almost literally), and it's so easy to get lost with all the one-ways etc. You can get nearly anywhere on the T.

Answer 3

i will agree with the freedom trial.. and at night there are so many bars within walking distance!



we had no car but took the subway and then a train to go to the town of salem for a day ..that was pretty cool lots of musems and history.



on both the freedom trail and in salem there is a red line on the street that will take you to the tourist stuff follow the line so you dont get lost! there are also many trolleys that for a fee will drive you to the spots on the freedom trail so you dont have to walk it.



we also took a subway and walked around harvard one day (so i can now say i was at harvard!)



there are many fun things to do... but the resturants in the financial district do close on the weekend.. we learned that the hard way!

Answer 4

If you're into that kind of thing, the New England Aquarium is a must-see! It's right off the subway -- the Aquarium stop, of course.