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Post by cici on May 14, 2018 21:26:29 GMT
Hi everyone, I need some advice I will be going to Boston on Wednesday and coming home Saturday. Can anyone tell me the top things to do in Boston with limited time? If you have any experience with Boston please give any helpful tips you can. Museums are ok, but I wouldn't want to spend the whole day inside, even though it looks like rain all week! Also, is Boston easy to walk my knees are only so so.
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Post by christine58 on May 14, 2018 21:27:46 GMT
Aquarium
Quincy Market
Outdoor Holocaust Memorial breathtaking
Duck Tour great way to see the city
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2018 21:33:14 GMT
Neptune's Oyster Bar in The North End...get the lobster roll
Outdoor Holocaust Memorial
Lots of concrete...be careful with your knees.
It is one of my favorite cities. I adore Boston.
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Post by luckyjune on May 14, 2018 21:38:54 GMT
Little Italy. We walked the neighborhood around the Old North Church at night and it felt like we were on a movie set. We asked a local about finding good Italian food. He said you can't go wrong with any little Mom and Pop joint, and he was right.
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Post by Really Red on May 14, 2018 21:45:44 GMT
I love love LOVE Boston. I'd start at Boston Common and walk the red brick line. It takes you to all the important historical places (you can pick up a free brochure). You can stop as much as you want (best bars anywhere are in Boston!) and it's such an easy walk. Flat and pleasant.
You really see everything with this little self-guided tour.
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2018 22:05:42 GMT
Little Italy is The North End...and you definitely cannot go wrong with any small restaurant there.
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Post by motherlemur on May 14, 2018 22:19:01 GMT
Where are you staying? That will help us figure out what’s nearby and how to get you around 😀. Boston is a great walking city
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cici
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Post by cici on May 14, 2018 22:38:10 GMT
Staying at Kimpton Nine Zero Hotel Tremont St.
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Post by papersilly on May 14, 2018 22:57:20 GMT
We did a girl's trip to Boston last October and it was a lot of walking! So much to see and do. Thank goodness most things were close so between walking and taking the train, we got to do a lot.
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Post by peabay on May 14, 2018 23:01:38 GMT
Totally do the Freedom Trail!
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on May 14, 2018 23:19:00 GMT
I went on a girls' trip with my MIL, two of her sisters, and two other ladies last fall. We stayed in the Customs House which was an awesome location. Drinking wine on the rooftop at sunset and again late at night with all the lights from other buildings twinkling was very cool.
We ate at Union Oyster House for lobster, The Black Rose for classic Irish breakfast, Quattro for Italian in the North End, Mike's Pastry for cannoli, and several places in Quincy Market -- plus more I can't recall. We rented a Tahoe one day that was dropped off at our hotel and drove through some of New Hampshire via Kancamagus Highway to see some covered bridges, headed over to Maine to go to LL Bean in Freeport, and ended that day dining at DeMillo's on the Water in downtown Portland. The combination harbor tour and hop-on-hop-off trolley allowed us to get the overview of the city and its history in one day of touring. And I highly recommend a shopping trip at Primark for super cheap clothes & shoes. We almost had to buy a suitcase to bring the stuff home -- as it was, I carried a huge shopping bag on the plane!
I loved Boston and would go back again in a heartbeat!
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Post by hop2 on May 14, 2018 23:20:06 GMT
Aquarium Quincy Market Outdoor Holocaust Memorial breathtaking Duck Tour great way to see the city I’ll second that |
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Post by J u l e e on May 14, 2018 23:23:00 GMT
Public Garden!
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Post by supersoda on May 15, 2018 0:23:59 GMT
We were just in Boston last weekend for a few hours during a layover. We took the ferry from the airport across the harbor, which was a nice intro to the city. DH has been before and said his favorite thing was a dinner cruise in the harbor.
We walked part of the Freedom Trail. We saw Faneuil Hall, which I found just a little too commercial, but we passed some cute markets along the way. We also saw the Holocaust memorial mentioned above, which was quite moving. We did the tour through Paul Revere's house but thought it was a little underwhelming. We also went through a church and a cemetery along the trail and enjoyed visiting both.
We stuffed a lot into our few hours, but I'd love to go back when we've got more time. Enjoy your trip!
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Post by not2peased on May 15, 2018 1:12:01 GMT
the one museum you shouldn't miss is the isabella stewart gardner museum. The freedom trail is a must (check groupon for tickets-my favorite it histrionic academy) I would also do the hop on and off trolley thing to save your knees and see a lot of cool stuff. Make sure to do faneiul hall, the north end, and I would also be sure to go to the seaport. the redline is easy peasy so if you wanted to, you could take the red line into cambridge, as well as to the seaport with a stop at boston common. Legal seafood harbourside is pretty cool if you like seafood.
the prudential is a great place at night for a cocktail before going out on the town.
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Post by beebee on May 15, 2018 2:07:32 GMT
I haven't seen Old Ironsides mentioned yet. That's a great tour!
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Post by Woobster on May 15, 2018 2:09:52 GMT
Do a Segway tour of the Freedom Trail! It's really cool... And so much fun!
We enjoyed the Duck Boat tour as well.
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Post by Basket1lady on May 15, 2018 2:21:51 GMT
My favorite museum is the Kennedy Library. Second is the Adams house in Quincy (pronounced Quinn-zy).
The National Park Service has an office in the historic area. They give an awesome tour of the Freedom Trail.
If you have s car, I highly recommend the Lexington/Concord visitor center. Lexington has lots of little shops. Concord has Walden Pond and Orchard House. Walden is an easy walk around the pond, or you can just see the recreated house. Orchard House is Louisa May Alcott’s House.
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Post by smginaz Suzy on May 15, 2018 2:31:02 GMT
What do you like? If you are literary, get outside Boston to Walden Pond, Sleepy Hollow cemetery (where Hawthorne, Thoreau, Alcott, Emerson are buried), Alcott's house, and Concord and Lexington.
If you like sports, you have to at least do the Fenway tour and hang out on Yawkey Way even if you don't have tickets to a game. And Wahlburgers has a location right around the corner if you are into that kind of thing.
Harvard Yard is a great stroll, as is along the banks of the Charles bordering the school.
Cross the Boston Marathon finish line on Boylston Street as it is permanently painted on the street.
Granary Burying Grounds/Boston Garden/Boston Common can all be done together.
As has been said, anything in the North End. Mike's Pastry for a cannoli although Modern Pastry almost right across the street is wicked good too.
And of course history is everywhere you look.
Rent bikes or hire a pedicab if you need a break from walking. Boston is a walking city.
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