What would you see in Boston?

Question

If you had 4 days, including a weekend, and were staying in a hotel right on the Freedom Trail, what would you see, where would you visit, where would you dine, etc?

Answer 1

The sites on the Freedom Trail are a must-see in Boston. There are some companies that offer guided walking tours and there are a few different trolley companies that tour the city offering "hop on, hop off" access to the historic sites. There is a visitor's center in the Boston Common (near Tremont Street and the Park Street "T" station) that has a lot of helpful information.

There are many great italian restaurants in the North End neighborhood, and nearby that is Fanueil Hall with lots of shopping and restaurants. The Paramount on Charles Street in the Beacon Hill neighborhood has an amazing weekend brunch menu! (http://www.paramountboston.com/pages/home.html)

If you are feeling adventurous and want to take a train ride, you could check out Plymouth (there is a commuter rail train that will take you there) or Quincy (the red line "T" takes you there) which also have many great historic sites. (www.mbta.com)

Boston is a very walkable city and I am sure that whatever you decide to do, you'll have a great time!

Answer 2

Luckily for you, most things are very close. You can almost walk to many things!

In Boston, Fanuiel Hall/Quincy Market is a must.

Freedom Trail as well, except don't walk the whole thing. Just hit some of the highlights. Go to the old North Church, South Meetinghouse and the Cemetery to see John Hancock and other tombstones.

If you like museums, the MFA (Museum of Fine Arts) is one of my favorite in the world (that and the Musee D'Orsay in Paris). Museum of Science is pretty neat too.

If you like to shop, go to the shops at Prudential/Copley Plaza. Also, be sure to walk down Newbury St just for fun and window shop.

Harvard Sq can be entertaining to walk around. Or you can bounce down to MIT and walk those hallways as well. Next to that is the esplanade, where you can walk the Charles River, which is gorgeous in the summer time, walk downtown and grab something to eat near fanueil hall!

You can also get a day pass for the "T" (subway) and ride all over just for fun!




If you have a car, Salem (north of Boston) is not too far.

You might also consider:
visitng Bunker Hill memorial in Charlestown (and you can climb it)
visiting Old Ironsides (USS Constitution) in Charlestown,
JFK library (just south of Boston),
visit Lexington and Concord (where it all started) out Route 2.

For food, well, you're in luck!

Enjoy the seafood! For affordable seafood, No Name's is the place to go. Outside of that, you could do the old reliable Durgin Park @ Quincy Market.

And for italian, there's some fantastic italian food in the south end. (almost any place there is great!)

As you might be able to tell, Boston's one of my favorite cities.

Hope you have a fantastic time!

Answer 3

The Freedom Trail, North End, Tour Fenway Park, Downtown, Science Museum, etc etc etc. . .Ask the hotel for specific ideas based on the dates you're coming to town!

Answer 4

take the duck tour
Eat at legal seafood and Anthony's pier four. Also the parker house is cool
Walk the entire freedom trail, go to the aquarium, see the constitution, visit the museum off science, maybe bunker hill

Answer 5

Stand on the corner of Downtown Crossing and you will see some really f'd up people. It will make you feel 100% better about your life.

Answer 6

Go to the top floor of the Prudential building. There´s a restaurant up there, the view is amazing and it´s free! (aside from what you eat or drink).

Answer 7

the aquarium, charles river, newbury street, hard rock cafe is nice harvard you know all the stuff that gets televised

Answer 8

I would ask at the hotel for suggestions.

Answer 9

see a red sox's game and go down yawky way its awsome. go to some shops and if its in the winter go skating on frog pond

Answer 10

buildings, and go downtown...