what is there to do in boston??

Answer 1

Catch a lobster, cook it and eat it.

Answer 2

There is a hell of a lot to do in Boston from seeing Boston Common and the Public Gardens to Fanuiel Hall and Quincy Market. Also the is the freedom trail which takes you around most of the historical sites of the city. The duck tours are good fun, but I am not sure if they run in the winter. There are alot of decent pubs in Boston especially around the Haymarket area.

Answer 3

Depends on what you're looking for...

Boston is a center for American History. There is a red line painted on the ground that goes for about 3ish miles - I think. It goes in a circle around the city to all the historical sites and is called "The Freedom Trail".

Go see the USS Constitution as well. (It's free!)

People will say the Museum of Science but that place is like a huge day care center...lots of kids running around. Faneul Hall is a cool place to spend a day shopping - it's also on the Freedom Trail.

If you like art, the Gardner Musuem is better than the Museum of Fine Arts. But both are worth seeing...

Celtics and Bruins if you want to watch sports...

Harvard Square is cool....

There's a very active night life as well. Let me know if you have any questions.

Answer 4

Fanuil Hall/haymarket a must. Eat Italian in the North End.( All encompassed by the Freedom Trail Ride). Grew up there and never did it until i took my kids back. Great time.

See the Boston Commons. Go Ice-Skating.
Restaurants: Top of the Hub, No-Name (Seafood)

Museum of science and aquarium are great. See a Bruins or Celtics game.

Answer 5

If you are a forest lover, you could go see the Arnold Arboretum. It gets millions of visitors a year. Go their website.

Answer 6

go to cambride and havard, go see old ironsides and in brookline go see president kenndys birthplace,go to felines basement for shopping bargains

Answer 7

Did you know that it is also called the "Bean Town" ? In the earlier days beans baked slowly in molasses , became a favorite dish among Bostonians. Did you know also that it is one of the oldest cities in the USA being founded in 1625?

It is the city of firsts !

1. Boston Commons = oldest public park in the USA. It is located in the heart of the city.

2. Harvard, University= first university in the USA. It is across the Charles River in Cambridge.

3. First public library created in 1653,
I dont know if this still persists.
No mention of it in my readings.
Same as with the high school &
kindergarten.

4. First High School for Girls, 1825.

5. Nations' First kindergarten, 1860.

6. First Subway in the Country, 1897

7. First Annual Boston Marathon, 1897
This is a 26.2 mile ( 42.2 km) held
annually.

8. Hosted the first game of Baseball's
World Series
=Boston Pilgrims ( Boston Red Sox)
& Boston Pirates played the game in
Boston in 1903. Boston won the series
5 games to 3.

Did you know that it has the largest population among the 6 New England states? It has 5.8 million people.


BOSTON TODAY:
65 colleges & universities
Aside from Harvard, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is also world famous.

Fenway Park: where Boston Red Sox play, it is the oldest ballpark in major league baseball. It is also known as the Green Monster

Aside from the oldest, the parks, it has museums.
1. Museum of Fine Arts
Location: Huntingdale Avenue,
Fenway District
2. Museum of Science

World's Great Symphonies:
1. Boston Pops, plays at spectacular fireworks each year at Independence.
2. Boston Symphony Orchestra

Yahoo travel slideshow:
NEWSBURY STREET:
= lined by cafe terraces, Boston's premier
shopping street.

John Hancock Towers:
= 62 storey building. What is interesting is that it has10,000 panels of mirrored glasses.

George Washington Statue:
= Spring Public Garden
= it is surrounded by beautiful tulips

Green Line T
= commuter train

New England Aquarium

Bunker Hill Monument
Monument Square

Barking Crab Restaurant
Location: Waterfront & Seaport District

Hoods Milk Bottle Cafe at the Children's Museum
Fort Point Channel

John F. Kennedy Library & Museum

Paul Revere House

Revolutionary Cannons
Location: Cambridge Common, Cambridge

Financial District
Location: can view it from
Northern Avenue Bridge
Waterfront at Fort Point

Holocaust Memorial
Location: Blackstone Black
near Faneuil Hall
Faneuil Hall
Location: Downtown

Christian Science Church
has nice view in winter

Boston Public Garden
Washington Statue

Cheers established 1895

Back Bay Area
= nice houses

Top 10 attractions in Boston as suggested by Yahoo travel:
1. Freedom Trail ( www.nps.gov/bost )
Free 90 minute walking tour led by National
Park service rangers along the heart of
Freedom Trail.

= 16 historical sites
= see the website it has 4 Chapters

CHAPTER 1: Revolution of the Minds & Heart
: starts at Boston Common
: State House
: Park Street Church
: Granary Burying Ground
Location: adjacent to Park Street Park
Great Americans interred
a) John Hancock
b) Paul Revere
c) James Otis
d) Robert Treat Paine
e) Samuel Adams
f) victims of Boston Massacre

: King's Chapel & Burying Ground
possess one of the most elegant
Georgian church interiors of the
colonial era
: Burying Ground
John Winthrop, colony's 1st governor,
as well as the gravestone that inspired
Nathaniel Hwathorne to write The
Scarlet Letter
: Franklin Statue & First School Site
Location: Courtyard of Boston's
Old City Hall, first portrait erected
in Boston

CHAPTER 2: The People's Revolt,1771 & 1775
: Boston Tea party & Bostons
Massacre
CHAPTER 3: Neighborhood of Revolution
: Paul Revere Mall & House
CHAPTER 4: Boston goes to war

2. Boston Duck Tours
Location: 3 Copley Place
www.bostonducktours.com
Open: Mondays-Sundays, 9am-sunset
= World War II Amphibious landing
vehicle
Isnt this exciting? First expect to be
greeted by the CONDUCKTORS &
narrate about the tour. It is all about
cruising about the places that make
Boston the birthplace of freedom & the
city of firsts. It starts with the State
House like the starting point in
Freedom trail to the Bunker Hill & the
TD Banknorth Garden, Boston
Common & Copley Square to the
Big Dig, Government Center to the
fashionable Newsbury Street,
Quincy Market to the Prudential
Tower after this ============
the Splashdown to the Charles
River, for a breathtaking view of
Boston & Cambridge skylilnes.

TICKETS: Adult: $26.00
Adult tour: $22.00
( group is 20 or more,
excluding children)

3. Museum of Fine Arts (1896-present)
Location: 465 Huntington Avenue
Website: www.mfa.com
See the schedules.
Usually opens at 10 am, Mon-Sun
closes on holidays.
Ticket for adult: $15.00
It is one of the finest musuems in the
USA. Read the reviews at yahoo travel &
this is what they say about this place.
One review said that it is comparable
to the Louvre of Paris. It has an
Egyptian room which is described as
beautiful & the vicarious feeling of being
in Egypt. It is accessible by the T, which
is their train ( from Cambridge & down-
town). You can walk to the Prudential
Tower, Back Bay & Kenmore Square.

4. Boston Common
Location: Tremont St. & Boylston St.
( bound by Tremont, Beacon, Charles,
and Boylston Streets)
Open 24 hours
Website: www.cityof boston.gov/
freedomtrail

: oldest park in the USA
: start of the Freedom Trail


5. Faneuil Hall Marketplace
Location: 4 South Market Building
www.faneuilhallmarketplace.com
hours vary
This is a 5 building complex which
includes the Quincy Market. It is where
you can chose from 100 places to eat &
shop at this historic site. It has been in
Boston for 250 years.
The Quincy Market Colonnade, one of
the visited food halls in the world.
Includes:
Sams Cafe at Cheers
McCormick & Schmick's Plaza III
Rustic Kitchen
= 40 eateries
= dine at beautiful glass canopies
& have coffee outdoors.

It is a 5 minute walk to the New England
Aquarium, The Children's Museum,
The Old State House, Paul Revere's
House.
It is a part of the Freedom Trail.

6. Museum of Science
Location: 1 Science Park
Opens: Saturday to Thursday, 9am-5pm
Friday, 9am-9pm
Website: http://www.mos.org/

Exhibit centers: $16.00 for adults
$4.00 for IMax, needs
exhibit center ticket

What do you expect to see here?
You will see the planetarium & IMax movie
theater & has a storey Van de Graaf gene-
rator producing 2.5 million volts.
What is their latest attractions?
The Anatomical Exhibition of
Real Human Bodies

Dont worry you dont have to go out to
eat? They have a food court which serves
buffet on Sunday lunch & cocktails on
Friday nights.



7. Prudential Center
Skywalk Observatory

Location: 800 Boylston St.
Opens daily: 10am-7 pm
( depends on the season)
Website: http://www.prudentialcenter.com/
play
Entrance fee: $10.50

What is so interesting about this
center?
It offers a breathtaking view of the
city & surrounding areas. On a clear
day, you will be able to appreciate the
mountains of New Hampshire.
It has a museum which offers infor-
mation on the geography of Boston.
You can also shop & dine in this
place.

8. Public Garden
Location: Arlington St & Boylston St.
Opens dawn to dusk , Monday to Sunday
Website: http://swanboats.com
Adults: $2.75

It is just located across the Charles
St from the Boston Common. This has
elegant landscaping.
This is the first botanical garden in the
USA establisehd in 1837.
The swan boats cannot operate on
rainy, windy or extremely hot days. It is
a 15 minute ride. These are wheel chair
accessible & animals arent allowed.
This is accessible to the Green Line
Arlington Station of the MBTA. It is a 4
minute walk to the garden.


9. North End
Location: Hanover St. & Prince St.
Website: http://cityofboston.gov/
neighborhood

This is the site of the Old North
Church & the Paul Revere house.
This narrow street is home to
Italian restaurants& pastry shops.
This is a where most tourist go & it is
hear the waterfront.
Reviews says it is clean & very
European. The Mike's pastries is
Italian pastries suggested in the
reviews. You can stroll at the
Christopher Columbus Park.

10. Cheers Beacon Hill
Location: 84 Beacon St.
Open daily except Christmas, starts at
11:00 am.
Website: http://www.cheersboston.com/
The Beacon St. Bar, is the inspiration in
the Cheers television series. Which ran for
11 years & won awards.
Mr. Thomas Kershaw is the CEO of the
Hampshire House Corporation. He is the
dynamic force into it since 1969.
It has a new Faneuil Location!