What are the fun things to do in Boston while we're on vacation?

Question

We're all 27 and we have no idea what to do around here for fun.

Answer 1

Ok, if you're looking to get the most sights and sounds in, then start your vacation off with walking the Freedom Trail. It deal with the Revolutionary War and Paul Revere's Ride. Next, the Duck Tours. To get tickets, you need to go to the Prudential Center Mall where they have signs leading to the kiosk. Also, the Observation Deck in the Prudential Tower is nice.

If you want to do a bar/pub crawl, the best place is Fanueil Hall/Quincy Market area. They have some nice little stores there. Newbury street is the big shopping place in Boston, and ranges from the moderately priced, to the "if you have to ask, you can't afford it."

Looking for great Italian food, go to the North End, which is on the opposite side of Fanueil Hall. Take in a Red Sox game. These tickets can be a little expensive, but worth it, it's the oldest and smallest ball park in the country, and really has you close to the game no matter where you are...or you could just take a tour of Fenway Park.

Outside of Boston, you have the U.S.S. Constitution, the nation's oldest commisioned warship. It's really interesting to hear about it's history, and funny to know that if we really needed to, the President could call on the ship, and it would go to war. Also, Salem is about a 30-45 minute drive north of the city. It's best to go during the Spring/Summer months, once the Fall comes it gets busy there. The Witch Museum is very interesting, as well as the pirates.

Really, Boston is centered around history, but it also has a lot of general fun things to see and do. I hope this helps.

Answer 2

Get in a cab and go to the Union Oyster House for dinner. It's the oldest continually operating restaurant in the US. It's a tad pricey (2 people cost us $50 - but one had lobster), but it is so worth it! Take your camera! It's a great area!

You can also take a drive to Salem. It's 30 minutes north of Boston and there are lots of pirate and witch museums to see!!! :)

Have fun! :)

Answer 3

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

In Boston, Fanuiel Hall / Quincy Market is a must. It’s a little touristy now, but still a place to revel in history while eating and shopping to your heart’s content.

Freedom Trail as well, except don't walk the whole thing. Just hit some of the highlights. Go to the old North Church, Old South Meetinghouse, Paul Revere’s house, and the nearby Cemetery to see John Hancock and other famous people tombstones.

If you like museums, the MFA (Museum of Fine Arts) is one of my favorite in the world (that and the Musée D'Orsay in Paris). Museum of Science is pretty neat too. The New England Acquarium is also fun.

If you like Baseball, you might be able to catch a Red Sox game. You can probably get tickets cheap now that they'll probably be out of the pennant race by then. ;-)

If you like to shop, go to the shops at Prudential Center / Copley Plaza. Also, be sure to walk down nearby 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 want to kick back while others give you a tour, take one of the Boston Duck tours. Y'all should like this. Here's the link for more info.

http://www.bostonducktours.com/



If you want to wander outside of Boston (like if you have a car),

There's also

Salem (north of Boston),
Bunker Hill memorial in Charlestown (and you can climb it)
Old Ironsides (USS Constitution) in Charlestown,
Lexington and Concord (where it all started) out Route 2 (about 30-40 min away).

Be sure to have a meal at a restaurant in Boston’s famous Italian North End. It's excellent!

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

As for hotels, just use expedia and hotels.com first to gauge prices. Then use priceline to get your room. I've had wonderful luck w/ priceline over and over again for Boston.

As you might be able to tell, Boston's one of my favorite cities. Hope you have a fantastic time!

Answer 4

If you like shopping, check out Newbury Street. If you like bars, go to the North End (and there's great Italian too), Cambridge square is fun, always cool to check out Harvard if you 've never been. You can visit Cheers on the Boston Common. --And this may sound lame to 27 year olds, but you can take the trolley tour, at least it let's you off at desirable locations throughout the city. Don't forget to stop at Emerson College and say hi to my alma mater.

Answer 5

Go to the Blue Man Group at Charles Playhouse, Go to the Hardrock Cafe, Go to a Red Sox Game, Go shopping at Quincy Market or Fanueil(spelling?) Hall

Answer 6

museums,duck boat and Legal Seafood restaurant. Take a ride up the coast. Go to the pier see if a band you like is playing and have some Dunk-in Donuts.

Answer 7

Fenway park is really cool, even for an A's fan. This is coming from a Yankees fan.
O, and don't forget to go to Cheers!

Answer 8

pass to Fenway. you will like it. See Harvard (in Cambridge a short practice holiday away) See MIT pass to Cheers Bar pass to Faneuil corridor marketplace place pass to Copley sq. purchase "Yankees Suck T shirts" If all else fails, do one yet another.

Answer 9

go to a red sox game, go shopping, go out to eat