Things to do in Boston

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DomeLover3

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So I'm in Boston for two weeks to do a Princeton Review program that will help me improve my SAT scores. Hopefully that'll help with getting me into ND haha. But during my down time I'd like to see some things in Boston, so what do you who've been here think is worth checking out?

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freedom trail...boston harbor...and of course fenway park!!
 
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As mentioned the Freedom trail/ other Revolutionary War stuff is cool. But also you check out the South End for some cool shops/ arts and stuff like that. Great food and awesome place to just walk around.
I'd also check out "Havahd Yahd" and just the university in general.
 
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Definitely hit up the North End, it's up near "the Gahden". Tons of awesome Italian restaurants, I've never had a bad meal there! Also when you're in that area make sure you go to Mike's Pastry, they have the best cannolis I've ever had. Definitely try the Florentine cannoli. It has a sort of caramelized shell that is awesome and the ends are dipped in chocolate.

A lot of people find them cheesy, but I'd take a Duck boat tour. It's pretty cool to get to see the city from the streets as well as the river. The museum of science is really great as well. I haven't been there since I was a lot younger but I remember it being a ton of fun. Check out the Quincy Market/Faneuil Hall area as well, and eat as much New England clam chowder as you can!

Hope that helps! Boston is a great city and you're definitely going to enjoy your time there!
 
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Get down to Plymouth and see the rock. If you want to pay get on over to Fenway and catch a Sox yanks game. Go to Boston.com and click on things to do. Head on up to Hampton Beach. Keep going and get yourself some Maine lobster. Do not drink moxie though
 
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Do the Fenway Park tour. I was in Boston a few weeks ago and did the tour. It was amazing.
 
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make sure you don't drive...take the transit/subway if you can...cheap and a lot less stressful

green line will get ya to fenway, the freedom trail, and harbor i think
 
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If you can't walk out of your hotel's front door and find something fascinating and intriguing within a few blocks, you're in the wrong hotel.
 
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If you're college aged, almost there, take the red line to Harvard Square in red line. Gets you to a cool part of Cambridge. I think it's three or four stops from Park Street Station (green & red line stop).

Park Street is in a cool area, right next to the Boston common. hit up Fanieul Hall. It's fun for people visiting the city for the first time. That's by the government center T stop.

I agree with whoever said the North End. Go to Mike's Pastry or Modern Pastry....really good desserts. You can walk from there to the Harbor/Aquariam area...not too far. Nice at night.

If you can't get tickets to a Red Sox game/don't want to pay that much, just go around Fenway on game day and watch in a restaurant/bar. It's a good atmosphere, cool area. I was at the game last night.

Any other questions about the area you're staying in or anything, PM me. I live around here.
 
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irishrecruiting said:
If you're college aged, almost there, take the red line to Harvard Square in red line. Gets you to a cool part of Cambridge. I think it's three or four stops from Park Street Station (green & red line stop).

Park Street is in a cool area, right next to the Boston common. hit up Fanieul Hall. It's fun for people visiting the city for the first time. That's by the government center T stop.

I agree with whoever said the North End. Go to Mike's Pastry or Modern Pastry....really good desserts. You can walk from there to the Harbor/Aquariam area...not too far. Nice at night.

If you can't get tickets to a Red Sox game/don't want to pay that much, just go around Fenway on game day and watch in a restaurant/bar. It's a good atmosphere, cool area. I was at the game last night.

Any other questions about the area you're staying in or anything, PM me. I live around here.
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next time i'm in town i'm staying with you bro and maybe you can hook me up with some decent sox tickies!!!
 
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Harvard/Harvard Square
Fenway. Even if the Sox aren't in town, it's cool to see.
Bunker Hill and the Constitution, for a sense of just how small the places were in which this nation won its freedom. It was hand to hand combat.
The North End for a cannoli (or a festival if you're in on a Saturday night in the summer). Mike's gets mobbed so hit up the Modern or Sporto up Hanover Street. Cannoli's just as good.
Take a walk over Beacon Hill.
On that note, just walk. Central/downtown Boston is like nowhere else in this country to be a pedestrian.
Do not drive anywhere. The T is a wonderful thing.
If you want good fish, find your way to place called The No Name, on the commercial fish pier on the South Boston Waterfront. It's a throwback. And (relatively) cheap.
If you're a runner, go for a run on the Esplanade, and over the Longfellow Bridge.
If you're a drinker (though you sound maybe too young), hit The Sevens on Charles Street.
Have fun. It's a great town.

- A proud native Bostonian
 
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One of the ships I was stationed on in the mid-90s was commissioned in Boston. After the commissioning ceremony, we (about 6 of us) went to Fenway. The tickets cost us $5. After the game, we went to Cheers. What a let-down. The bar is so small. Nothing even close to the one shown on the show. The ship went to Boston for the next few years for 4th of July. One year, we escorted the USS Constitution out for a few hours. One of the greatest experiences in my career. Boston is one of the best places I've ever been. There's so much to do as others have mentioned.
 
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When I'm in town I usually pay for one of the trolly rides. They'll take you pretty much anywhere you'd like to go. It's a two day pass.

Last time I was there we went up to the top floor of one of the large towers, think maybe the Hancock building. I'd suggest that, take your camera. Awesome pictures of Fenway.

North End Italian district is phenominal. Call ahead, most restaurants aren't very big.

I did not like No Name Seafood very much.
 
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I spent a cold March afternoon in Boston about 12 years ago.
We went to Fenway, Cheers, the Common, the Naval Yard, and a few other places.
The hardest part about driving there is it isn't a grid system like most major cities.
It's pretty easy to get turned around.
Now I have to go find the photos from that day...
 
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Lot of good suggestions already made, let me second a few and propose a few more:

- Fenway is a must (and like someone said previously, hanging out outside on Landsdowne St on a game night is a great 2nd option if you can't get in - but grab a ticket from a scalper in the 3rd inning or so if you want to get in cheap).
- North End in the early evening
- Harvard Square (and Davis/Porter/Inman Square in Somerville and Central Sq in Cambridge are also lots of fun if you're on the red line)
- Faneuil Hall/Quincy Market and the Common are great during the day
- Charles River around the Back Bay is nice place to go for a run, as someone else mentioned
- if you have a car, head up to Gloucester or nearby on the North Shore for a day

The only suggestions from others I would disagree with are:
1) Plymouth Rock, which is just a little rock with a sign and takes 45 min or so to get to (if you're going to the south shore, go to scituate or marshfield or hingham instead or, if you're already down by plymouth might as well head out to the inner Cape)
2) Hampton Beach, which is great in a Jersey shore kind of way but there are plenty of towns on the north shore that are much closer and much nicer.
 
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autry_denson said:
Lot of good suggestions already made, let me second a few and propose a few more:

- Fenway is a must (and like someone said previously, hanging out outside on Landsdowne St on a game night is a great 2nd option if you can't get in - but grab a ticket from a scalper in the 3rd inning or so if you want to get in cheap).
- North End in the early evening
- Harvard Square (and Davis/Porter/Inman Square in Somerville and Central Sq in Cambridge are also lots of fun if you're on the red line)
- Faneuil Hall/Quincy Market and the Common are great during the day
- Charles River around the Back Bay is nice place to go for a run, as someone else mentioned
- if you have a car, head up to Gloucester or nearby on the North Shore for a day

The only suggestions from others I would disagree with are:
1) Plymouth Rock, which is just a little rock with a sign and takes 45 min or so to get to (if you're going to the south shore, go to scituate or marshfield or hingham instead or, if you're already down by plymouth might as well head out to the inner Cape)
2) Hampton Beach, which is great in a Jersey shore kind of way but there are plenty of towns on the north shore that are much closer and much nicer.
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This is a good list. First four are musts, and all can be done using the T.
 
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Irish2155 said:
I did not like No Name Seafood very much.
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I went to No Name back in '81. It was great. A long line outdoors with people strumming guitars and singing to break the monotony. They had no liquor license then, so we brought wine. Many in the know had coolers of beer and were happy to share with others in the line. The food was fresh, well prepared and inexpensive.

About ten years later I went back. It was not at all the same. The thrill was gone. It was no longer a place for dock workers to come for lunch and "those in the know" to have dinner. It had become a RESTAURANT. Parking lot, reservations and a wine list. The ambiance was gone. Prices had jumped beyond the value of the food.

I would suggest that you find a better hole-in-the-wall place to eat. Ask around.
 
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