I’ve eaten at noma twice. It is special. Not just the food, but the service (dishes are served by the chefs, including Rene himself - he is very nice and very humble). Simply warm and welcoming. It is (IMO) everything a restaurant should be. Asta definitely channels much of what makes noma so great.

This article seems timely for you:

Things to do in Boston? Don't listen to the travel guides - The Boston Globe

Funny... we actually lived around the corner from Jacques.

Nikki, that's a fun guide! Thanks!

The Harvard Museum of Natural History, on the Harvard Campus in Cambridge, is a great museum and well worth a visit. Their glass flowers exhibit is amazing and one-of-a- kind, and I really love their hall of minerals, so many gorgeous and fascinating specimens. <https://hmnh.harvard.edu>

Second this recommendation. The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, which IIRC is attached to the Natural History Museum, is most worthwhile also.

Harvard’s art museums are also excellent. Plus, you could spend a decent bit of time strolling the campus and looking at the architecture — and not just inside the yard, either.

For lunch stop at the Regina Pizza location on Thatcher Street. Great pizza! Also Mike's for cannoli. I've stayed at the hotel you're staying at. Good choice.

Agreed, great pizza. Note that they only sell whole pies, not slices, if that’s what you’re looking for.

Mike’s is good for cannoli, but some prefer Modern Pastry or Maria’s. I think they all do this well.