BOSTON IN MID-AUGUST ~ ANY IDEAS OR SUGGESTIONS? I REALLY NEED IT!
 

The topic is pretty much self-explanatory. Please give me as much help as you can. Thank you!

Check out this weeks hosted forum on Boston. Lots of good ideas.

Boston is wonderful! I'm certain you'll enjoy the city although it likely will be warm. My favorite places in Boston are: <BR> <BR>Museum of Fine Arts (MFA -- try to go twice and do just a couple of hours each time so you don't get over-cultured). <BR> <BR>Elizabeth Gardener Museum -- an unusual, eclectic and very enjoyable art museum. In the do-not-miss category. <BR> <BR>Favorite restaurant: Ajourd'hui in the Four Seasons. <BR> <BR>Favorite hotels: Ritz Carlton, Four Seasons, Westin Copley Place <BR> <BR>If technology is of interest, visit The Computer Museum. <BR> <BR>Go over to Cambridge and walk around Harvard; visit the many bookshops in the area. <BR> <BR>The shops on Newberry Street are fun. <BR> <BR>

First rule of Boston: DON'T DRIVE A CAR! The streets were designed 300 years ago, the drivers are all maniacs, and you'll never find a parking place or a lot that doesn't gouge. There is NO place in Boston that you can get to faster with a car than with public transit and walking. <BR> <BR>Suggestion on budget place to stay: Motel Six in Braintree. A ten minute walk to the 'T' Station, then ride 30 minutes and you're downtown! A family restaurant is adjacent and a large grocery store is a five minute drive away. Not a lot of luxury, but half the cost and parking is free! <BR> <BR>Suggestions to see: the places just listed, MIT Museum, Freedom Trail, Mapparium at the Christian Science Center, Faneiul Marketplace, Filenes (UNLESS it's the day of wedding dress sale!), Copley Square, Hancock Tower (on a clear day), Kennedy Museum.

We rented a car & drove to Plymouth Rock, the Cape & Martha's Vineyard, & Newport, Rhode Island. It is an easy one-day drive. Also, go north to Freeport, Maine for a small town full of very nice Discount Stores--the shops are the town & LL Beans Home. On the way, you can travel the coast of Maine. Of course, there is Waldon's Pond, Lexington & Concord, Salem, etc., nearby. If you can walk a lot, take the walking tour on the sidewalk in Boston.