Frist trip to Boston---need some suggestions!
Jul 4th, 2007, 08:10 AM
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I live in Boston and I love it. In fact, we often do the touristy thing in our own city.
I second the recommendation of the Aquarium. It's really great and I go as an adult for fun. There's also an IMAX there and it's right by the harbor. In fact, it's rather close to Fanueil Hall which most visitors love.
I don't think Legals is all that great. It's a chain just like a Chilis somewhere else. But there sure is a lot of seafood here - I would ask your concierge about it. I usually eat sushi so unless sushi is your thing, my recommendations wouldn't do you much good. We do have some really good sushi here though - some of our local fish is highly prized by the Japanese and they look forward to coming here and eating it fresh.
A great place to do window shopping and outdoor walking would be to get off at Charles/MGH and walk through Beacon Hill (Charles Street), then through the park (with its swan boat rides - very classic Boston). The park is gorgeous and I love walking through it. Then you could head up Newbury Street and Boylton Street - both good for shopping. If it's raining, shop at the Pru and Copley Place.
Nature - someone mentioned Harbor Islands (leaves from Aquarium dock) and there's also the Blue Hills reservation, but you'd need a car to get there. a nice hike though with a castle at the top.
The weather may be in the seventies or the nineties. Usually August is hot, but bring layers just in case.
Our North End is really great too, with revolutionary history as well as great food and it's just realy pretty there. This is also close to Aquarium. Hmm, seems like all great things cluster together!
In fact, I think the Freedom Trail might connect most of these things together! this is a red line running through the city - you can pick it up at Park Street station.
For the original revolutionary history, head out to Lexington. If you could rent bikes and go up the bike path from Arlington to Lexington, that would be awesome. I'm not sure how accessibvle this all is for visitors. Lexington Green is a great place for a picnic. Nice art galleries there too.
I second the recommendation of the Aquarium. It's really great and I go as an adult for fun. There's also an IMAX there and it's right by the harbor. In fact, it's rather close to Fanueil Hall which most visitors love.
I don't think Legals is all that great. It's a chain just like a Chilis somewhere else. But there sure is a lot of seafood here - I would ask your concierge about it. I usually eat sushi so unless sushi is your thing, my recommendations wouldn't do you much good. We do have some really good sushi here though - some of our local fish is highly prized by the Japanese and they look forward to coming here and eating it fresh.
A great place to do window shopping and outdoor walking would be to get off at Charles/MGH and walk through Beacon Hill (Charles Street), then through the park (with its swan boat rides - very classic Boston). The park is gorgeous and I love walking through it. Then you could head up Newbury Street and Boylton Street - both good for shopping. If it's raining, shop at the Pru and Copley Place.
Nature - someone mentioned Harbor Islands (leaves from Aquarium dock) and there's also the Blue Hills reservation, but you'd need a car to get there. a nice hike though with a castle at the top.
The weather may be in the seventies or the nineties. Usually August is hot, but bring layers just in case.
Our North End is really great too, with revolutionary history as well as great food and it's just realy pretty there. This is also close to Aquarium. Hmm, seems like all great things cluster together!
In fact, I think the Freedom Trail might connect most of these things together! this is a red line running through the city - you can pick it up at Park Street station.
For the original revolutionary history, head out to Lexington. If you could rent bikes and go up the bike path from Arlington to Lexington, that would be awesome. I'm not sure how accessibvle this all is for visitors. Lexington Green is a great place for a picnic. Nice art galleries there too.
Jul 4th, 2007, 08:53 AM
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Someone mentioned the Duck Tours - they're great. An alternative is the Trolley Tour; it's guided and the guides usually have some great stories and you can hop on/off at a ton of stops. With the Duck Tour - you can't get off (if I remember correctly) but you do get to go down the Charles. You don't need a reservation for the Trolley tours.
Have fun!
Have fun!
Jul 5th, 2007, 12:27 AM
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if you like charming,enchanting art museums ,go the the Gardner,right in back of the big Museum of Fine Art.I find that a smaller museum is much better with a reluctant 13 year old,something you can see in a couple of hours as opposed to a couple of days.
I don't know where you are from but if you absolutely must get to the beach if it is incredibly hot there are city beaches that you can get to by subway-that might cure a hot complaining husband and son in an afternoon-however if you can go by bus to Plymouth(see the pilgrims)or even better rent a car for a day and drive south to plymouth then go for swim-it is only about 50 minutes by car but only go on a weekday otherwise traffic to cape cod is horendous.
I don't know where you are from but if you absolutely must get to the beach if it is incredibly hot there are city beaches that you can get to by subway-that might cure a hot complaining husband and son in an afternoon-however if you can go by bus to Plymouth(see the pilgrims)or even better rent a car for a day and drive south to plymouth then go for swim-it is only about 50 minutes by car but only go on a weekday otherwise traffic to cape cod is horendous.
