Top 10 Fun Things to do in Boston
The following list of activities is designed to meet the interests of anyone traveling to Boston, whether it is your first trip or your 40th. You may be traveling alone, with kids, on a romantic getaway, with a large group of friends, or here for work. No matter what your company is you can find something for everyone on this list of Boston’s best places to visit while here.
Here goes:
1. The Boston Public Gardens
The Boston Public Gardens are also known as the Boston Common and used to be a field in Revolutionary times for the cows to graze. No cattle roam here now but there are the famous Swan Boats which take tourists on a slow ride around the pond while viewing the beauty of the gardens. The famous bronze ducklings are a popular photo spot from Robert McCloskey’s book “Make Way for Ducklings”.
2. Museum of Science
One of the best museums on the East Coast, the Museum of Science has over 400 interactive exhibits and displays, and IMAX Theatre and the Hayden Planetarium. Whether you spend the day touring the exhibit halls, solving crimes with the forensic science lab, or get on board the Duck tour boat, you are sure to have a fun-filled day.
3. Beacon Hill
Beacon Hill is located between Back Bay, the Boston Common, and the Charles River high up on the cobblestone streets overlooking the city. The gaslit cobblestone streets are reminders of the old Boston when horse drawn carriages carried the wealthy through town. Be sure to stop and grab a pint of beer at the most famous bar Cheers and the Bullfinch Pub where “everybody knows your name”- not really but that is the comfortable feel of this area.
4. Fenway Park, Home of the Red Sox
Summertime is the best time to visit the Fenway Park area and catch a game with the Red Sox. Even if there is not a game the area is bustling with fans and energy. Fenway Park offers tours and is the second oldest ballpark, in use continuously since 1912. You may even get to meet some players or Wally the Green Monster if you are lucky and time it right.
5. JFK Museum
Birthplace of President John F. Kennedy this restored home place has become a museum full of original artifacts documenting JFK’s childhood, war service years, rise in politics, and untimely death. This building is located on Boston Harbor and is a tranquil, peaceful place to visit for the history of an amazing man.
6. Quincy Market, Faneuil Hall
These restored warehouses are in the style of South St. Seaport in NYC, but we were first (actually 1975)! Great food, drink, and souvenir hunting, and still nothing like in on a warm summer’s evening. Try McCormack & Schmicks’ seafood, and top it off with a stroll though the adjacent…
7. North End, Italian neighborhood
The feel of this amazing neighborhood is one of walking the side streets in Italy. Outdoor cafes for espresso, pastry shops open late with the smells of cannoli, and old school family members sitting on folding chairs playing cards is typical of what you will see. Bring your appetite and enjoy the feasts that await.
8. MIT/Harvard Square
To visit one of the most visited areas you can hop right onto the Red Line “T” to Harvard Square where John Harvard opened a little school named after him in 1636 at the beginning of colonial America. Take a tour of the beautiful grounds and enjoy the sites and sounds of The Square, a world unto itself. Purchase a HARVARD sweatshirt at the COOP department store and people will assume you studied there. Hop back on the Red line to Kendall Square to see where many of the world’s high tech wizards were trained. The MIT museum chronicles past contributions, and a unique architectural building is worth a closer look.
9. New England Aquarium Whale Watch
Spend the day visiting the harbor seals, penguins, sharks, and seal lion show then hop aboard the whale watch vessel to get up close with the whales. The boat captain is expert at finding the whales and the only time you can catch this tour is late spring through fall. To see these amazing animals breech so close to the boat is amazing!
10. Duck Tour
Amphibious vehicles with names like “Fenway Frank” and “Beacon Bertha” hit the street and then directly into he water as you get a unique tour of the hot spots around town. The tour is complemented by a running monologue of wisecracks, anecdotes, and half-truths by the always entertaining drivers. The Duck enters the Charles River near the Museum of Science for a river mini cruise where you might even get to steer if you have been paying attention and can correctly answer the driver’s quiz question. Quack like mad on this fun filled tour.
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A six minute walk across historic Harvard Yard from Harvard Square is the Harvard Museum of Natural History, where you can see the world-famous collection of ‘Glass Flowers’, 3,000 amazing hand-crafted models of flowering plants created by father-son glass artists from 1886-1936. The museum displays hundreds of animals from all over the world, dinosaurs, whale skeletons, meteorites, 5,000 gems and minerals.
The museum is named one of the top-six Boston attractions by http://www.citypass.com, and rates “High Five” for “Best Museum” in the latest Fodor’s Around Boston with Kids. Check out all the new exhibitions, and great free lectures during the academic year.