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Recommendations for Boston in August
Hi everyone~
We are looking to do a little getaway August 12-15. We are considering Boston since we can fly direct and not need to rent a car.
Thoughts? Recommendations? Must do/must sees?
Thanks!
Re: Recommendations for Boston in August
There will be people who can chime in with lots of ideas, but I would recommend walking the Freedom Trail if you're into history. You can get tickets for a guided tour, or you can get one of the maps and walk the trail yourself. Also, if you're into baseball, definitely get a tour of Fenway. It's only $12-13 and lasts about 90min-2 hours. I've done it twice and really enjoyed it.
The science museum and aquarium can also be fun.
Boston is awesome. Faneuil Hall is fun to walk around and eat in Quincy Market. Most people like to go to the Bull and Finch Pub which is the outside from the TV show Cheers, the inside is not at all similar but in Faneuil Hall there is a Cheers Bar. Definitely go to a Red Sox game if they are playing at home. Take the T (subway) to Cambridge and walk around Harvard. Freedom Trail is fun to walk and a great way to see the city, Boston is very easy to walk around and any of the areas you will likely visit are very safe. For expensive shopping walk around Newbury Street and for a cheaper area Downtown Crossing. They have an awesome smallish China Town. You can to to the observation deck in the Prudential Center, Hancock no longer has one open to the public. And just walk around Boston Common and Public Gardens, they are across the street from each other and gorgeous, take a swan boat tour in the Public Gardens,
I LOOOOOVE Boston, lived outside the city for a year and worked in the Hancock Tower, it's an awesome place.
Definitely go to a Red Sox game if they're at home. Don't bother with the tour of Fenway Park, though. It blows.
Have dinner in the North End. Giacomo's is my favorite. And stop by Mike's Pastry for dessert. I still dream about the lobster tail pastry I had there.
Boston is so much fun and there's so much to see and do. Boston is definitely a walking city so there's no need to worry about a car, like you've mentioned. I would suggest staying in the back bay, copley or boston common area, and that way you can easily walk to most things, and just take the T when needed. I ditto all the rec's that you've already recieved-- definitely do the big things-- freedom trail, faneuil hall, boston common/public gardens, tour of fenway, dinner in the north end. I would skip the aquarium personally, since it's so small (unless it's raining and you need something inside to do). I would also recommend in August doing a day cruise to the boston harbor islands and going to george's island and maybe island hop if you want.
With those particular dates... you might actually be here for restaurant week, which is a lot of fun. I don't believe they've release the dates yet but it's always in August.
Here is my standard list of suggested things to do in Boston:
Duck Tour - http://www.bostonducktours.com. Fun tour that provides a good overview of the city and its history via an amphibious vehicle. Book tix in advance via the web site
Freedom Trail - This walking tour will take you through most of the historic sites of Boston. You can do a guided tour or I've heard there's a downloadable iPod tour so you can do a self-guided thing.
Public Gardens/Boston Common ? Not such a great visit in the winter, but otherwise nice. There's a Make Way for Ducklings bronze statue here that the kiddies might like if you have them.
Beacon Hill/Charles St. ? Quintessential old New England neighborhood with great architecture and quaint little boutiques to shop in. Just a few minutes walk from the Common.
Newbury Street (shopping) ? Just across the street from the Commons. Great for people watching and grabbing a bite to eat too.
Sam Adams or Harpoon Brewery tours
Faneuil Hall ? Historic area now full of shopping and restaurants. Mostly chain places, but can be fun to walk around, see street performers, etc.
North End ? our Little Italy. Mike's Pastry's cannolis are famous but be prepared for a huge crowd. Modern is another local bakery favorite
Fenway Park ? game tickets are hard to come by but you can sign up to take a tour of the stadium.
Museum of Science - great exhibits and a domed IMAX theater that's amazing and shows lots of great documentary-style films.
JFK Museum
Children?s Museum ? Really fun for the kids
Art museums ? We have top-notch art museums: Museum of Fine Art, Isebella Stewart Gardner Museum, Institute of Contemporary Art
Whale Watch Tour ? You can leave from the Aquarium downtown or, if you have a car or are willing to take the commuter rail, go up to the one in Gloucester and check out the neighboring Rockport area (very quaint seaside town).
Harvard ? Campus is pretty and Harvard Square is fun to walk around
As for restaurants...so many options. Some of my splurge-y favorites are No. 9 Park (Boston), O Ya Sushi (Boston), Salts (Cambridge), and Blue Ginger (Wellesley).
Stella in the South End is great for brunch--large portions and reasonable prices (also you can walk over to the SOWA Open Market from there). Cafe Luna in Cambridge also has an amazing brunch menu.
In Chinatown, East Ocean City is great for dinner and Hong Kong Eatery is wonderful for Chinese comfort food (their wonton noodle soup is awesome). Also check out the bakeries in Chinatown; I recommend Ho Yuen or Hing Shing, though the best egg tarts are at Crown Royal.
For chowder, go to Legal Seafoods but the rest of the food there is nothing special.
Two words: Lobster roll. Be sure to eat some during your trip.
Like the pp's, I love the Boston area. My favorites is to walk around Harvard, go see a Red Sox game (one of the last original ballparks in the US and it's an awesome ballpark with its layout and rich history, and I am a die-hard Yankees fan saying this) and have pre or post beers at the surrounding bars, bus tour, etc.
If you're up for a fabulous dinner, I highly recommend the Oak Room and grab a martini in the bar before or after dinner. It's old school yet fun, and the food and service are amazing.
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order the donut muffins. repeat often.
we did a long weekend there for the Cubs/Red Sox series last year. very fun time. we stayed at the Ames hotel right next to a T stop. a little pricier than we normally spend on a hotel but the location was fantastic.
we had fun at the Sam Adams tour!