What is a must do when visiting Boston?

1. Check out The Common Rag online before you go. The Common Rag is boston newspaper for young Bostonians. They have a calendar in their Arts and Entertainment section which lists events in Boston that are $10 and under. Don't miss out on that!

2. Do the Freedom Trail. It will take you to all of the historical and famous sites from the Revolution.

3. Take a stroll through the Public Garden...it's beautiful, especially with some ice cream in hand.

4. The Science Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts could take a week to go through by themselves, so go check them out, but don't feel bad about leaving without seeing everything. It's one more reason to come back to the city.

5. See the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. It's an art museum and mansion in one...my fav.

6. Head to a pub and watch a Sox game! When you suddenly notice that no one seems to be out and your practically alone on the street, that's where everyone is...nothing keeps us from a Sox game.

7. If you want to get the best postcard pic of Boston, head out to East Boston (across the river). Take the T (subway) to Maverick Station. Exit the station and walk down Sumner Street to your left. You'll see a fire station on your right. Walk down until you get to Cottage Street. Make a right and walk straight down until you come to Piers Park. Hang out in this beautfiul park, walk out to the pier and get THE BEST VIEW of BOSTON anywhere!

8. Eat everything...no I am not joking. Boston has some of the best food anywhere. My local favs are Uppercrust Pizza (Newbury or Charles Street), Boloco (for a quick bite), Legal Seafoods (the infamous Clam Chowder), Tapas (Newbury Street) and Finale for dessert (yum!).

9. Head to Cambridge...Harvard Square is always bustling...Central Square is too...in fact, just walk up and down Mass Ave.

10. Get up early and go to bed late. You don't want to miss any thing in this town!

You've come to the right place! I know loads of stuff about Cambridge, which is like the conjoined twin of Boston, LOL.

One thing you neeeeeed to do is go to FENWAY!!! Boston isn't Boston without the Red Sox! You also need to see the Citgo Sign near Fenway. It's huge!

One thing some people don't think of is taking a Duck Tour, which is going on a truck/boat and traveling through Cambridge, Boston, and on the Charles River. You can start one outside the Museum of Science in East Cambridge.

Another must-do is visit the North End (in Boston), which is chock-full of Italian restaurants. The Daily Catch is one of my favorites (what good is Boston without seafood?), and nearby is an extremely famous pastry shop, Mike's Pastry. The line is always so big that it goes out the door!

Be sure to visit the area around Faneuil Hall; there's the only Dunkin' Donuts ever to have a sushi bar!!!!!!!!!!! Don't judge until you've tried!

You can also go to the City Hall area, where there is tons of history, and you can play on Boston Common, or go see a movie at the Boston Common movie theatre.

Close to Boston Common is Chinatown, where there are plenty of Chinese restaurants, so dig in!!!!

Well that's all I got for now. Good luck, have fun, and have a good life!!! : )

WALK ON THE FREEDOM TRAIL. It's a red painted line on the sidewalk that leads you to a lot of historically significant buildings - i.e. Paul Revere's house and Faneuil Hall, which is filled with cool little shops and lots of restaurants (both fancy and casual). Definitely eat at the Union Oyster House (you can't miss it - it has a really big, neon sign on its roof). It is the oldest restaurant in the United States (although there's probably some other restaurant somewhere arguing about this) and its food is to DIE FOR. The clam chowder (a New England staple) is a must... it's also got some killer oyster crackers!

Well it depends really what you're interested in. There are lots of historical sites, and museusms. (My choices: Walk the Freedom Trail, or go to the Museum of Science) There are some great places to eat. (Grotto is AMAZING, over near Charles Street or anywhere in the North End for some good Italian) Good shopping (Newbury Street or Harvard Square) or finally some random good things to do if you have time: Tour Fenway Park, walk through the commons, ride the Swan Boats if you come when it's warm out, go to the top of the Prudential Building, go to Union Oyster House because it's the oldest restaurant in America, go to the Aquarium, walk around Fanueil Hall for some good food and shopping and random tastes of the city, and try to check out a show- Blue Man Group at the Charles Street Playhouse is always good fun. Enjoy the city!

Luckily for you, most things are very close. You can almost walk to many things!

In Boston, Fanuiel Hall / Quincy Market is a must. It’s a little touristy now, but still a place to revel in history while eating and shopping to your heart’s content.

Freedom Trail as well, except don't walk the whole thing. Just hit some of the highlights. Go to the old North Church, Old South Meetinghouse, and the nearby Cemetery to see John Hancock and other famous people tombstones.

If you like museums, the MFA (Museum of Fine Arts) is one of my favorite in the world (that and the Musée D'Orsay in Paris). Museum of Science is pretty neat too.

If you like Baseball, you might be able to catch a Red Sox game.

If you like to shop, go to the shops at Prudential Center / Copley Plaza. Also, be sure to walk down nearby Newbury St just for fun and window shop.

Harvard Sq can be entertaining to walk around. Or you can bounce down to MIT and walk those hallways as well. Next to that is the esplanade, where you can walk the Charles River, which is gorgeous in the summer time, walk downtown and grab something to eat near Fanueil hall!

You can also get a day pass for the "T" (subway) and ride all over just for fun!

If you want to wander outside of Boston (like if you have a car),

There's also

Salem (north of Boston),

Bunker Hill memorial in Charlestown (and you can climb it)

Old Ironsides (USS Constitution) in Charlestown,

JFK library (just south of Boston),

Lexington and Concord (where it all started) out Route 2 (about 30-40 min away).

Be sure to have a meal at a restaurant in Boston’s famous Italian North End.

Enjoy the seafood too! For affordable seafood, No Name's is the place to go. Outside of that, you could do the old reliable Durgin Park @ Quincy Market.

As you might be able to tell, Boston's one of my favorite cities. Hope you have a fantastic time!

Fenway park is an absolute must, if you can't get tickets try to go on a tour. You'll get to see all the history and it's cheaper than buying tickets.

Fanuel hall is also a great place to go, tons of shops, and different places to eat.

I also recommend The Prudential Center & Copley Place if you want to do some high end shopping.

I agree with most of these great answers- definitely a duck tour, swan boats (depending on the season), faneuil hall, museum of science, the new england aquarium, freedom trail, newbury street...but definitely go to the union oyster house. Can't get much more New England than that! Have a good time!

Sox game. go to harvard square, or fannuel hall. If your towards fanuel hall, check out the two best pubs in town. The Black Rose on State Street. and Dooleys on Broad Street. I recommend the Black Rose because of the music. youll have loads of fun in this pub.

Go to a Red Sox game..

Famuil Hall (cool shopping... for pink stuff!)

Old North Church and other historical stuff

duck tours

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