Advice For Boston Visit

self ^ | August 13 2017 | Bigg Red

[Bigg Red]

The husband and I will be visiting the Boston area in about 10 days. As history buffs, we are very much interested in seeing all of the sites relating to colonial history and to the Revolution.

Hoping to hear from anyone familiar with the city advice regarding areas to avoid, transportation, places to eat, must-see sites, etc.

[Bigg Red]

Thanking all of my FRiends in advance.

[avital2]

can recommend the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum for a lovely art experience - perfect for an afternoon

[Big Red Badger]

Concord/Lexington Battlefields.
JFK LIBRARY.
BOSTON HARBOR.

[umgud]

I spent a fair amount of time in SC looking at the Civil War history and came to the conclusion it could not have been fought there. The number of tree would have been so great, the enemies couldn’t have seen each other.

[jonathan-swift2000]

Bunkerhill monument then go down to the Old ironsides, walking distance. Do the freedom trail downtown walk, and take in the Boston Commons, ride the swan boats, ride the duck boat tour of downtown. Take in the gardner museum & bostom museum of fine arts both walking distance. You will Love the science museum. Visit Salem or Plymouth. fenway park if you love baseball. Lots of things you can do. Enjoy the trip!

[silverleaf]

Boston Common
Old North Church
Boston Freedom Trail
http://www.freetoursbyfoot.com/boston-tours/freedom-trail-map-guide/

Top of Prudential Tower

[Ezekiel]

Are you staying on the north end/waterfront? ***Well worth it*** to be right where it’s all at, easy walking everywhere. We were just there last month.

The Freedom Trail will keep you busy for a couple days. Enjoy!

[taxcontrol]

USS Constitution
Paul Revere House
Freedom Trail

If a science buff: Museum of Science
If a baseball fan: Fenway Park
If a TV show fan: Cheers

[Partisan Hack]

Whale Watching
USS Constitution
Fanuel Hall and Marketplace
Cheers Bar
Hop-on, Hop off bus (do this first thing to orient yourself in the city)
Union Oyster House.
Catch a game at Fenway. (Ace Tickets.com)

[originalbuckeye]

Great restaurants and shopping at Faneiul Hall Marketplace! And a beautiful harbor walk and aquarium right there, too.

[originalbuckeye]

*Faneuil*

[Partisan Hack]

Thank you!

[gatorhead]

If you don’t already have accommodations, I highly recommend the Green Turtle Floating B&B. Sleep on a yacht or houseboat moored off Pier 8 in the historic Charlestown Naval Yard. For food, don’t miss Neptune Oyster and The Daily Catch-North End.

[ConsCA]

Others have made some great suggestion . Here are a couple of mine.

Visit the old cemeteries. Read the inscriptions, also you will find some recognizable names.

Visit the Boston Commons and view the memorial to the 54th.
http://www.gettysburgdaily.com/54th-massachusetts-memorial/

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

The Freedom Trail is a nice walk. And I believe you wind up in the North End. Good eats there. Yeah boy.

[GQuagmire]

Neighborhoods in Boston to avoid.
Dorchester,Roxbury,Jamaica Plain

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

YES! The Faneuil Market place. Good eats there. GOT to stop at Baby Watsons for a Chocolate Orgasm. The best!

[arkfreepdom]

No Name seafood restaurant for the best seafood chowder on earth. Got me through college.

[4Liberty]

Lexington & Concord are historic sites not to be missed: Lexington has the beautiful green with the Minute Man statue, along with many very old historic buildings and taverns where the Revolution was planned and launched. It is easy to tour the entire Lexington green, all in one place. There is a "trolley bus" that goes around Lexington and Concord, a 90 min trip several times a day, that takes one to all the major sites. I went there a few weeks ago during a weekday, and there were not huge crowds, just a few families. Lexington is an awesome historic place, and very close to Boston itself - it is right outside Boston. Despite the daily Boston traffic, it is well worth traveling out to Lexington for a day of fun and history! You will be glad you did, Lexington's country setting is quite a contrast to Boston's urban setting, it will be a peaceful exhilarating contrast to 'round out' your trip. There is no need to make reservations if you go during the week, just head out there and Enjoy!!

https://www.tourlexington.us/

[Fantasywriter]

If you have a rental car and you like house museums, consider a drive to Gloucester. It’s a historic seaport town, and beautiful in its own right—particularly the coastal road that runs north. Plenty of mansions up that way.

I had two favorite house museums. First, Hammond Castle, which is said to be haunted. The great room alone, with its throne and monster fireplace, is worth the tour.

https://hammond-castle-museum.hub.biz/

Second, Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House. This is the home of a world traveling architect who added rooms to his house the way others might add a perennial to the garden. The rooms are not huge, but they are elegantly decorated with priceless antiques. [Though I suspect a few have been pilfered. Long story.]

The original owners of Hammond Castle and the Sleeper House could see each other’s place across Gloucester Harbor. They used to use lamps to signal each other to a dinner invitation. Altogether, two very interesting museums to visit, but especially for those who love very old, historic houses.

https://www.bing.com/entityexplore?q=Beauport%2c+the+Sleeper-McCann+House+Gloucester+MA&ypid=YN873x8207107404485134950&cp=42.59108~-70.66009&eeptype=EntityFull&qpvt=gloucester+ma+house+museums&PC=SMSM

Note: The old cemetery in Gloucester is fascinating, and I always found some gorgeous sea glass on the beaches of Stage Fort Park.