Anyone any ideas?
What to do with 3 Days in Bostan
Good morning Sarah21,
So you have 3 days in Boston and you%26#39;re trying to figure out what to see and do while you%26#39;re here? If we had an idea of exactly when you%26#39;re going to be visiting it%26#39;ll help us with the iteniary, then we can give you some different ideas. Post it here as soon as you can and keep checking back from time to time and we%26#39;ll try to add various ideas.
For starters, if you go to www.explorenewengland.com and click on events for Massachusetts it%26#39;ll list upcoming events in the Greater Boston area as well as throughout the state. Each of the New England states are here as well for you to check out. This website is really pretty good, it%26#39;s affiliated with the Boston Globe newspaper in Boston. For instance right now through December 31st is the famous Ansel Adams photographs at the Museum of Fine Arts. When I went to Yosemite in California a few years ago I saw quite a lot of his photographs. They%26#39;re absolutely incredible. I ended up buying several packages of note cards and prints, they%26#39;re pretty amazing black and white shots. So one ';must do'; Sarah21 is the visit to the Museum of Fine Arts while you%26#39;re in Boston.
You could rent a car for a day and explore the coast of New Hampshire and Maine. Get mapquest out and look for Rye, Newcastle and Portsmouth NH. then head in to Maine and you could go to the Maine Outlet Shops in Kittery to shop? Leave there and go up the coast to York, Kennebunkport and check out Wells along Rte 1.
You have all kinds of options weather permitting! You could head down to Newport, RI and see the spectacular mansions. Starting November 12th for the start of the upcoming Christmas Season there%26#39;s something pretty interesting happening there, check this site out....
http://www.newportmansions.org/
Enjoy your visit to Boston and New England!
What to do with 3 Days in Bostan
Well, there are a lot of things you can do, depending on the time of year. If you%26#39;re new to Boston the best thing to do first would be to take an tour of some kind just to get to know the layout of the city in a general way. I like Beantown Trolley tours or Boston Duck Tours--though those will stop running soon if they haven%26#39;t already.
The Boston Aquarium is great if you have kids. And the Museum of Science has an amazing Star Wars exhibit right now. I think that%26#39;s great for kids and adults if you%26#39;re a fan. I love the museums in Boston. Try the MFA for starters (museum of fine arts) and then maybe try the isabella stewart garder museum.
I also like walking down Newbury Street: Great high-end road with tons of shopping, it%26#39;s also centrally located so it%26#39;s easy to get to the Prudential Center and all the various areas of Boston.
There is also a value card called the Go Boston Card which is popular, saves money on things in Boston. I think you can see all the historical sights on the Freedom Trail. A good deal since you%26#39;re staying three days and might want to try a bit of everything.
Must do%26#39;s for visit to Boston
NE Aquarium
Freedom Trail
Beacon Hill walk
Trolley tour
Ghost tour
MFA
Fenway Park tour
Walk thru and around Quincy Market place and the North End
Mike%26#39;s Pastry
Parker House Hotel for Boston Creme Pie and Parker house rolls.
Walk along the Charles River Esplanade
JFK library
Ride the T
Harbor Islands Tour
Charles Town Navy Yard Old Iron Sides
Stroll thru Public Garden
Skate on the Frog Pond if winter
The Littlest Bar (next to the Parker House)
Dinner in The North end
Dinner at Flemmings Steak House
IF you havent made hotel reservations you can stay at the Parker House or XV Beacon which are right in the heart of Boston for all the best above easy to walk to.
In addition to the MFA, there%26#39;s also the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum -- the building itself is worth seeing. It%26#39;s free if your name happens to be Isabella!
Cheers for all the idea%26#39;s. Ill be in Bostan in Jan 06. Intend to do lots of shopping. Will be visiting New Hampshire before Boston City. Im staying at the Bostan sheraton, Is this hotel OK? Also can i expect very cold weather conditions? Thanks again.
Hi Sarah21,
YES you can expect VERY cold weather when you arrive in January. Be prepared, dress warm and in layers!
You could download a free desktop weather alert for Boston a week or two before your trip? This way you can see then and there the weather conditions at your destination, it would come in handy and be so convenient. It%26#39;ll give you a little idea any way of what to expect with this type of info on storms brewing, rain or snow conditions, things like that. It also is good because you can set it up with either a 3 day or 10 day forecast which would be really good to know before your arrival. It%26#39;ll also give you traffic reports which would come in pretty handy, so you%26#39;d have an idea of what to expect any way. Go to www.weather.com and download it from there.
Where it%26#39;s available for free you might as well utilize it before your trip.
Especially where you%26#39;re traveling to such a large metropolitan City such as Boston, it would really help with your plans on what to pack and what to expect.
You should also check out www.massport.com and www.bostonusa.com for transportation, ideas on what to see and how to get to the different destinations around Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Your hotel%26#39;s front desk along with the Concierge service there will be really good in helping you with where you might like to go and how to get there!
You%26#39;re going to have a great time in Boston, enjoy yourself and if there are any other type of questions you have? Don%26#39;t hesitate to ask them, right here on this site!
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