Essential traveling in Boston for 2 Aussies??!!

We are only in Boston for two days and dont want to miss out on the best locations and sights. We are looking to visit

1. The freedom trail

2. boston common

3. cambrdge and harvard

4. john hancock building for views

5. fenway park

6. walk the older areas

Is this too much to see in 2 days?

what else should we see?

Thanks

Essential traveling in Boston for 2 Aussies??!!

You may want to stroll through the North End and have some authentic Italian Food. If you are in to stores, there is Quincy Market (Faneuil Hall) as well as Newbury Street. AT night, there are a myriad of restaurants, as well as some great theater. If weather is dismal, we have plenty of museums to pick from. For an overview of the city you may want to spring for the Duck Tours, an amphibious ride that brings you through the streets of Boston and then splashes in to the Charles River.

Essential traveling in Boston for 2 Aussies??!!

Hi Thiely,

Looks like you have things well-planned out. You will have to trade the john Hancock building for the observation deck at the Prudential Tower, however. The John Hancock closed their observation area.

Definitely take a walk down Charles St. on Beacon Hill, and walk up Mt. Vernon st., or any of the side streets and get a taste of Beacon Hill, which is one of the prettiest areas in Boston.

If you want to hit a museum or two, I%26#39;d suggest either the Museum of Fine Arts, or the Isabella Stewart Gardiner museum.

Make sure to try and walk down Newbury St., it%26#39;s the fashionable shopping area with boutiques, galleries and cafe%26#39;s all along it.

Other than that, I think you will be quite tired :) Have fun!

Hello Thiely78,

I think where you have 2 days, you might want to get right over to Charles St. and Beacon Hill when you get in to Boston. This will give you a real feel for seeing ';Olde Boston'; and if you take a walk up through Beacon Hill you%26#39;ll also be able to check out the Boston State House which you can%26#39;t miss seeing the famous old gold domed shaped building.

This area alone is interesting and part of the ';red line'; you%26#39;ll see running all over town is actually going to be your yellow brick road through Boston%26#39;s history, that%26#39;s actually 3 miles long on the sidewalks and they speak for themselves, you%26#39;ll see Faneuill Hall, the Old State House and the Old South Meeting House just in this area alone which covers quite a bit of history and by you getting right over to see Beacon Hill%26#39;s Charles St area you can start right there; that way you won%26#39;t be totally wiped out with your sightseeing coverage, there%26#39;s really way too much to cover in 2 days, this way you%26#39;re seeing the best parts I would say.

Whenever we have friends or relatives from Ireland that are new to the New England area and when they want to see Boston; we start them right out at the Charles St. and Beacon Hill area. It%26#39;s just great; one place that you have to see while you%26#39;re walking up through Beacon Hill is Louisberg Sq. it%26#39;s so so old and just lovely! Make that your ';mission'; on your little excursion through the streets.

You%26#39;ll have to look for and see 10 Louisberg Sq., which was Louisa May Alcott%26#39;s home at one time; Henry Kissinger @ 1 Chestnut St.; Julia Ward Howe 13 Chestnut St.; Edwin Booth 29A Chestnut St and the famous American poet Robert Frost at 88 Mt. Vermont St., it%26#39;s quite interesting when you see these homes along the way!

As I said, just being in this area alone and then may be walking down through to Faneuill Hall; which isn%26#39;t far at all from the Hill area will fill your whole day. It%26#39;s quite a lot of history right in through here. This is a beautiful time of year to be here visiting and seeing these great sights.

Have fun and enjoy your time in Boston!