Things to do in Boston...

[jaybone]

We are heading to Boston this weekend.

I've only been there for Phish shows in the past so I haven't really seen the city.

Does anyone have any ideas of things I must see/do? Anything I should avoid?

We are pretty much just going to be tourists so any advice is appreciated.

Definitely want to eat and drink well so restaurant rec's would be swell. Night life suggestions are also welcome.

Thanks!

[AD]

fenway

filene's basement

italian food in the north end

newbury comics

[AD]

there is a really good thai place on newbury

thai basil restuarant

132 Newbury St

Boston, MA 02116

(617) 578-0089‎

[jaybone]

Thanks AD!

[Basher]

Jay, they have a really cool walking tour, Freedom Trail. It is totally free and you should be able to get a booklet somewhere to describe it.

Celtics have preseason games next Friday and Sunday (17 and 19) if you are there.

Quincy Market is always fun, lots of cool street performers.

Harvard and MIT are just across the Charles, right on the T subway line. Walking around the campuses was fun.

I guess you have to go to the Bull & Finch Pub (Cheers), but it is much ado about nothing.

Obviously there are lots of great seafood restys there, so try as many as possible!

I really like Boston, but driving there is insane.

[questcequecest?]

just walking around the Beacon Hill neighbourhood is great... and check out the market near Faneuil Hall.

if you fly into Logan, take the water taxi to shore!

[Freak By Night]

The "T" (subway system) in Boston is excellent. I'd recommend not driving in that city.

Walk the "Freedom Trail". This self-guided walk will take you past many historical sites of the the American Revolution.

If you get a chance, go over to Cambridge and check out Harvard. The grounds and buildings are beautiful. There are some amazing museums at Harvard too.

The Boston Museum of Fine Arts is huge. Their collection of paintings from 400-500 years ago is amazing.

The aquarium right on the waterfront is good too.

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there is a really good thai place on newbury

thai basil restuarant

132 Newbury St

Boston, MA 02116

(617) 578-0089‎

i looked up some reviews and they weren't all as good as mine (obviously) but I enjoyed my meal very much. buyer beware of course. also that was 2 years ago.

[phishtaper]

yes, the freedom trail is very cool. look for the brass horse prints in the sidewalks. just breathe in the history of the place. the stain-glass globe at christian science is very cool, as is the whole campus.

also, driving hint#2: right hand turns are best made from the left-most lane, so as to avoid all those suckers waiting for pedestrians in the right lane to make right turns. driving hint #1: dont drive in boston.

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the stain-glass globe at christian science is very cool, as is the whole campus.

oooo good call. !!

[phishtaper]

also, be careful when walking around at night. boston is the only city i have ever felt unsafe in. avoid the 'combat zone' downtown.

if a local inexplicably suggests taking a cab for a short 3 block ride, dont ask why, just do it.

[Jaimoe]

When I was in Boston a few years ago, the only unsavoury area I found was around Fenway Park. I was in the "Combat Zone", but it wasn't too bad; they've cleaned that area up and it's close to their Chinatown is located, which is the 3rd largest in North America. Boston is a great town and it's becoming more walkable since The Dig.

[NewRider]

it's a hold steady reference.

[jaybone]

Oc's and creme de menthe?

What's the reference?

[AD]

the stain-glass globe at christian science is very cool' date=' as is the whole campus. [/quote']

oooo good call. !!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mapparium

[bokonon]

The Boston Aquarium is really neat if you like that sort of thing. So was whale watching. Take a day trip to Salem, it's neat!! I loved Boston. I remember sitting at an intersecton in Boston and seeing fourteen Saabs! I love the old style Saabs, super cool cars.

[Rossolee]

Lots of great suggestions for Boston so far! Definitely use

the T to get around, I used it a lot when Sarah lived down

there.

Freedom Trail:

http://www.thefreedomtrail.org/

The Duck Tour is fun:

http://www.bostonducktours.com/

For museums, the Museum of Fine Arts is impressive!

http://www.mfa.org/

The Museum of Science has an IMAX, the Grand Canyon

movie is great:

http://www.mos.org/

If you head out to Harvard Square… The Fogg museum is

under renovations so they have a review of the 3 museums

with selected exhibitions:

http://www.artmuseums.harvard.edu/information/

Aside from the campus, lots of shops/restaurants. John

Harvards is a good place for lunch and beer:

http://www.johnharvards.com/index.shtml

If the Sox are still in the playoffs check out a Fenway

Bar in the neighborhood:

http://www.beerworks.net/html/locations_fenway.html

Looks like some decent music from Thurs thru the

weekend: YMSB, Kaki King, Dr Dog, Jamie Lidell

Music Venues:

http://www.somervilletheatreonline.com/somerville/index.php

http://www.thedise.com/rockclub/index.html

http://www.mideastclub.com/

http://www.harpersferryboston.com/

http://www.johnnyds.com/

If you’re out near Allston, be sure to go to Sunset

Grill and Tap. They have over a 100 beers on tap!!

http://www.allstonsfinest.com/

If you’re near Somerville(Davis Sqaure), go to Redbones

for BBQ! Great food and beer:

http://www.redbones.com/ A fun Irish Bar right around

the corner from Redbones is The Burren:

http://www.burren.com/

As well, for the best breakfast in Boston(Somerville) go

to Sound Bites:

http://www.soundbitesrestaurant.com/

[Basher]

blah blah blah

Show-off.

[phishtaper]

[Hartamophone]

fenway

italian food in the north end

Agreed. Even if you don't have tickets, Yawkey Way and the area around Fenway is carnavalesque when there's a game happening, and you're lucky to be heading to town when the playoffs are on. If you are at all a sports fan, I would recommend it.

As for the North End, Little Italy was a real highlight for my girlfriend and I the last time we were there. Tons of high quality dinner places, with wicked good dessert shops around, too. At one point we were dining by a window on a cobblestone side-street and both remarked that we thought we were in a movie.

[jaybone]

Thanks for all the great suggestion!

I am starting to get pumped.

[Schwa.]

hey Jay, your avatar still makes me laugh like a bastard