This is not house related, though I suppose it could be...
I'm going to Boston for a long weekend in the very near future. We won't be able to do alot of walking (one of us doesn't get around particularly well sometimes), but we will have a car, and a friend who lives in the area.
Even though we have a city resident and I think all of us on this trip have been at least once before, I thought I'd solicit any good recommendations-- restaurants, shops, pin bowling alleys, bakeries, architectural salvage, flea markets, antiques. Great tourist sights, even. Whatever's on your DO NOT MISS list when you visit Boston, or if you live there, what do call a must do/eat/see?
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7 comments:
Amalie- Call Jessica! Tom is from Boston and he and Jessica are there all the time. They could even be there while you're going to be there. Either way, I bet she'll have tons of suggestions.
Gah! I completely forgot that!! I'll get in touch with her.
If you're into art, I highly recommend the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (http://www.gardnermuseum.org/). I was there last summer, awesome house and gallery. Of course the Boston Museum of Fine Arts is great too. Excellent collection of Impressionist art. There some great hole-in-wall Italian returants and cafes in the North End. Salem, MA, was my favorite day trip though maybe not for everyone. My brother-in-law use to be a sou chef at Harvest, a swanky resturant in Cambridge (http://www.harvestcambridge.com/). If you're a foodie, you might want to try it out. Wandering around Boston Commons can be fun too.
I anycase, there is no shortage of things to do. Have fun!
North end is right. Mike's Pastry is awesome late night or anytime. There's a longstanding debate which is better - Mike's or Modern Pastry. Both yummy. Restaurants are awesome there too. The Aquarium is great and near the North End, just renovated a couple years ago. And you can always walk the freedom trail & see Mother Goose's grave, etc. Cambridge is a good suggestion, too - this time of year things should be happening there. There's at least one really good Tibetan restaurant in Somerville near Cambridge, too. Oh, and the Museum of Fine Arts is super, as is the Gardner.
I'm not local but we were in the area last year for a wedding and loved heading out to Newburyport. It's about an hour outside of Boston and such a great little town with shops right on the water.
Looks like I'm just repeating the same things everyone else has said, but I grew up in Boston and think that the North End is THE place to go for amazing Italian food and pastries. Both the MFA and Gardner Museum are lovely, and with the Gardner, you get the extra added bonus of touring a lovely turn of the century building with a gorgeous center courtyard. Personally, I always enjoy Cambridge. The Harvard Square area is fully of restaurants, shops and people watching. And the side streets are full of gorgeous old homes. The Public Gardens are pretty this time of year as well, and if you enjoyed the book "Make Way for Ducklings" as a child, then you won't want to miss the swan boats. :-)
Looks like I am not alone in loving the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum! Nothing like turning around and seeing a famous artist's little gem of a painting hanging in such an unassuming place in a house.
Also, we really enjoyed the DeCordova. Great to walk around and the actual museum installation we saw was wonderful!
Outside of what others have already said - Boston has a decent music scene to check out.
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