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Top Things to Do in Boston Massachusetts
If you are planning a trip to Boston Massachusetts and looking for the best things to do, see and eat while visiting, you are in the right place. Boston is an amazing city full of American history. You will find public gardens, brownstones, brick sidewalks, gas lamps, food halls, breweries, and Boston Cream pie. Browse the list of must-see attractions, off-the-beaten-path experiences, outdoor activities, and museums to create your personal Boston bucket list. Then, plan the itinerary for your Boston trip with these top things to do, see, and eat. Enjoy your time out of the office!
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Things to Do in and Around Boston Massachusetts
Wander Boston Common and Public Garden
Have a beer at Cheers in Beacon Hill
Watch a Shakespeare performance
Eat fried clams
Splash around the Frog Pond spray pool
Watch a game at Fenway Park
Kayak along the Charles River Esplanade
Go lobstering in Boston Harbor
Tour Isabella Steward Gardner Museum
Eat lobster rolls
Eat cannoli at Mike’s Pastry in Little Italy
Walk the Freedom Trail
Visit the Paul Revere House and Old North Church
Tour the Old State House Museum
Climb the Hancock Tower
See the Trinity Church
Eat lobster at the Yankee Lobster Company
Check out the Harbor Fog Sculpture at the Rose Kennedy Greenway
Browse the SoWa Open Market
Tour Harvard University and Harvard Yard
Visit the Skywalk Observatory at Prudential Center
Eat Boston cream pie
Photograph the Zakim Bridge at night
Tour the USS Constitution (Old Ironsides)
See the penguins at the New England Aquarium
High-end shop on Newbury Street
Photograph the statue of Edgar Allan Poe
Eat Boston chowder at Faneuil Hall
Check out Mapparium at the Mary Baker Eddy Library
Have a beer at the Black Rose
Check out the Boston Tea Party Museum
See Monet’s Water Lilly at the Museum of Fine Arts
Photograph the Spite House
Visit JFK Presidential Library
Wander deCordova Museum and Sculpture Park
Explore Fort Independence
Eat oysters at the Union Oyster House
Wander the Seaport District along Fan Pier Park
Take a ride on the Minuteman Bikeway
Check out the Liberty Hotel
Go Candlepin Bowling at Sacco’s Bowl Haven
Spend the night dancing in Central Squares Clubs
Photograph Bates Hall in the Boston Public Library
People watch at Copley Square Farmer’s Market
Eat apple cider donuts at Boston Public Market
Tour Sam Adams Brewery
Have a cocktail with a view at the Rooftop at Revere
Photograph the Brattle Bookshop
Eat a blackberry lavender donut at Blackbird Doughnuts
Check out the Cambridge Center roof garden
View the harbor from the Observation Deck at Independence Wharf
Check out Taza Chocolate Factory
Photograph the Boston skyline from the Longfellow Bridge
Hang out at the Lawn on D in South Boston
Have lunch at the Gourmet Dumpling House in Chinatown
Explore the Charles Street boutiques and carriage houses
See Beacon Hill’s row houses and gas lamps on Acorn Street
Climb the 294 stairs to the top of the Bunker Hill Monument
Photograph the MIT Stata Center
Take a cruise on the Charles River
Be sure to check the Boston Massachusetts Tourism Board website for upcoming festivals, special events, and what’s happening during your stay.
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