Things to do in Boston?

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  • darwinstheory
    darwinstheory LaPorte, IN Posts: 7,419
    What to do in Boston? Find a bench and contemplate how you would much rather be in Chicago! 

    Just kidding!!! :

    JB288319 - that's some pretty sound advice. I'm not going there (Boston) this time but I would like to get there some time. I will keep your ideas in mind. THanks for the recommendations.
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  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,168
    edited February 2018
    F Me In The Brain said:
    Union Oyster House.  Claims to be America's longest continuously running restaurant.  Cool place and if you like oysters you can go wrong.
    That place is great and it is cool to have oysters and a pint in the same spot as Daniel Webster.  Boiled lobster and the fried clams are great there as well.  That being said, the oysters at island creek oyster bar are MUCH better IMHO.

    Going to the top of the prudential building is cool if the weather is nice.
    I got this last time I was in Boston with the family and it was a great deal:
    https://www.citypass.com/boston

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  • PJNB
    PJNB Posts: 13,890
    Poncier said:
    PJNB said:
    Looking at a place in Revere now since my last one within walking distance to Fenway was cancelled and everything is now booked up. Its on Dedham st. Is this a decent neighbourhood? I have heard good and bad things about the  Revere beach area. Also I was think of driving into the show and parking. There is a good rate at this location. 30 Kilmarnock st The Harlo Garage. 

    We are going down with our 3 kids and my mother in law will be watching them while we are at the show. I am trying to limit my time away from the kids before and after the show so I thought driving in would be the quickest way in and out just worried that I would get stuck in the area around Fenway before and after the show trying to park and return home. Any locals have any advice?



    I'd term Dedham St Revere an OK neighborhood at best, its off of Broadway, basic residential area, not the finest part of Revere.
    I think you can do better, especially if bringing the kids.
    Ok thanks what about near the airport? Somewhere near Bennington and Chelsea st.
  • JOEJOEJOE
    JOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,829
    Is there a place to go and see the locals use the word "wicked" over and over?
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,884
    JOEJOEJOE said:
    Is there a place to go and see the locals use the word "wicked" over and over?
    Pretty much this map

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  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,605
    F Me In The Brain said:
    JOEJOEJOE said:
    Is there a place to go and see the locals use the word "wicked" over and over?
    Pretty much this map

    This map is wicked close to accurate.
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  • LukinFan
    LukinFan Florida Posts: 29,121
    Thanks everyone for the great advice!  Can't wait for September! 

    Any music history sites in Boston?
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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,884
    Baby Wheels is my favorite.  I have a book of maps like that - hilarious.  Growing up in VT I also agree with that map of the region.
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  • PJNB
    PJNB Posts: 13,890
    edited February 2018
    JimmyV said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    JOEJOEJOE said:
    Is there a place to go and see the locals use the word "wicked" over and over?
    Pretty much this map

    This map is wicked close to accurate.
    New Brunswick  "What is this" :lol:
  • JOEJOEJOE
    JOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,829
    How far of a drive is the Pawtucket Pawsox ballpark from Boston?  Their season finale is on Sept 3.
  • pjl44
    pjl44 Posts: 10,594
    JOEJOEJOE said:
    How far of a drive is the Pawtucket Pawsox ballpark from Boston?  Their season finale is on Sept 3.
    Hour south of the city. You'll probably hit traffic on the way back with people returning from the Cape.
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,884
    Will they be coming back from Seasonal Heroin, Down The Cape, or Gays?
    Either way they have to go through Wicked Bad Traffic
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  • JOEJOEJOE
    JOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,829
    pjl44 said:
    JOEJOEJOE said:
    How far of a drive is the Pawtucket Pawsox ballpark from Boston?  Their season finale is on Sept 3.
    Hour south of the city. You'll probably hit traffic on the way back with people returning from the Cape.
    That's right, it will be Labor Day.
  • Poncier
    Poncier Posts: 17,935
    JimmyV said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    JOEJOEJOE said:
    Is there a place to go and see the locals use the word "wicked" over and over?
    Pretty much this map

    This map is wicked close to accurate.

    Yeah, its pissah.
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  • wobbler_kitty
    wobbler_kitty Millbury, MA Posts: 161
    Whatever you end up doing, leave yourself plenty of time to get back to Fenway. Boston loves it’s traffic, it’s Labor Day weekend, and car and foot traffic around the park will be heavy. Fenway shows start earlier than usual due to a sound ordinance and they will definitely go on on time. Be in your seats before 7:30. 
  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,605
    Poncier said:
    JimmyV said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    JOEJOEJOE said:
    Is there a place to go and see the locals use the word "wicked" over and over?
    Pretty much this map

    This map is wicked close to accurate.

    Yeah, its pissah.
    I will say driving from Boston to Buffalo every year for Christmas has taught me that once you get past Albany there really is nothing there. The Thruway cuts through this endless, empty swath of New York for hundreds of miles.
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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,884
    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • Miss.Snowdrop
    Miss.Snowdrop Scotland Posts: 192
    Thanks for all the info guys. I think I am skipping Salem. Maybe I'll make it back one day and have the time to see it. But this time there might just not be enough time. And the freedom trails seems to offer a lot of history as well. I assume someone is organising parties around the shows as well?!
  • JOEJOEJOE
    JOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,829
    Boston people use the word "wicked"

    Salem has witches

    I see a connection here!
  • JOEJOEJOE
    JOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,829
    A question regarding hotels......we are currently booked at the Copley Square Hotel.  The location seems good, but the reviews say the rooms are a bit small and old.

    I found a similarly priced room at the Hyatt in Cambridge, which is a bit farther from Fenway Park.

    Any thoughts?

    Thanks in advance.

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