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Jorge’s Guide to Boston

Posted on September 28th, 2006 in Small Talk by Jorge Luis

More than one Miami friend has asked me for tips on what to do when visiting Boston. This is what I recommend doing in the Hub of the Universe.

  1. Duck Tour. Buy tickets ahead of time, online, as it’s a very popular attraction. And do it early in your vacation because you’ll get to see most of the city, and you may find spots you’d like to explore further.
  2. Freedom Trail and U.S.S. Constitution. Go to the Common (Park Street) and buy a guided Freedom trail tour. It’ll end in Faneuil Hall, which is another major attraction. You can have lunch/snack there and then continue to the U.S.S. Constitution. The walk will take you through the Big Dig and the North End (Italian Section).
  3. The Boston Tea Party Museum and Children’s Museum
  4. Boston Common/Garden
  5. Commonwealth Avenue Mall: Boston Garden to Mass Ave.
  6. Newbury Street
  7. Christian Science Center/Symphony Hall
  8. Copley Square/Boston Public Library
  9. Museum of Fine Arts/Gardner Museum
  10. Kenmore Square/Fenway Park/B.U. Good pizza at Bertucci’s next to the B.U. bookstore, good beer at Boston Beerworks across Fenway Park
  11. Charles River Basin Esplanade/Boston Pops at the Hatch Shell (this is where the fireworks go off on the 4th of July)
  12. Harvard Square/Harvard Yard
    1. Bombay Club (good Indian food)
    2. Grendel’s (good local pub. Order a pint of Harpoon IPA)
    3. Don’t touch Mr. Harvard’s boots, unless you like the touch of freshman urine residue.
  13. MIT (It’s best to cross the Harvard Bridge from Boston over to Cambridge) Once you’re on the Cambridge bank of the Charles River, you’re on the most scenic part of the MIT campus. Keep walking on Mass Ave to enter the main entrance, go in, exit the building to find the famous dome and yard.
  14. Coming back from Harvard Square on the Red Line Subway (the T), you get a great view of the Back Bay skyline. (This is the subway train that shows up on the Cheers opening scenes.)

Good places to eat:

  1. Bertucci’s (Pizza)
  2. Vinny T’s. (Good Italian food)
  3. Legal Seafoods
  4. Bombay Club: Harvard Square. Good Indian, a little pricey
  5. Barking Crab or Summer Shack: Good seafood, less pricey than legal seafoods, especially Barking Crab
  6. Quincy Market in Faneuil Hall has a great food court.
  7. Kenmore Square Area

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