Boston - what’s it all about?
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Just starting my research as we may be visiting late feb/early March.
Looking for around 4 nights but that ain’t fixed yet so what’s to do and what’s a must see when there?
Any hints and tips and hidden gems?
Going with my son (he’s a adult) so restaurants not really applicable as we’re not really foodies and happy with food in the go for the most part so really interested in attractions and a bit of history and some decent bars.
Also general info on getting about and decent areas to stay would be super handy.
Ta!
Looking for around 4 nights but that ain’t fixed yet so what’s to do and what’s a must see when there?
Any hints and tips and hidden gems?
Going with my son (he’s a adult) so restaurants not really applicable as we’re not really foodies and happy with food in the go for the most part so really interested in attractions and a bit of history and some decent bars.
Also general info on getting about and decent areas to stay would be super handy.
Ta!
valiant said:
Just starting my research as we may be visiting late feb/early March.
Looking for around 4 nights but that ain’t fixed yet so what’s to do and what’s a must see when there?
Any hints and tips and hidden gems?
Going with my son (he’s a adult) so restaurants not really applicable as we’re not really foodies and happy with food in the go for the most part so really interested in attractions and a bit of history and some decent bars.
Also general info on getting about and decent areas to stay would be super handy.
Ta!
I went with mates about 20 years ago. Attempted the Freedom Trail but got waylaid at the Sam Adams Brewery Tap. Vowed to finish it the next day, but the next day was St Patricks day...Looking for around 4 nights but that ain’t fixed yet so what’s to do and what’s a must see when there?
Any hints and tips and hidden gems?
Going with my son (he’s a adult) so restaurants not really applicable as we’re not really foodies and happy with food in the go for the most part so really interested in attractions and a bit of history and some decent bars.
Also general info on getting about and decent areas to stay would be super handy.
Ta!
Boston sells itself on it's history with American Independence, Boston Tea Party, Bunker Hill etc. We did a trolley bus tour guide which was good with the driver getting very excited over a building that was around 300 yrs old. That's about the oldest bit of history they've got but they are rightly proud of it. You can see the balcony where some American dude once announced Americas independence.
There's a pub called Bull & Finch which is where the exterior shots of Cheers TV series were taken, but not the interior as that was a filming studio.
Don't do the guaranteed whale sighting cruise, as the only way they guarantee seeing one is to give you another ticket to come back the following week, when you're already back home!
Have I mentioned they are big on the Independence thing???
I would say 3-4 days there is about right from what I recall of our visit about 20yrs ago.
There's a pub called Bull & Finch which is where the exterior shots of Cheers TV series were taken, but not the interior as that was a filming studio.
Don't do the guaranteed whale sighting cruise, as the only way they guarantee seeing one is to give you another ticket to come back the following week, when you're already back home!
Have I mentioned they are big on the Independence thing???
I would say 3-4 days there is about right from what I recall of our visit about 20yrs ago.
valiant said:
Just starting my research as we may be visiting late feb/early March.
Looking for around 4 nights but that ain’t fixed yet so what’s to do and what’s a must see when there?
Any hints and tips and hidden gems?
Going with my son (he’s a adult) so restaurants not really applicable as we’re not really foodies and happy with food in the go for the most part so really interested in attractions and a bit of history and some decent bars.
Also general info on getting about and decent areas to stay would be super handy.
Ta!
The Parish Church is the largest in the land and visible for miles around so when you are stuck being a tractor on the A17 you can see progress to your destination.Looking for around 4 nights but that ain’t fixed yet so what’s to do and what’s a must see when there?
Any hints and tips and hidden gems?
Going with my son (he’s a adult) so restaurants not really applicable as we’re not really foodies and happy with food in the go for the most part so really interested in attractions and a bit of history and some decent bars.
Also general info on getting about and decent areas to stay would be super handy.
Ta!
Was a Roman settlement so some history, a town map in the village square points out the highlight.
The Sleaford Road has some reasonable B&Bs. Don't stay near the Slaughterhouse, 24/7 emulsification of pigs goes on there, will put you right off your morning bacon.
Couple of decent kebab shops around the old chicken market.
If you're going that far east coast way not combine with a multi centre holiday and visit Sleaford and Lincoln as well (but avoid Retford, Mansfield and Grantham - any positive reviews on Trip Advisor for them are likely false).
Allegro_Snapon said:
valiant said:
Just starting my research as we may be visiting late feb/early March.
Looking for around 4 nights but that ain’t fixed yet so what’s to do and what’s a must see when there?
Any hints and tips and hidden gems?
Going with my son (he’s a adult) so restaurants not really applicable as we’re not really foodies and happy with food in the go for the most part so really interested in attractions and a bit of history and some decent bars.
Also general info on getting about and decent areas to stay would be super handy.
Ta!
The Parish Church is the largest in the land and visible for miles around so when you are stuck being a tractor on the A17 you can see progress to your destination.Looking for around 4 nights but that ain’t fixed yet so what’s to do and what’s a must see when there?
Any hints and tips and hidden gems?
Going with my son (he’s a adult) so restaurants not really applicable as we’re not really foodies and happy with food in the go for the most part so really interested in attractions and a bit of history and some decent bars.
Also general info on getting about and decent areas to stay would be super handy.
Ta!
Was a Roman settlement so some history, a town map in the village square points out the highlight.
The Sleaford Road has some reasonable B&Bs. Don't stay near the Slaughterhouse, 24/7 emulsification of pigs goes on there, will put you right off your morning bacon.
Couple of decent kebab shops around the old chicken market.
If you're going that far east coast way not combine with a multi centre holiday and visit Sleaford and Lincoln as well (but avoid Retford, Mansfield and Grantham - any positive reviews on Trip Advisor for them are likely false).
Apologies if not clear (or am I due a parrot
) but only really interested in the US version. 
Ah US version.
It to me is OK. The prettiest US Costal City but feels like a large UK town / small city (Liverpool waterfront esque feel before the Chinease investment tower blocks were built).
Great food and good hotels but struggled after the "here is where we signed independence", a few bars, going to Harvard and being taken around what was at the time "the Big Dig" as they built new transit tunnels, and going to the museum ran out of things to do after two days. Felts a bit like September in Manchester without the history and nightclubs and drugs.
Within the "four day" window you could hightail it up to Salem for the witch-trials, to the coast to watch whales (there was a point about 50 miles North of Boston where in September you could with a telescope watch the whales) and if outdoor gear / shopping is your idea go to Freeport (though I expect the £:$ these days isn't great now; was around 0.5 when I last went!). We actually took only hand luggage over on that trip and bought new cases / rucksacks etc to bring back all the outdoor gear we bought out there.
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Just say you said Feb/ Mar. It'll be cold and colder out the city. What-about doing a four day break on the continent there where the cold is properly catered 4 like Vancouver (another 2-3 day city for the main sights) with underground Malls, Niagra is fantastic frozen and you can go riding snowmobiles a few miles North of Vancouver in the local foresst. Just if driving a a hire car and you get stopped by the local 5-0 for driving on the wrong side of the road, don't try and get out of it by realising you were also driving the wrong way up a one way street and it should cancel out. Got quite a big fine for that.
It to me is OK. The prettiest US Costal City but feels like a large UK town / small city (Liverpool waterfront esque feel before the Chinease investment tower blocks were built).
Great food and good hotels but struggled after the "here is where we signed independence", a few bars, going to Harvard and being taken around what was at the time "the Big Dig" as they built new transit tunnels, and going to the museum ran out of things to do after two days. Felts a bit like September in Manchester without the history and nightclubs and drugs.
Within the "four day" window you could hightail it up to Salem for the witch-trials, to the coast to watch whales (there was a point about 50 miles North of Boston where in September you could with a telescope watch the whales) and if outdoor gear / shopping is your idea go to Freeport (though I expect the £:$ these days isn't great now; was around 0.5 when I last went!). We actually took only hand luggage over on that trip and bought new cases / rucksacks etc to bring back all the outdoor gear we bought out there.
https://global.llbean.com/Retail.html
Just say you said Feb/ Mar. It'll be cold and colder out the city. What-about doing a four day break on the continent there where the cold is properly catered 4 like Vancouver (another 2-3 day city for the main sights) with underground Malls, Niagra is fantastic frozen and you can go riding snowmobiles a few miles North of Vancouver in the local foresst. Just if driving a a hire car and you get stopped by the local 5-0 for driving on the wrong side of the road, don't try and get out of it by realising you were also driving the wrong way up a one way street and it should cancel out. Got quite a big fine for that.
Edited by Allegro_Snapon on Saturday 9th September 19:14
We went in the summer a few years ago.
The freedom trail was interesting.
The parks were nice for picnics
The MIT science museum was ace.
Sunset cruise was really good as were some of the restaurants and bars around the harbour.
We also went up a Prudential tower, great views from the top.
The freedom trail was interesting.
The parks were nice for picnics
The MIT science museum was ace.
Sunset cruise was really good as were some of the restaurants and bars around the harbour.
We also went up a Prudential tower, great views from the top.
I liked Boston (the Massachusetts version). Walk the freedom trail, converse headquarters for some new trainers, north end (Italian area) food tour. As for pubs just have a wander and find one that looks good, the Sam Adam’s tap house is actually pretty good as a starter, Harpoon Brewery also good. As for where to stay, anywhere near the common really, the city is really easy to walk or tube around.
Been a few times on work related stuff, so didn't really do the typical tourist stuff, from my somewhat vague memory the eating and drinking, particularly the Irish bars were spectacular. Also did a day trip to Cape Cod at our software providers expense and some of us spent a day sailing on a Senior VP person's yatch and that was again great. Probably not much help to you but from what I can remember it's a wondeful place 
djc206 said:
KAgantua said:
djc206 said:
You mean Toronto not Vancouver I think
And underground malls is Montreal I think Montreal, but Toronto may have them too
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