Things to do in Boston (USA not Lincolnshire!)
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My parents are going to Boston for their 40th Wedding Anniversary and I'm keen to arrange a couple of surprises for them - already looking into a helicopter tour around the area (http://philip.greenspun.com/flying/boston-helicopter-tours) and a harbour tour (http://www.bostonharborcruises.com/) but has anyone got any other ideas or suggestions for things to do in/around Boston that are particularly memorable?
Thanks!
Thanks!
best in october - amazing views of the landscape in the autumn, tree's bright red/orange/yellow etc..(they call it leaf peeping!!)
duck tour
Top of the Hub - restaurant on 52nd floor of the prudential tower
oh, and the Cheers bar - the actual one, which looks nothing like the actual one!
duck tour
Top of the Hub - restaurant on 52nd floor of the prudential tower
oh, and the Cheers bar - the actual one, which looks nothing like the actual one!
Edited by Soir on Tuesday 12th August 10:49
LeeME3 said:
My parents are going to Boston for their 40th Wedding Anniversary and I'm keen to arrange a couple of surprises for them - already looking into a helicopter tour around the area (http://philip.greenspun.com/flying/boston-helicopter-tours) and a harbour tour (http://www.bostonharborcruises.com/) but has anyone got any other ideas or suggestions for things to do in/around Boston that are particularly memorable?
Thanks!
Change their flight tickets for Chatanooga-return-same day??? Thanks!
Soir said:
best in october - amazing views of the landscape in the autumn, tree's bright red/orange/yellow etc..(they call it leaf peeping!!)
duck tour
Top of the Hub - restaurant on 52nd floor of the prudential tower
oh, and the Cheers bar - the actual one, which looks nothing like the actual one!
Will second the actual Cheers bar (its bloody tiny!). My OH's Dad and step mother live in Danvers which is about 30-40mins from Boston and they took me there sight seeing. Echoing what others have said its beautifull in the 'fall'. There are loads of restuarants around and since 'the big dig' they have landscaped the area near the harbour. there is an awesome bakery in the city too, its always packed with people and it sells the most amazing stuff but for the life of me I can't bloody remember the name of it! I'll ask the missus.......duck tour
Top of the Hub - restaurant on 52nd floor of the prudential tower
oh, and the Cheers bar - the actual one, which looks nothing like the actual one!
Edited by Soir on Tuesday 12th August 10:49
edit: not sure if they allow people up to the 52nd floor in Pru building since 9/11. though I could be wrong!
Edited by DoctorFan on Tuesday 12th August 11:24
DoctorFan said:
Soir said:
best in october - amazing views of the landscape in the autumn, tree's bright red/orange/yellow etc..(they call it leaf peeping!!)
duck tour
Top of the Hub - restaurant on 52nd floor of the prudential tower
oh, and the Cheers bar - the actual one, which looks nothing like the actual one!
Will second the actual Cheers bar (its bloody tiny!). My OH's Dad and step mother live in Danvers which is about 30-40mins from Boston and they took me there sight seeing. Echoing what others have said its beautifull in the 'fall'. There are loads of restuarants around and since 'the big dig' they have landscaped the area near the harbour. there is an awesome bakery in the city too, its always packed with people and it sells the most amazing stuff but for the life of me I can't bloody remember the name of it! I'll ask the missus.......duck tour
Top of the Hub - restaurant on 52nd floor of the prudential tower
oh, and the Cheers bar - the actual one, which looks nothing like the actual one!
Edited by Soir on Tuesday 12th August 10:49
edit: not sure if they allow people up to the 52nd floor in the Pru building since 9/11. though I could be wrong!
Edited by DoctorFan for crap grammer on Tuesday 12th August 11:24
You still can go up to the top of the Pru but I think you have to eat.
The whale watching is meant to be good but depends on what time of year they go. As others have said go to "Cheers" bar but don't actually go in it. The outside is the same but the inside on the series was a set.
They could go up to Salem and see the museums of whitches. If they are getting a car Cape Cod is not far and Martha's Vinyard is close but not a day trip.
If they are fans of "Good Will Hunting" or "21" or numerous other films they can go and see MIT, Harvard and the less well know Boston University and Boston Colledge that are all on the "T" (Under ground system)
New york is only 5 hours drive away as well.
I will be there in a couple of weeks but my time is spent drinking in Cambridge.
The whale watching is meant to be good but depends on what time of year they go. As others have said go to "Cheers" bar but don't actually go in it. The outside is the same but the inside on the series was a set.
They could go up to Salem and see the museums of whitches. If they are getting a car Cape Cod is not far and Martha's Vinyard is close but not a day trip.
If they are fans of "Good Will Hunting" or "21" or numerous other films they can go and see MIT, Harvard and the less well know Boston University and Boston Colledge that are all on the "T" (Under ground system)
New york is only 5 hours drive away as well.
I will be there in a couple of weeks but my time is spent drinking in Cambridge.
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