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So I'm going to Boston in a couple of weeks with the wife to see Louis CK tape his stand up special. Planning on spending the weekend up there and looking for ideas on stuff to do on the semi cheap. If anyone has any suggestions I'd love to hear em. Also, food recommendations. Anything that is great and local. I'm from Philly so I know good food and I want to compare. Preferably seafood, since it's coastal and all.
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Museum of Fine Arts, Museum of Science, New England Aquarium...standard museum fare, depending on what kind of money you're looking to spend.
If you're at all interested in sports, you must visit Fenway Park.
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Legal. Seafood.
If you're going to be in Boston proper, and you like seafood, it'd be a crime against humanity to not go there.
If you're into either or both of these things, it's extremely interesting: you can see many of our forefathers' grave sites, and even walk through some of their old houses that have since been turned into mini-museums.
And start off with a bowl of fish chowder when you go to Legal
If it is, go to that. It's a blast.
Blue man group were still there as if last September (when my wife and I went) and is something else I would unhesitantly recommend. Hilarious.
The science museum is also pretty great. Lots of stuff to do and see. Big electric show, butterfly greenhouse, csi interactive display, planetarium etc.
The freedom trail is really interesting and will easily fill an entire day.
We didn't do a lot of fine dining while we were there as my wife was in early pregnancy, but a few places I could recommend are Rock Bottom steakhouse which has its own selection of micro-beers, The Barking Crab that is a no-nonsense crab shack and the restaraunt at the Boston Harbour Hotel, where we staid, which is proper full on silverservice fine-dining, menu separated based on recommended wines and so forth if you're looking for that sort of thing.
Sorry for the rant, but if you do go, the lobster ravioli is pretty good, and they don't really mess with it much.
As for entertainment, take a walk around downtown. Newbury street in the Back Bay is famous for its shopping (if you or your wife are into that), there are also a bunch of good restaurants along there. Take a stroll and look at the menus as you go along, most have them posted outside.
If you do find yourself in the back bay, check out Morse Fish Company. It is actually a fish market, but they will fry or broil anything that they have for sale. Its all very simple, but it was the best order of fried clams and fries that I've ever had in my life. Amazingly fresh, and my girlfriend and I couldn't finish a single order, and it only cost about 8 bucks. Make sure to call ahead though, their hours are a little funny.
The freedom trail is really cool, but just wandering is fun too. You may find yourself suddenly at the grave of Samuel Adams, or where a battle was fought. Speaking of Samuel Adams, don't do the brewery tour, it sucks. If you're into beer, Boston Beer Works is a fun restaurant that brews their own microbrews right there in the restaurant. Also, the Harpoon Brewery does a completely free, unlimited serving, beer tasting.
Jesus...OK I won't clutter up this thread anymore. PM me if you want more specific suggestions. I obviously live in Boston, and I find myself playing tour guide all the time.
Oh, also, Boston is deceptively cold. Bring plenty of warm clothing...hats, gloves, etc.
OK, maybe it doesn't suck, but there are much better ones around if you only have a few days.
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There are a ton of places to go see a rock show. The Middle East, the Paradise, TT the Bear's, and plenty more. You'll be able to catch a good show if you want.
The Museum of Fine Arts is great.
Aye... admittedly, I haven't been to any other Blue Man Group showing aside from that one. I found it enjoyable, but I had nothing to compare it to other than non-BMG shows. =(
Holy fuck how did I forget to mention that. Yes, for the love of God, yes.
- If you have been convinced to skip Legal Seafoods by the above posters, may I recommend the Barking Crab, which is on the harbor and has real New England seafood, i.e. everything is fried or a lobster roll. There are also tons of restaurants that serve awesome food in the "modern American cuisine category", especially Sunday brunch. I recommend East Coast Grill, or anything in the South End, especially Metropolis Cafe or Tremont 647 for brunch,
- The Freedom Trail is good if you like history.
- The Museum of Fine Arts is incredible if you like art.
- Fenway Park tour is a must if you are a baseball fan, it's a shame you are going out of season though.
I think it was Union Square... damn, it's been so long since I've been there, I forgot the name of the big public area in the middle of the city. I think it was Union Square... ah, a quick search says it was Union Square.
Union Square sometimes has some incredible street performers hanging around. They've been doing it for years, so I imagine they haven't stopped doing it since the last time I was in Boston. I've seen some great Sax players over there, and one guy who was playing an electric violin... and it was awesome. A good place to go to walk about and (potentially) hear some great music from otherwise unknown performers.
Also, if you're intending on driving 30ish minutes north to Salem, there's the Peabody Essex Museum and a multiplicity of corny witch-related tourist traps.
also: what all the others said, but New England Aquarium is dull and not worth it.
Yeppers, come on up to my stomping grounds in Witch City. It's a really cool mix of incredibly cheesy crap and some really fuckawesome stuff. The PEM is great; there, I would recommend checking out the Yin Yu Tang house. The House of Seven Gables is here, if you dig literature. Plus you'll get your fair share of freaky people, counting the goths and the neo-pagans, if it's a nice day.
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