Boston this weekend. What sights to see?

[JohnMitchell 14]

Vskydiver and I are taking 2 of the kids to Boston this week to visit our oldest, who's going to college at Olin. We're planning the Freedom Trail, the USS Constitution and the WW II destroyer close by, Harvard, MIT, and Cambridge. Also going to do a side trip up to Salem. Any other ideas?

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[JohnMitchell 14]

Yeaaahhh, we hit them last time. Good feed.

Ryan say's she's got a new place to try too.

[kasch 0]

USS Constitution is one of my favs! Glad you're going to see that.

Take her shopping at Quincy Market :) its nice to just walk around there too.

And possibly look into tours of the Harpoon Brewery, that place is pretty cool. Way better than the Sam Adams Brewery....(Harpoon gives you more beer :) )

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[wmw999 2,120]

maybe I'm weird (well, maybe that's not a maybe), but even at 13 or so I liked the Granary Burying Ground.

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[OlympiaStoica 0]

Bring a jacket ... it got cold fast this Fall. Also, plan for mostly indoor activities for the first part of the weekend - we expect an early Nor'Eastern to blow thru with lots of rain and wind ...

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[Remster 24]

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we expect an early Nor'Eastern to blow thru with lots of rain and wind ...

They're from the NW.... Even rain will feel like dry weather to them

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[JohnMitchell 14]

Thanks for the heads up on the weather. Bringing umbrellas and jackets.
Got the Granary and Harpoon loaded in the GPS. I'm gonna dig out my old Boston maps and get the week pass for the "T" when we get there. I'm excited.

Any more ideas, anyone?

[JohnRich 4]

Skydive Orange. And on the way there, you can visit Lexington, Concord, and Walden's Pond.

[blacklabjumper 0]

if you are going to do the freedom trail you will need to hit Bunker Hill. They got a great indoor exhibit. Also, if the weather is crap I would strongly suggest the Boston Museum of Science and the Boston Aquarium. The science museum is huge and you could end spending a whole day there.

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[JohnMitchell 14]

Won't have the rigs, but I think Monday we'll hit those spots. It's a great chance to show some history to the kids.

[Andy9o8 0]

Boston has some great Walking Tours.
Also, the old Italian Quarter has some terrific food that's the real deal. Just watch your step; raw squid on concrete is mighty slippery.

[airtwardo 6]

Fenway....just because it'll give ya a chill no matter what time of year!

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[Amazon 7]

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Bring a jacket ... it got cold fast this Fall. Also, plan for mostly indoor activities for the first part of the weekend - we expect an early Nor'Eastern to blow thru with lots of rain and wind ...

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Now that sounds like MY KIND of sailin weather

[kmills0705 0]

All great suggestions and many I would have thrown out there as well.

You are all making me miss home.

I am sure it will be a great trip John. Enjoy your time with your family.

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[JohnMitchell 14]

Thanks, everyone. Kim, I didn't know you were a "Bah-Stun" girl.

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Go take a cruise out to Nantucket...

[vskydiver 0]

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USS Constitution is one of my favs! Glad you're going to see that.

Take her shopping at Quincy Market :) its nice to just walk around there too.

And possibly look into tours of the Harpoon Brewery, that place is pretty cool. Way better than the Sam Adams Brewery....(Harpoon gives you more beer :) )

Oh! like those ideas! This is going to be a great trip! Thanks for everyone's ideas!

[grimmie 173]

A Boston Bruins game...silly... What else is there to do there???

[JohnMitchell 14]

Watch the Pats play, duh. . . .

Boston's a great town for sports fans, isn't it? Someday maybe Seattle will win a Superbowl, a World Series, another NBA championship . . . oh wait, the Sonics left.

[JohnMitchell 14]

Maybe we can catch a Dropkick Murphys show.

[vskydiver 0]

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Maybe we can catch a Dropkick Murphys show.

They aren't playing this weekend. I checked.

[JohnMitchell 14]

Okay, we're outa here on the Alaska red-eye. Everyone have a fun safe weekend. See ya.

[Gators1240 9]

Have fun with the trip, one more recommendation is the Black Rose. (Its by downtown somewhere, not really sure where I was drunk on new years when we went there) Good bar, GREAT food. It has a bar upstairs and a bar/restaurant downstairs. The absolute best Lobster Bisque I have ever eaten.

[lekstrom10k 0]

epperel is close too. Go to Fanual {SP} Hall with the brass grasshopper. There was a huge store that just sold mustard. Down the hall for raw oysters,etc. Up the shore is Gortons fish factory.Plymouth Rock too. I was stationed at Fort Devens in 1962 and got a chance to wander about