CrabMan
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I'm leaving for Boston Sunday and looking for suggestions on where to go or what to do.
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eat lots of lobster... great seafood restaurant (Skipjacks) in Copley Square... and there is an excellent art museum in Boston... dress warm...
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OSUsushichic
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Go to Cheers and get a brew, then head to Legal Sea Food for some chowda and damn good fish.
Too bad the Duck Boats aren't running -- that's a fun tour of the city. You could always take a trolley tour.
If you're into history, check out the Freedom Trail (although it might be a bit cold -- it's snowing like hell here).
You could always catch a Bruins game.... oh wait....
BTW -- I live in Boston, so if you want more specifics, send me a PM.
Too bad the Duck Boats aren't running -- that's a fun tour of the city. You could always take a trolley tour.
If you're into history, check out the Freedom Trail (although it might be a bit cold -- it's snowing like hell here).
You could always catch a Bruins game.... oh wait....
BTW -- I live in Boston, so if you want more specifics, send me a PM.
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kinch
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Just to warn you, the Cheers bar doesn't look like Cheers. :)
Skipjacks is pretty good. I liked their ginger calamari.
Metropolis is a great restaurant. Tremont 647 has a pajama brunch you can wander into in your slippers and has good brunch food. Radius has good food in the financial district and is kinda expensive/too hip, if you like that, but very good. Grill 23 is great if you want steak. Pho Republique is a cool Vietnamese place with weird fans (hard to explain) and good food. Finale has good desserts.
Find a local, ask their favorite Italian place in the North End, and try it. Many are fabulous and the scenery is great - a mix of old world Italy stuff (old ladies pulling groceries up to a fourth floor window in a basket with a pulley), historic sites, and small streets.
Oh, and you should definitely visit the Ramrod near Fenway - I think you'd like the bar scene. . .
Skipjacks is pretty good. I liked their ginger calamari.
Metropolis is a great restaurant. Tremont 647 has a pajama brunch you can wander into in your slippers and has good brunch food. Radius has good food in the financial district and is kinda expensive/too hip, if you like that, but very good. Grill 23 is great if you want steak. Pho Republique is a cool Vietnamese place with weird fans (hard to explain) and good food. Finale has good desserts.
Find a local, ask their favorite Italian place in the North End, and try it. Many are fabulous and the scenery is great - a mix of old world Italy stuff (old ladies pulling groceries up to a fourth floor window in a basket with a pulley), historic sites, and small streets.
Oh, and you should definitely visit the Ramrod near Fenway - I think you'd like the bar scene. . .
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MolGenBuckeye
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I was up there last year, and we went to a really cool bowling alley/bar place that I can't remember the name of. Kings? It was amazing what a different place a smoke free bar/alley was.
We'll be coming up again for the marathon in a couple months too, so keep the ideas coming of things to do! :)
We'll be coming up again for the marathon in a couple months too, so keep the ideas coming of things to do! :)
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OSUsushichic
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Harvard Square is a must, if anything for the people-watching and the ice cream (Toscanini's is the best). Some good, fun shopping there as well.
A tourist favorite is Faneuil Hall (on the Freedom Trail), which is a marketplace with tons of restaurants (Cheers, Salty Dog, Ned Devine's Irish Bar, etc.) and shops.
Another good people-watching place is Newberry Street, but not in the same way as Harvard Square. This is the upscale crowd here.
If you're into microbrews, IMO the Cambridge Brewing Co. (near MIT) has the best. Boston Beer Works (near Fenway) is OK. You might want to check out an Irish bar while you're here. There's nothing like drinking a Guinness at a bar while surrounded by Irish accents!
If you're looking for a good seafood place on the water, Anthony's Pier 4 has a great atmosphere. You can watch the boats in the harbor and also the planes take off and land at the airport. (Admittedly, the view is a bit better than the food, but it's still damn good seafood.) A local favorite is No Name on the fish pier, which is a hole in the wall, but great food! My favorite is still Legal Sea Food, which are located in several places in the city (and Cambridge).
A tourist favorite is Faneuil Hall (on the Freedom Trail), which is a marketplace with tons of restaurants (Cheers, Salty Dog, Ned Devine's Irish Bar, etc.) and shops.
Another good people-watching place is Newberry Street, but not in the same way as Harvard Square. This is the upscale crowd here.
If you're into microbrews, IMO the Cambridge Brewing Co. (near MIT) has the best. Boston Beer Works (near Fenway) is OK. You might want to check out an Irish bar while you're here. There's nothing like drinking a Guinness at a bar while surrounded by Irish accents!
If you're looking for a good seafood place on the water, Anthony's Pier 4 has a great atmosphere. You can watch the boats in the harbor and also the planes take off and land at the airport. (Admittedly, the view is a bit better than the food, but it's still damn good seafood.) A local favorite is No Name on the fish pier, which is a hole in the wall, but great food! My favorite is still Legal Sea Food, which are located in several places in the city (and Cambridge).
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