Thing To Do In Boston?

Ok : I hate Musuems, Zoos, and Parks.... I need things to do like entertainment( no damn operas),LOCAL MALLS,
and other things to do on the 4th of July

Ty

well taz i have lived in boston for ten years now and i can tell you it is very boring in boston. all there is to do here is eat and drink. boston people are rood, mad and mean. you can go to the bars and maybe get in a fight, you can go see a baseball game but if your not a red sox fan DON'T DO THAT!
you can go down newbury steet and waste all your money, or just do what all the rest of boston does when there bored, do drugs ya boston sux!

Ty,
Boston has The Prudential Tower with its 50th floor Skywalk, it has the Cheers Bar, Boston Common and Boston Duck Tours which are great fun. Visit http://www.gostreetmaps.com/boston.html for more attractions and a shopping guide. Have a great time.

I put this together for a friend and it might help you. Some of the ideas listed are things you stated that you do not enjoy, so just skip over them.

The 4th of July is a GREAT time to be in Boston. I have been there 4x in the last 10 years all during the 4th of July.

To Do In Boston:

First, check out www.bostonusa.com to get some ideas of what may be going on in town while you are there. I also suggest you pick up Boston For Dummies – it’s a great book and will give you directions on how to get to a lot of places.

If you’ve never been before, you may consider purchasing an MBTA subway pass. That way you’ll never have to worry about having exact change for the subway. You can make this purchase at www.mbta.com. They offer the passes in 1, 3, and 7-day passes. If flying into Boston through Logan International Airport, you can pick-up the blue line (in bound) to get to downtown Boston.

FYI – when taking the subway, more commonly known as the “T” – if you want to head towards ‘downtown’ Boston (i.e. State Street/Park Street) then you’ll want to take an “in bound” train, anywhere away from those points, would be an ‘outbound train.’

All of the locations that I suggest below are accessible from the “T.”

For things to do – Boston has a ton – it all depends on what you are looking to do. I would first suggest that you take a tour or trolley; it’ll give you great insight as to where ‘touristy’ things are located. Please note, that Boston is considered a ‘walking city,’ which means, that even though things may look very far apart on map, in actuality, the probably aren’t. There are several tours/trolleys to choose from. One unique tour is the Boston Duck Tour (http://www.bostonducktours.com). These tours sell out quickly, so you’ll have to take advantage of this when you first arrive to Boston. This tour is good rain or shine. You can board from either near the Boston Science Center or the Prudential Center. You can also purchase tickets at either location. When I was in Boston in 2006, you could also purchase tickets at Fanueil Hall (see below).

You’ll more than likely want to partake in the Freedom Trail walk. There is/are tours by bus you can take, but if you like to walk (and are able), walking it is like no other. You can go to the official website (http://www.thefreedomtrail.org/) to print out a map and get information on what the trail is all about.

If you like sports, baseball especially, see about doing a tour of Fenway Park. Not sure the exact dates of your trip, but more than likely, baseball will still be in season, so you’ll have to call to find out what dates/times tours will take place. http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/bos/ballpark/tour.jsp

If you are looking for ‘greener’ pastures, check out the Boston Common and Children’s Garden, as well as take a stroll along the Charles River (down the esplanade).

Fanueil Hall and Quincy Market are another good stop. Usually there are street performers and music going on. http://www.faneuilhallmarketplace.com/

The Boston Aquarium is another great stop and near the Fanueil Marketplace. You can find out more about the Aquarium by going to http://www.neaq.org/. While here, you can also sign up to do a whale watch out of the Boston Harbor.

There are plenty of college campuses to check out – MIT, Harvard, Northeastern, Boston University, Boston College, etc.

If shopping is your thing, check out Newbury Street - http://www.newbury-st.com/.

If you’d like to see a show – check out Blue Man Group – http://www.blueman.com/. It’s a complete one-of-a-kind show. There is nothing like it.

Other things to check out are: Cheers, Christian Science Reflecting Pool, Copley Square, Boston Children’s Museum, Boston Science Museum, Isabella Stuart Gardner Art Museum (there are many museums in Boston), etc.

Have a great time. I’ve vacationed there several times and I absolutely love it!!

Take a canoe out on the Charles and watch the fire works and the Pops Concert and the thousands of people on the shore. Be sure to bring a substantial light with plenty of batteries so you don't get run over and a life jacket for each passenger, the canoe and life jackets can be rented at Taylor Rental or Grand Rental Station (better order early though) park at the Museum of Science sneak the canoe off at ground level and then go out the back there are little slips there you can use. It might be a good idea to bring alot of beer.

Chekout this website http://boston.nyctourist.com to find things to do

Harvard Square - Cambridge - cool place to hang out
Boston Common - Park St. where some cool bars/clubs are
Newbury St. - shopping, all kinds of stores, etc.
North End - Italian section
Government Center - Fanieul Hall - shopping, places to eat, etc.
Fenway area - Kenmore Square
Have fun. Boston is a walking city. You can walk all over the city.

Cambridge Side Galleria is a mall.

There is an upscale mall. Copley Square

If you take the train out of Boston, you can go to Natick to the Natick Collection which is a really big mall. It's really nice too. I saw Christian Slater. Billy Joel was there another time.