What is the best thing to do in Boston?

I'm planning to go to Boston around july 1st - july 6. What would you recommended. For the day time and evening. I'm looking for places to eat with a good price and places to site see. Thanks.

you could pick up trash, it's dirty there

talk to B (B is a murderer that was a boston murderer and death note is made from a true store which was from B not L)

try this first

ball game
shows
museums
boat rides
USS Constitution



http://www.boston.com/travel/boston/
http://boston.about.com/od/thingstodo/u/ThingsToDo.htm#s2

...Plan on a trip to Quincy Market...you have a blast... then if you have time take the Heritage Trail walk...The "foot prints" are painted on the sidewalk...it's wonderful walking tour of Historic Boston...get to see the Boston Tea party wharf and see if you have time to eat at the Union Oyster House on Atlantic Ave...(it's where Ben Franklin actually ate Oysters and drank beer)... The USS Constitution is docked in Boston...The Oldest commissioned ship in the Navy. and get out to Fenway Park and see a Red Sox game !!! Boston is a wonderful place to explore... If you're there on the 4th of July it's absolutely, Patriotically, magnificent.

you should go to a
duck tour
Soxs Game
Cheers Bar

You have to check out the Boston Pops on Independence day. http://www.july4th.org/
Plus you can go shopping (or at least window shopping) on Newbury st., The North End is great for Italian food (Pizzeria Regina is a must), drinking is good all over, (South Boston for an authentic Boston drinking experience). This web site http://www.visit-massachusetts.com/boston.html should help also.

I can't believe that nobody mentioned the fireworks on the 4th of July! Definitely have to see them. I'd recommend getting there an hour ahead of time to get a good spot. And bring one of those folding camping chairs.

For food, here's what I recommend:

Silvertone - It's kinda inbetween the Park St. T stop and the Downtown Crossing T stop.

silvertonedowntown.com

It's good comfort food and not that expensive.

Pizzeria Regina - The ORIGINAL in the North End.

11 Thacher Street, Boston, MA 02113

The pizza there isn't like the pizza at other Reginas. It's awesome!

Penang - Malaysian food in Chinatown.

685 Washington St, Boston, MA

Most dishes come out in stainless steel bowls. The portions are good sized and the food is yummy.

penangusa.com

Esplanade Boston Pops on Fri 07/04.
Freedom Trail
Duck Tour
Harvard Square (Bartley's, John Harvard's)
North End (all Italian food)
Fenway Park Tour, Sox game
Isabella Stuart Gardner Museum
any of the Harvard museums

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!!


PS. Boston on the 4th is like no other.