Boston Travel Forum

HI,
I will be visiting Boston with my husband from Dec 4-12.
He will be at a conference during the day. I am looking for interesting trips to take alone. I prefer indoor activities.
I am also interested in daytime concerts or lectures and of course shopping.
Any advice welcome,
Thanks

Phil

need to find a budget hotel that has access to public transportation system to Cambridge hopefully under seventy five dollars per day and near decent food.

will be traveling on Saturday for a week long conference.

any suggestion would be helpful along with contact information.

thanks Tim

My husband and I have a short weekend in Boston. We are trying to choose between two restaurants that seem to both get raving reviews on here. Which one should we go to: Legal Seafoods or Union Oyster House? Thank you in advance for your suggestion!

We will be in Marlborough/Milford Oct 23-25 for a hockey tournament. What would you recommend for 2 groups of 15 very active boys, ages 10-14, to do? Some in our groups will have a nice block of time to go into Boston or Salem, but others only have 4-5 hours available. I am sure there are some very good local activities that I cannot find on the internet. One thing we were trying to do is see a college ice hockey game, but the internet search turned up all away games. Where can we find the best pizza in Marlborough and Milford? Is there any good (quick) method of travel into Boston? TIA

Me and my friends are going into Boston for the First time, meeting friends from work & going out to dinner together! Have never taken the T before. Could you tell me is it an easy and safe way to get around Beantown? We are excited to see Boston at Nighttime!
Would value opinions & thoughts on this.
Thanks!
LinJoyce0330@vtmail.com

We are thinking of doing a Boston Halloween Tour and would like to find a moderately priced hotel/bed and breakfast, etc. for that night. The tour is over by 7:30pm. We would not mind staying in an area outside of the city, but don't want to travel more than 30 to 40 minutes.

Flying in from San Diego in my Lakers jersey on friday and leaving 6pm on sunday.

Have to work from 9-3 on saturday, rest of the time is time to explore.

What is the best city tour?

Whats the best hangouts, I am staying close to Wentworth Instiute of technology and northwestern? Am i close to the action?

Any tips would be great!! Looking forward in talking some smack and meeting some of you Celtics fans!!

Dear Bostonians (or other Boston experts),

In December 4-8 I'm going to a professional meeting in Boston. It takes place in the Hynes Convention Center. My wife is accompanying me.

I'm now looking for a hotel (preferrably 4-star), better if it's in the general area of the Convention Center (Back Bay), but more importantly it has to be ok for my wife: She has to be able to get in and out on her own (when I'm in the conference), so we're looking for an area which is "walkable", safe to walk (at least in daytime), conveniently located with respect to shopping areas...

Would you recommend staying in the Back Bay area (does it matter if it's Back Bay West or Back Bay East?), in the West End area, or in the Financial District?
Any recommendation for specific hotels?

Thanks,
Ilan

My husband and I are flying into Boston for a weekend date, and we would like to know what things are a MUST SEE in Boston? I've looked at the part of the Boston page with suggestions, but there are so many! We are open to anything, so I would like to hear what you suggest for a 2 day visit. If you have restaurant suggestions for something romantic and / or a place that is a must-go in Boston for Boston food, I would like your suggestions as well.

Thank you!
Ginny

I'll be arriving via cruise ship and thinking about taking public transportation into town, specifically, to the Visitors Center at Boston Commons to take the Freedom Trail tour. Looks like there might be public transportation from the cruise ship to Boston Commons via bus and train. Can someone confirm the routing I would need to take?

Also, looks like the bus/train fare is $2 from Black Falcon Ave near where the cruise ship docks, to take the bus then train to Boston Commons for the start of the Freedom Trail walk. I have a question about the fare. If I first take the bus, will the bus driver issue me a transfer/ticket, or something to use for the train from So Station to Park St. Station? Can someone explain how this works? Thanks!

Hello all
I'm heading to the U2 concert on Sunday night in Gillette Stadium. I've just found out the distance between the stadium and Boston city centre is about 35 miles&that the only shuttle bus doing a service between the 2 is a 'Rock Bus' and they are all sold out! It seems from their website though, that there are only 4 buses going from Boston South (Station Bus Terminal). There is a sort of suggestion box which i filled. But at the moment i am making no headway.
I don't really fancy the thought of getting a taxi in either direction, although it may well come down to that. As naturally i don't want to be stuck out in the suburbs late at night, not knowing where i am.
If anyone can provide me with more information about whether more Rock Buses are being ran (depending on numbers of requests), then i would very much appreciate it.
I'd feeling a bit nervous about this at the moment
Many thanks everyone
DG

Hello all
I'm heading to good old Boston for the first time this weekend and i was wondering if anyone could recommend stuff in Boston of military/historical interest? Monuments, memorials, museums, anything really. I'm mainly interested in ww1 and ww2 stuff, but i'm keen on anything historical really. I know there's a lot of history in the city, but if anyone can recommend anything specific i'd be very thankful :)
Cheers!
DG

Hi,

We visited Boston today. We planned to leave the car at the Alewife station and use the train to our destination. We felt terribly confused when we tried using their automatic ticket machines. When we tried buying the tickets, the system asked which zone we were using. We figured it out by luck, but we couldn't find what the stinky zones meant (on a map, distance wise, what they are, which applied to us, etc).

Do any of you know how that works or how to find that info?

We only noticed a map on the wall telling about lines and streets, but nothing about zones. It wasn't on their brochures either.

Thank you in advance,

We arrive in Boston at 2015 PM on Saturday evening at South Station Trans CTR 700 Atlantiv Avenue; and we are staying at Hemingway Avenue. We were wondering what would be the cheapest, and safest method of transport to get there.

Thanks for any reply!

Where can I get download the free guide to the freedom trail, as described in the review? I can only find a map...
Thanks!

We are mature San Francisco couple traveling first time to Boston
on Oct 21 to 25. We seek moderately priced hotel. We will tour
all the popular and favorite sightseeing spots.
We do not mind further outside areas by taking the subway.
We are comfortable with hotels with 3 stars, something simple like Holilday
Express. What areas should we look for hotels and what price range we need
to pay? Thank you.

Looking for recommendations on hotels/b&b's in the North End or close to North End. I am visiting my brother (in a week) who lives in the area and I would like to stay either in a reasonably priced hotel that is close to his place so I can walk down to his apt. or near enough to where I can easily take the T or a bus. Hotels close to restaurants/nightlife would be a plus.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Joy

Hi, I am goign to Boston in the first week of Sept. One of our activities is the whale watching. We are looking at the 8.30am sunday timeslot.

But wondering if it is a good timing on the chances to see the whale?
What is the good time of the day to have a higher chance to see the whale?

Thanks

I may be arriving in Boston at roughly 1.30 PM from Europe and have to connect with Jet Blue-Is this difficult or can we get a luggage rack and make it to Jet Blue--Thanks

Hi everyone
i will be coming to Boston at the end of December for a couple of days
so i was wondering if you could all give me some advice on what sort of day tours and activities i can do while there :)

As i love taking photos could you tell me where i can get the best view of the city?

I will also gladly accept advice on places to eat (where can i find best pizza, burgers and hot dogs in boston?)

Thanks!

Hi-
We are going to Boston in Septemeber and will either be staying in the North End or Beacon Hill; is Boston easy to get around on foot and or subway? Also, is there any nightlife in either of the neighborhoos? Also, I love eating delicious food, esp. seafood. What are the restaurants I should not miss out on while I am there? Lastly, if we took a day trip to another state or to Gloucester, what should we do? Leaves changing would be lovely to see or going to another state for delicious food.
Thanks!

I'll be attending a concert later this month at the Shell-where should we park to get out of the area the easiest? We'll be heading back to Connecticut. We will have 2 kids with us also.

going to boston for 4 nights beginning of September. I have never been. So could anyone tell me which area's I should avoid.
Also what is the best way to get from the airport to city. I am staying in the theatre district. My flight lands at 4pm. Thanks

Any ideas / advice on how to go to plymounth plantation from downtown boston with the use of public transporation. I will be visiting Boston in two weeks.
Thanks.

Can anyone suggest the ways to plymouth plantation?
I did read the info on the net, but found it is quite complicated, as a stranger and traveller.
Do you know whether there are local tours (including transportation to/from downtown). Where can I approach them?
Thanks

I would like to stay a weekend in Boston alone, in July, can someone suggest places to stay and what areas are safe? thank you!

jen

hi,

my friends and i are planning to visit boston for the july 4th long weekend but instead of driving from philadelphia to boston we just thought of taking the amtrak....

can someone please suggest an affordable place to stay near the BOS (South Station, MA (BOS)) amtrak station? that station is in downtown boston, right? actually don't know which stations in boston should we choose but i thought choosing downtown is where most of the boston life is that's why we chose that station(or maybe im wrong?)

a hotel close to tourist spots would be nice too (we're thinking of getting a boston city pass)...

thanks so much in advance!

I will be attending a concert with my children next month and want to find a hotel (reasonable) that would hopefully be within walking distance, as my kids would be tired at that point. Any recommendations?

If you were to go to a Boston Red Socks game while visiting Boston, what transit would take? I have seen posts which stated after dark the area could be unsafe. I will be staying on the bay.

My brother is visiting Boston for 3 nights at the end of June and I have mentioned the Boston City Pass. He is interested and the current fee of $44.00 seems great as it covers the cost of:
New England Aquarium
Museum of Fine Arts
Boston Museum of Science
Skywalk Observatory
Harvard Museum of Natural History
OR
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum

It claims to save 45% on the actual price of visiting these places, the only problem is that he doesn't want to visit the New England Aquarium and wants to do both the Harvard Museum and the John F Kennedy Library/Museum.

Is there any other way to do the above and given that he'll only have 2 full days in Boston - will it be possible?