Weekend trip to Boston

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Here is two and a half day itinerary I put together for my clients who went to Boston a month ago.

Suggested Hotel:  Hotel Wyndham Boston Beacon Hill

Quick guide on what to do in Boston.

Download HopStop App. It will help you to navigate through Boston easier + Google Maps + TripAdvisor Boston

Friday

Arrive to hotel

Walk to Boston Commons and then go to Prudential (go to the top to see the city)

From Prudential take Green Line (subway) towards Park St. , change train to Red Line, go to Harvard Sq

Subway map here

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Go to Harvard Sq. - you might see street performances and very great atmosphere

Eat in Fire and Ice

http://www.harvardsquare.com/Home/Restaurants/FiRE---iCE.aspx

Return to Hotel

Red Line to Asmont, get off at Charles

Saturday

Start with

Freedom trail - nice 2.5 hour walk around historical places. There is a line on the road to follow.

http://www.thefreedomtrail.org/maps/pdfs/boston-nps-map.pdf

http://www.thefreedomtrail.org

AND/OR

Trolley tour around Boston

http://www.partner.viator.com/en/11761/tours/Boston/Boston-Hop-on-Hop-off-Trolley-Tour/d678-5046BOS_OTT

Will give you glance into Boston's history (you can see USS Constitution if you don't drive there)

AND/OR

Duck tour - one that I told you (starts next to Prudential)

http://www.partner.viator.com/en/11761/tours/Boston/Boston-Duck-Tour/d678-3037DUCK

Visit Old State House

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_State_House_%28Boston%29

Visit Quincy Market

You can have lunch or snack in its food court or outside

Go to Holocaust memorial, next to Quincy market

Go to Charlstown to see USS Constitution. The best way is to drive your car there ( if you don't take trolley tour)

http://www.ussconstitutionmuseum.org/

In the evening go to Newbury Street in Back Bay (restaurants, cafes, boutique shops).

There are bunch of restaurants there.

Sunday

Options:

1. Science Museum - very good for kids

http://www.mos.org/

2. Boston Commons - nice park

3. Tour around Harvard - free of charge

http://www.harvard.edu/visitors/calendar#/?i=1

4. Unique glass collection in Harvard Museum of Natural History

http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu/on_exhibit/the_glass_flowers.html

5. Museum of Fine Arts

If you want to eat good Italian Food go to North End. There are good Italian restaurants on each corner.

Good Spanish food is in restaurant Dali