Summer in Boston

Ten things to see and do if you visit the city this summer for those of you that make your way to Boston this summer.

  1. Faneuil Hall Marketplace also known as Quincy Market named in honor of Mayor Josiah Quincy.  The marketplace is home to 36 international food vendors inside the colonnade making it the largest food hall in New England.  Dine beneath glass canopy’s at some of the finest restaurants, enjoy the outdoor entertainment and do some shopping at the most visited tourist site in Boston and the seventh most visited in the US.
  2. The Freedom Trail – this red line throughout the city will take you to every historical site that made Boston the city it is and Massachusetts the historical city and state that it is.
  3. Boston Celtics, Bruins, Red Sox and the Patriots – take your pic when it comes to sports in Boston you will want for nothing.  The Red Sox are in full swing and hopefully both the Celtics and Bruins are in the playoffs that last into May  and in September the New England Patriots kick off their season.
  4. Beacon Hill is a historic neighborhood known for its Federal-style rowhouses and narrow gas lit streets and brick sidewalks, you will also find the State House and the Black History Trail.  You will aslo find some of the city’s best restaurants along Charles street.  And for those of you that were fans of the tv show ‘Cheers’ Beacon Hill is where it was set. 
  5.  The North End – it’s Boston’s Little Italy.  It is also where Paul Revere took his famous ride warning the people of the North End that ‘the British are coming.’  It also home to the city’s best Italian food and the Rose Kennedy green way. 
  6. Fenway Park – is the oldest ballpark in MLB and the home of our beloved Red Sox and the famous ‘Green Monster’ take a tour or go to a game – 
  7. The Boston Symphony Orchestra/Boston Pops – for those would love a night of classical music at symphony hall or a night under stars with the the Boston Pops Orchestra either way you will not be disappointed.
  8. The Museum of Fine Arts – it ranks as one of the best art museum’s in the world art lover or not it is still is a great way to spend a day or night in the city and Wednesday’s it is free (the travelers favorite word)
  9. Copley Square – it is named after the painter John Copleyit is home to the Boston Public Library, Boston’s tallest building, the John Hancock, it is named for painter John Singleton Copley.  You will also find Trinity Church and the Old South Church and the finish line of the Boston Marathon. 
  10. The Back Bay – the most exclusive neighborhood in the Boston, home to Newbury Street (the 5th Avenue of Boston), Commonwealth Avenue, and center of it lined with monuments dedicated to the men and women that have earned their place in the state’s history and a memorial dedicated to firemen that perished in the Vendome fire.  Marlborough and Beacon street and the Public Garden are all in the Back Bay.  

 

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