Boston vacation ideas...

[soulcougher73]

Bostonians,

I grew up loving US History and especially Boston in general, but ive never been. Ive also been a Red Sox fan for 25+ years and would love to see a game at Fenway.

Id like to walk to the Freedom Trail as well and take in some historical sites.

Since im not familiar with Boston itself what would be a good area to get a hotel at that might be within walking distance to Fenway, Freedom Trail and maybe some other "shouldnt miss" sites? Maybe even some specific hotel recommendations. Id prefer to stay under $150/night. Less is better in my book as ill pretty much only be sleeping there. I dont like to spend lots on sleeping accomodations.

What is the easiest/best way to get Red Sox tickets? I know they sell out every game pretty much so im sure its not like the KC Royals where i can just walk up and buy a ticket and walk in We dont even get half full LOL.

Also any restaurant recommendations would be helpful. Almost every city has certain restraunts that stand out and shouldnt be missed.

Thanks in advance.

 

[jlarsson]

With regards to the Red Sox tickets, I think you can actually still buy tickets directly from them (online), depending on date/opponent. Typically mid-week games against non-division opponents are your best bet for availability directly from the Sox.

Otherwise, you could try Stubhub or Ace tickets (Ace tickets has an office a couple blocks away from the park, so you could pick them up day of if you need to).

 

[jaedaliu]

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2322514&highlight=boston

Boston isn't a cheap city to get a hotel in. Alternatively, you can try to get a hotel that's a quick subway or train hop away. Be careful. The commuter rail doesn't run very often.

 

[crashtestdummy]

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2322514&highlight=boston

Boston isn't a cheap city to get a hotel in. Alternatively, you can try to get a hotel that's a quick subway or train hop away. Be careful. The commuter rail doesn't run very often.

This. This place is right near the Newton Center stop, and might do you well.

As for what to see, here are my recommendations, in order of descending priority.

• Sox game, especially since you're a fan. They're expensive, but Fenway is really awesome. Check both the Sox site and Ace. Ace has actually been selling some tickets below list price because the games haven't been selling out as much (or at least weren't back in April). The best value is in the right field bleachers or (if you're willing to splurge), the lower field boxes on the right side. The area around the park is mixed bag. There are a lot of good bars and restaurants, but they don't have much of a real "Boston" feel to them.
• Walking tour of downtown. Start at Copley Square (A), head up Boyleston St to the Public Gardens and the Boston Common. Continue up Tremon St to Government Center (B) and possibly the ugliest city hall in the country, and on to the Holocaust Memorial (C). Continue East to Fanieul Hall. Grab dinner somewhere there. Head to the seashore, walk around and enjoy the pretty sights (D). Head to the North End, grab a cannoli at Mike's or Modern on Hannover St (E). Walk around the historical sites, including the Old North Church (F).
• Harvard Square. The most "College Town" part of metro Boston (though Allston and Coolidge Corner come close). Great restaurants, some decent pubs, Harvard is there. If you go here, also walk along the river, which has some nice park space.
• Museum of Fine Arts/Gardner Museum/Museum of Science. These are great if you get a nasty, rainy day and don't want to go out much. The aquarium is good, but likely not anything you've never seen before.

 

[soulcougher73]

Thanks for the info guys and the other link. Good stuff in there. Will pull them up and dig into them more.

 

[rsutoratosu]

What else is there, I actually been to boston at least 3-4 times a year, have a 5 day boston weekend (wedding in july) so I figure ill explore the city some more.

Too bad they're away during my visit in july, no red sox game for me.

I actually got free passes to the aquarium, some how my friend got them for free, he said they give those out like crazy so ask around, people might have free tixx to that