Things to See, Eat & Do on a Boston Weekend with Teens, Boston, Massachusetts
The city鈥檚 neighborhoods are compact and easy explore. There are a lot of things to do outside in both summer and winter. It has unique museums for rainy and cold days. And it鈥檚 bursting with historic land marks and good food.
Each time we visit Boston for a weekend getaway we have favorite things we revisit. And we always manage to discover new things, too, as our child has grown from preschooler to teen.
We have enjoyed weekend getaways to Boston in spring, summer and winter. And we鈥檝e explored with a preschooler, tween and teen. On our last visit Rich and I even had a night to ourselves after dropping off the teen at a summer program. Here are the neighborhoods we visited, what we did and ate, what we liked and didn鈥檛. And even two activities just outside the city.聽
You鈥檒l see Boston has more than a weekend鈥檚 worth of things to do. But perhaps you鈥檒l make a few return trips, too, in different seasons.
On two of our visits we stayed at the聽Back Bay Hilton. It was a downtown with a pool.聽And like to stay in the Back Bay area because it鈥檚 easy to get anywhere in the city from there by foot or by subway. It stretches into a more residential area, too, so there are plenty of restaurants and shops around. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
Each time we visit Boston for a weekend getaway we have favorite things we revisit. And we always manage to discover new things, too, as our child has grown from preschooler to teen.
We have enjoyed weekend getaways to Boston in spring, summer and winter. And we鈥檝e explored with a preschooler, tween and teen. On our last visit Rich and I even had a night to ourselves after dropping off the teen at a summer program. Here are the neighborhoods we visited, what we did and ate, what we liked and didn鈥檛. And even two activities just outside the city.聽
You鈥檒l see Boston has more than a weekend鈥檚 worth of things to do. But perhaps you鈥檒l make a few return trips, too, in different seasons.
On two of our visits we stayed at the聽Back Bay Hilton. It was a downtown with a pool.聽And like to stay in the Back Bay area because it鈥檚 easy to get anywhere in the city from there by foot or by subway. It stretches into a more residential area, too, so there are plenty of restaurants and shops around. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: Things to See, Eat & Do on a Boston Weekend with Teens
Guide Location: USA » Boston
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Eileen Gunn
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Guide Location: USA » Boston
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Eileen Gunn
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- Back Bay Hilton
- Flour Bakery & Caf茅
- Westin Boston Waterfront
- Onyx Downtown Boston
- The Childrens Museum
- New England Aquarium
- the Boston Common
- Boston Athaneum
- Parker House hotel
- Boston Central Library
- food court full of local urveyors
- one of the oldest and best known Boston Seasfood restaurants
- Green Dragon Pub
- Samuel Adams Boston Tap Room
- Salty Dog
- Fanueil Hall
- Tatte
- Casarecce Ristorante
- Antico Forno
- Mike鈥檚 Pastry
- Modern Pastry
- Time Out Boston
- Trillium Brewing Company
- Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
- Harvard Square
- Harvard Co-Op
- Million Year Picnic
- Pandemonium Books & Games
- the MIT Museum
- The Science Center
- Museum of Natural History
- Barking Crab
- 75 On Liberty Wharf
- Lookout Rooftop Bar at the Envoy
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