I am taking my 2 teenagers in November. Any ideas on how to get coupons and savings for Restaurants and attractions? Also any ideas on interesting sites to see? Or what to avoid
Thanks!
1|1|Go to Fanuiel Hall and Qunicy Market |BriansMommy|mommytobrian04@aol.com|14:55:09|09/07/2008|
They are my favorite places to go.
Stay off the T ... it's nasty ... lol :o)
2|2|Thanks That does look fun! I want to check out Cheers|spilleliz|spilleliz@gmail.com|20:35:22|09/07/2008|
; 3|3|It's actually called the Bull and Finch|whitmarg|robin@whitmannet.com|20:48:26|09/07/2008|
It's on Beacon Street. That's the bar that the show was based on.
There is (was?) another bar on Congress Street called Cheers but I think it closed down. Many people used to go there thinking it was THE Cheers, but it wasn't.
You might want to check out the Aquarium, Duck Tours, which leave from the Science Museum (also a good trip). The Christian Science Monitor is a pretty awesome place to go (you don't have to be that belief to go there - there's a publishing company, museum, etc.) The Museum of Fine Arts, FENWAY PARK!!!
For shopping you can go to the Prudential Center which links to Copley Place by a habitrail.
Be sure to go to Castle Island for a hamburger or hotdog and walk around the fort.
If you have some time, go to Long Wharf and take a lunch cruise around the harbor, or take a boat out to one of the islands. George's Island has an old fort you can roam around.
Visit the North End (Little Italy). You can eat your way through there (but be sure not to go alone after dark -- there have been a few incidents there recently).
There are SO many things to do. I hope this helps!! 4|4|Thanks for the info-Glad you told me about Cheers!|spilleliz|spilleliz@gmail.com|21:40:23|09/07/2008|
I would have gone to the wrong one! Sound like there really is enough to see and do there 6|4|There's a touristy Cheer bar in Faneuil Hall|amymisha|amymisha@comcast.net|13:04:18|09/08/2008|
But it's not the "real" one. But you can buy Cheers TV show sort of knick knacks there... bar towels etc. Funny souvenirs.
The real Cheers bar (Bull & Finch) is nothing like you'd expect, but worth a visit. It's right near the Public Gardens and Boston Common.
If you need any more tidbits of info, just ask.
5|1|Entertainment Book!! and a bunch of free stuff to do!|amymisha|amymisha@comcast.net|12:55:26|09/08/2008|
I should be getting my new one soon for the Boston area and would be happy to share some of the coupons with you! I am going to try to order it this week. Email me with your address and we'll talk.
Also, while here pick up the free paper the Weekly Dig or the Phoenix. There are lots of things listed there that are free.
HTH!
Also here are some free things in Boston:
# Some free events include free Friday flicks at the Hatch Shell, visiting the U.S.S. Constitution, Friday night stargazing at the Museum of Science, summer Family Summer Music Series at Fort Point Channel and free Boston Children's Theatre at Fort Warren, George's Island and Boston Harbor Island (summer-pay ferry cost).
# The Harvard University Museum of Natural History is free all year on Sunday mornings from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and on Wednesdays from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. September through May.
# Admission is free at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum for youths under age 18.
# You can often reserve museum passes through the Boston Public library if you know someone with a card throughout the year except for especially busy tourist seasons in Boston. These passes will either get you free admission to museums or get you admitted at a MUCH reduced rate.
# Thursday nights are free at the Institute of Contemporary Art- 5pm on.
# Massachusetts Historical Society Always free.1154 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02215 617 536-1608
#Massachusetts State House Free Tour of the oldest building on Beacon Hill.24 Beacon St, Boston, MA 02108 617 727-3676
#Bunker Hill Monument Free admission. 1st Ave, Somerville, MA 02143
# There are often performers of all sorts at Quincy Market/Fanueil Hall. I've seen Cirque du Soleil there, and lots of great free concerts, etc.
Free Wednesday Afternoons, 3-5pm, Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford St., Cambridge. From September through May, Massachusetts residents (excluding commercial groups) receive free admission during these afternoon hours. Since the Harvard Museum of Natural History is adjacent to the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, admission to one museum admits you to both. 617-495-3045; www.hmnh.harvard.edu.
Free Wednesday Afternoons, 3-5pm, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, 11 Divinity Ave., Cambridge. From September through May, Massachusetts residents (excluding commercial groups) receive free admission during these afternoon hours. Since the Peabody Museum is adjacent to the Harvard Museum of Natural History, admission to one museum admits you to both. 617-496-1027; www.peabody.harvard.edu.
Free Wednesday Nights, 5-9pm, Fuller Craft Museum, 455 Oak St., Brockton. Visit New England’s only museum of contemporary craft every Wednesday night without paying the regular admission fee. 508-588-6000; www.fullercraft.org.
Free Wednesday Nights at the MFA, 4-9:45pm, Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave., Boston. No general admission is required every Wednesday night. Children ages 6 and under are always free; youth ages 7-17 are admitted free on weekdays after 3pm, weekends, and public school holidays. 617-267-9300; www.mfa.org.
Thursdays
Target Free Thursday Nights, 5-9pm, Institute of Contemporary Arts, 100 Northern Ave., Boston. Check out the exhibits without paying an admission fee every Thursday night. 617-478-3100; icaboston.org.
AHA! Nights, 5-9pm, New Bedford. On the second Thursday night of every month, more than 40 downtown museums, galleries, art organizations, merchants, the New Bedford Whaling Museum and National Historical Park participate in free events through the AHA! (Art, History & Architecture) cultural program. 508-264-8859; ahanewbedford.org.
Fridays
Target $1 Friday Nights, 5-9pm, Boston Children’s Museum, 300 Congress St., Boston. Have fun at the museum every Friday night for only $1 admission fee. Adults, $1; children, $1. 617-426-6500; www.bostonchildrensmuseum.org.
Saturdays
Free Saturday Mornings, 10am to noon, Harvard University Art Museums, 32 Quincy St., Cambridge. The Fogg Art Museum, the Busch-Reisinger Museum and the Arthur M. Sackler Museum offer free admission before noon every Saturday. Children under age 18 are always free. 617-495-9400; www.artmuseums.harvard.edu.
First Saturdays, 10am to noon, Franklin Park Zoo, 1 Franklin Park Road, Dorchester. Admission is half off the regular price on the first Saturday of each month from 10am to noon. 617-541-LION; www.zoonewengland.org.
Last Saturdays, 10am – 4pm, Institute of Contemporary Art, 100 Northern Ave., Boston. On the last Saturday of every month, admission is free for two adults per family with children ages 12 and under. Children ages 17 and under are always free. 617-478-3100; www.icaboston.org.
Free-for-All Saturdays, 11am – 4pm, Rhode Island School of Design Museum, 224 Benefit St., Providence, R.I. Free admission on the last Saturday of the month with a variety of hands-on workshops, performances, videos and special gallery quests. 401-454-6500; www.risd.edu/museum.com.
Sundays
Free Sunday Mornings, 9am to noon, Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford St., Cambridge and Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, 11 Divinity Ave., Cambridge. Every Sunday morning, Massachusetts residents get free admission year round. Since the Harvard Museum of Natural History is adjacent to the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, admission to one museum admits you to both. 617-495-3045; www.hmnh.harvard.edu.
Free Sunday Mornings, 9am to noon, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, 11 Divinity Ave., Cambridge. Every Sunday morning, Massachusetts residents get free admission year round. Since the Peabody Museum is adjacent to the Harvard Museum of Natural History, admission to one museum admits you to both. 617-496-1027; www.peabody.harvard.edu.
Free Sunday Mornings, 10am to noon, MIT Museum, 265 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge. Explore science and technology for free every Sunday morning at the MIT Museum. 617-253-4444; web.mit.edu/museum.
Free Sundays, 10am – 1pm, Rhode Island School of Design Museum, 224 Benefit St., Providence, R.I. Free admission until 1pm on Sundays. 401-454-6500; risd.edu/museum.cfm.
First Sunday Drop Into Art, 2-4pm, Danforth Museum of Art, 123 Union Ave., Framingham. Free admission on the first Sunday of the month from 2-4pm. 508-620-0050; www.danforthmuseum.org.
Free First Sundays, 9am – 6pm, Providence Children’s Museum, 100 South St., Providence. The museum is open for free on the first Sunday of every month. 401-273-5437; www.childrenmuseum.org.
7|2|Thank you Thank you! |spilleliz|spilleliz@gmail.com|13:07:36|09/08/2008|
d 8|1|there is a burger joint in harvard square mrs bartlett's|glennie58|glenn_scott@alumni.ksg.harvard.edu|12:28:51|09/09/2008|
omg I miss it so much! 9|1|boston is very expensive and very cold in november|glennie58|glenn_scott@alumni.ksg.harvard.edu|12:45:55|09/09/2008|
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from boston you can also drive to the west, on route 2 and see walden's pond, and soem nice frank lloyd wright homes. beautiful foliage if it's not too late. (and it might be). Sometimes it's already snowing in Boston by November. it get's dark early too around 4 or 5?
In Boston you can do walking tours and or take the tour busses if they are still operating in november, faneuil hall is super expensive to eat at, it's a tourist trap. the great thing about boston is how small it is, you can walk to chinatown and have a decent lunch there, or walk over to the aquarium, or if you can get in touch with the customs house there is a nice seafood restaurant there and I used to go to a place called no-names on the wharf that had great seafood for the money. A few blocks away still downtown is the boston commons and the gardens with the duckponds.
in cambridge there was ma bartletts, for the world's best burgers and lime rickeys but may be a bit expensive.
also in cambridge there are plenty of good indian restaurants and there is a place called dolphin seafood on mass (massachusetts avenue) between harvard and central squares.
they have au bon pain which makes great breads and baked snacks but is super expensive they also do soups and salads - there is one in harvard square right across from harvard yard.
if you go to boston it's worth the 5-10 minute (maybe less) train ride to cambridge to see harvard and the square and walk down to central square from there to get a sense of the town and not just the university and you will pass bartletts cottage and dolphin seafood if they are still there.
in central square there is a food co-op too if you get sick of eating out.
just do all this between 9 and 4 or you will get caught up in the rush hour crush. this area is the most congested in the country and you can't drive a car around there easily, the T is cheap and easy to use - it's color coded and each color only goes inbound (toward downtown and away from downtown called outbound. it just gets packed for commuting to and from work.