Boston is home to the Super Bowl Champs the New England Patriots, but there’s so much to see in this historical city that goes beyond sports. The city mixes old world charm with modern accessibility. Join me as I explore the city and all it has to offer for 2017 and beyond.
1. Have a Tea Party at the Library:
Enjoy afternoon tea at the Boston Public Library’s Courtyard Restaurant. Reservations are a must, the hours are from 11:00am to 3:30pm, so be on time. Enjoy delicious scones, tea, sweet pastries and savory sandwiches for $49.00 per person. They also include a glass of sparkling champagne/wine. The tea room was not only spacious, but elegant and charming with views of the courtyard.
2. Take a Trolley Tour of the City:
Enjoy an exceptional sight-seeing tour with the Hop On/Hop Off experience that takes you around the city with https://www.trolleytours.com/ You don’t just get to see the city at your own pace, stopping at historical locations, like Bunker Hill and the Charles Street Meeting House, but you get discounts and/or free entrance to enjoy experiences such as the Chart House Restaurant and the Old State House Museum.
3. Visit the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum:
This floating museum, located on Congress st. brings history to life. With live actors and interactive experiences, visitors to the museum get to travel back in time exploring the past. Visitors get a chance to dump tea overboard the restored tea ship as colonialists did back in 1773. You can also enjoy a variety of tea aboard the ship at Abigail’s Tea Room and purchase souvenirs at the gift shop. Adult tickets start at $26, children tickets start at $16, you can save up to $2.60 per person if you book online in advance.
Visit the link below for more info:
https://www.bostonteapartyship.com/museum
4. Stroll the Boston Public Garden:
Strolling the public garden was such a serene experience. With long winding paths, a small footbridge and a Swan Pond that turns to ice in winter, visitors to Boston can enjoy the bustling city while taking time to retreat to this natural open space. The garden also contained statues of historical figures including George Washington and Tadeusz Kosciuszko, individuals who played an important role in the countries revolutionary beginnings.
5. Ice-skate at the Boston Common Frog Pond:
The Boston Common is located next to the city’s Public Garden, it has a historic graveyard as well as a pavilion located in the center of the park. If you’re looking for a little more to do, perhaps keeping you active after a meal at Cheers on Beacon Hill, ice-skating will do the trick. Check out the Boston Frog Pond Winter Programs https://bostonfrogpond.com/winter-programs/pricing-season-passes/ for more on the best time to arrive and the cost of skate rentals. The price of admission is based on the skater’s height at $6.00 per person for individuals over 58” and FREE! for those under 58″.
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Whether you’re in town for the weekend or the entire week, make the best of your time in this amazing city full of history.
Happy Travels!
Looks like a blast, thanks for the suggestions
It was. Certainly best to go in the spring if your thinking about heading there.
Traveling to Boston never crossed my mind (as a European), but it seems really nice. My son would love to skate over there.
Boston is great. There’s a lot of history. Thanks for stopping by.
the boston tea party ship museum looks very interesting. Great tips.
They have activities/event weekly. I’d like to visit Boston in the spring on a day they have an event.
Excellent post! I was excited to read it from the time I saw it on FB. We are headed to Boston and New England this summer and it is very helpful. Love you blog, following you right now!
Thank you so much for the feedback Cheryl. I hope you enjoy your time in New England. Stop in Rhode Island as well. Much to see and do.
Definitely. We’re doing Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine plus 3 days in Shenandoah NP. We will be gone almost 3 weeks. I can’t wait to have some stuffies and an awful awful in Rhode Island!
Ah, is Boston big on tea parties then? I can get behind that 🙂 (I’m British) I’m glad I know!
LOL! They have amazing afternoon tea at the Boston Public Library. Thanks for stopping by. You should check out my afternoon tea reviews!
I am really fascinated with Boston!! Would love to visit and thank you for all these great tips. Iceskating looks fun and I love the idea of a library tea party!!
Thanks for stopping by Evie. Boston is an amazing city. There’s so much history and the architecture old and modern is great if you’re into that kind of stuff.
So much history in Boston so plenty to see and do. I have also heard really good things about the aquarium
It’s a great city. Heading back again so I can experience more. I’ll look into the aquarium for next time.
I love looking for random things to do around big cities. The tea party idea seems great for a ladies’ day out!
Thanks for stopping by Daisy. Boston’s cool! There is much to do. I love that everything is within walking distance. Well for me anyway.
Afternoon tea in the library sounds like such a unique (and yummy) thing to do in Boston! I have only every spent 3 hours in Boston for a quick day trip, but would love to go back one day!
Certainly worth going back. Boston is an all day or all weekend affair. The Library afternoon tea is certainly a must. I’m heading back in the spring for the romantic swan boat ride.
The Trolley Tour in the city and the Tea Parties sounds cool! I’ll take note all of these for reference. 🙂
Thanks for the love Joy. There’s much to do in Boston. The Trolley Tour also takes you to Bunker Hill, so there’s a lot of revolutionary history to explore.
Tea party in a library?! How cool. I’ve only been to Boston when I was a little girl, but we only landed there to drive to Cape Cod.
You have to head back as soon as possible. There’s so much to see and do. It’s also easy to get around on foot.
And I am only 52 inches tall! Result! Ice skating on the frog pond is now on my bucket list. I’ve always wanted to go to Boston, it sounds like a wonderful place full of history. I don’t know if I could dump tea though, being English…?
LOL! I know right. You should definitely visit for the history and great food.