Boston not historic

amother

Tue, Jun 28 2022, 12:17 pm

Want to do a trip to Boston in August.

Does anyone have an itinerary?
Or if you were there, I would love to hear what you did.

Looking for nature/hikes/boating/Segway.... such type of things to do.

Thinking of doing extended weekend trip - Wednesday to sunday/monday.

mamaleh

Tue, Jun 28 2022, 12:24 pm

amother [ OP ] wrote:

It’s been a long time since I was there but if you have kids & end up needing an indoor activity, check out the museum of science.

gr82no

Tue, Jun 28 2022, 12:24 pm

There’s swan boats
Freedom trail is historic but it’s very nice
Fenway park
The trolley might be exciting
Science museum
Oh and I think there’s some kind of boating down the Charles river

devo1982

Tue, Jun 28 2022, 12:31 pm

Lots of hiking around but a lot of places will require a car to get to:

Fellsway in Medford/Malden/Melrose/etc
Walden Pond in Concord (but there is swimming on hand, but most of it is kids and concentrated at the very start of the trail, so easy enough to move past it quickly if that's a concern)
Arnold Arboretum in Jamaica Plain
Segway Tour of historic Boston/North End used to be offered - we did it about a decade ago, not sure if it still exists
Duck Boat tour
Boston Public Garden
Walking the North End
Walking the Freedom Trail
Drive up to Cape Ann and do a whale watching tour
Blue Hills Reservation in Milton, MA

amother

Tue, Jun 28 2022, 12:37 pm

devo1982 wrote:

Thanks! exactly the type of attractions I'm looking for...

amother

Tue, Jun 28 2022, 12:41 pm

amother [ Denim ] wrote:

Don’t miss JP licks

Oooh thanks! Will add that to my itinerary

amother

Denim

Tue, Jun 28 2022, 12:43 pm

amother [ OP ] wrote:

Is Shabbos doable there?

For sure. Many stay in Brookline near the shuls

amother

Babyblue

Tue, Jun 28 2022, 1:09 pm

amother [ Denim ] wrote:

Don’t miss JP licks

Not Chalav Yisrael for those that keep it.

amother

Tue, Jun 28 2022, 1:11 pm

amother [ Babyblue ] wrote:

Not Chalav Yisrael for those that keep it.

No pareve options?

Reality

Tue, Jun 28 2022, 1:13 pm

We did kayaking down the Charles River. It was so relaxing and beautiful!

The whale watching off the New Hampshire coast was better than from Maine. We saw a lot more whales in NH.

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amother

Honeysuckle

Tue, Jun 28 2022, 1:16 pm

amother [ Denim ] wrote:

For sure. Many stay in Brookline near the shuls

Also Brighton. Most of shuls are there. Just the largest one, Young Israel, is in Brookline. May be hard to find places to stay locally in general, even during week. Hotels and Airbnb's get booked quickly in summer (and expensive!) Don't wait for last minute!

I believe JP Licks usually offers a couple of parve options.

amother

Honeysuckle

Tue, Jun 28 2022, 1:18 pm

Also Faneuil Hall/Quincey Market. Cute to walk there, sometimes are street performers there. Very close walk to Harbor from there near Aquarium.

amother

Dahlia

Tue, Jun 28 2022, 2:16 pm

amother [ OP ] wrote:

No pareve options?

There usually is one but it’s also usually really not tasty.

amother

Tue, Jun 28 2022, 2:37 pm

K thanks so much all for the replies!

Couldn't find any nice hotels in Brookline. Maybe I should stay in hotel further away till Shabbos and then just for Shabbos go somewhere near all the shuls.

Any recommendations near the shuls?

amother

Denim

Tue, Jun 28 2022, 2:43 pm

amother [ OP ] wrote:

There’s a courtyard marriot really close to the YI