I know there’s probably restaurants, and everything, but wouldn’t that be kind of weird for a teenager to go to by themselves? What things can someone do to keep themselves occupied there?
DELBERT
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If you’re by yourself…
- find a thrift shop, pick up some new threads (do kids still say threads?)
- go to a restaurant, sit at the bar and order a burger and coke. Nobody will care that you’re alone. That’s what the bar is for. The bartender will talk to you. They have to, they’re working for tips.
- Take the green line to the MFA or ride across the river and go to the COOP bookstore. You can just walk around either of those places by yourself, they’re really not meant for loud socializing or heavy interaction either.
Boston Common is nice to walk around in
Not weird at all, you are in a city, where lots of people go out and eat by themselves.
You can go to one of the many museums, which of course cost money:
Museum of Science is a great one
Newbury St. has lots of shopping
Go to Harvard Square. Tons of shops, restaurants, and other young people hanging out. Lots of coffee shops, a chocolate shop (Burdick’s), etc… better than bars for a teen, obviously. Super easy to get to on the Red Line.
If you like to shop or people watch, go to the Boston Common, wander around a bit, and then walk down Boylston or Newbury street until you hit Mass Ave.
The Science Museum is cool, but a little kid oriented. The MIT museum is a blast if you like techy things.
the new england aquarium would be a must–i can spend hours there by myself..plus its walking distance to the boston commons and quincy market so you can make a day out of all those
To Do In Boston:
First, check out to get some ideas of what may be going on in town while you are there. I also suggest you pick up Boston For Dummies – it’s a great book and will give you directions on how to get to a lot of places.
If you’ve never been before, you may consider purchasing an MBTA subway pass. That way you’ll never have to worry about having exact change for the subway. You can make this purchase at. They offer the passes in 1, 3, and 7-day passes. If flying into Boston through Logan International Airport, you can pick-up the blue line (in bound) to get to downtown Boston.
FYI – when taking the subway, more commonly known as the “T” – if you want to head towards ‘downtown’ Boston (i.e. State Street/Park Street) then you’ll want to take an “in bound” train, anywhere away from those points, would be an ‘outbound train.’
All of the locations that I suggest below are accessible from the “T.”
For things to do – Boston has a ton – it all depends on what you are looking to do. I would first suggest that you take a tour or trolley; it’ll give you great insight as to where ‘touristy’ things are located. Please note, that Boston is considered a ‘walking city,’ which means, that even though things may look very far apart on map, in actuality, the probably aren’t. There are several tours/trolleys to choose from. One unique tour is the Boston Duck Tour (http://www.bostonducktours.com). These tours sell out quickly, so you’ll have to take advantage of this when you first arrive to Boston. This tour is good rain or shine. You can board from either near the Boston Science Center or the Prudential Center. You can also purchase tickets at either location. When I was in Boston in 2006, you could also purchase tickets at Fanueil Hall (see below).
You’ll more than likely want to partake in the Freedom Trail walk. There is/are tours by bus you can take, but if you like to walk (and are able), walking it is like no other. You can go to the official website (http://www.thefreedomtrail.org/) to print out a map and get information on what the trail is all about.
If you like sports, baseball especially, see about doing a tour of Fenway Park. Not sure the exact dates of your trip, but more than likely, baseball will still be in season, so you’ll have to call to find out what dates/times tours will take place.
If you are looking for ‘greener’ pastures, check out the Boston Common and Children’s Garden, as well as take a stroll along the Charles River (down the esplanade).
Fanueil Hall and Quincy Market are another good stop. Usually there are street performers and music going on.
The Boston Aquarium is another great stop and near the Fanueil Marketplace. You can find out more about the Aquarium by going to. While here, you can also sign up to do a whale watch out of the Boston Harbor.
There are plenty of college campuses to check out – MIT, Harvard, Northeastern, Boston University, Boston College, etc.
If shopping is your thing, check out Newbury Street -.
If you’d like to see a show – check out Blue Man Group –. It’s a complete one-of-a-kind show. There is nothing like it.
Other things to check out are: Cheers, Christian Science Reflecting Pool, Copley Square, Boston Children’s Museum, Boston Science Museum, Isabella Stuart Gardner Art Museum (there are many museums in Boston), etc.
Have a great time. I’ve vacationed there several times and I absolutely love it!!
Go to Fanueil Hall or walk the Freedom Trail. There is a lot of great things to see and you can see almost the whole city by walking it. Great history in Boston and Fanueil Hall has great places to eat and a little shopping.
There’s many things:
-Go to the Garment District–it has a website too–it’s a thrift type store, but it’s huge, and has the famous $1.50 a pound clothes.–it’s off the red line at either Kendall/MIT or Central
-Harvard Square (off the red line Harvard)
-MFA and Gardener museum–off Green E line MFA stop
-walk freedom trail-nice walk/learn a lot of history/nice places to take pictures
-Fenway Park–Center of Red Sox Nation–has tours
-Beacon Street Brookline, MA (Green C line runs down it)
-Particularly between Coolidge Corner and Cleveland Circle–lots of small, interesting shops/resturants/ nice park by cleveland circle
-Boston Commons–very interesting for people watching/very interesting history
-Cambridgeside Galleria–mall by Lechmere on the green line
- Filene’s Basement/Newbury Street–fun shopping (other store on Newbury street can get expensive
-Shops at Prudential–expensive but fun–can also go to the top of the Pru (2nd tallest building in Boston) for a fee–nice views
-Walk around the area of the Prudential Building–lots of fun shops–a block away from Newbury street
-walk down Commonwealth–beautiful street–separated by a lovely park–a block away from Newbury street
