Best time to visit: July-August. Airfare may be lowerst during the winter, but the snow is the highest. Book a trip for summer, and spare yourself the worry about ice, snow and sub-arctic temps. Read more
Freedom Trail on a beautiful spring or summer day is the best way to see the city and get the vibe of its people and neighborhoods. It's cheap too with plenty of exercise!
I went to Banking School there many years ago. Also Ron and I used go to the Shell for 4th of July and many other places in Boston, It is a neat place! Love Boston!!
A grreat tool while visiting Boston is the National Parks app which provides information of the most important landmarks, and even some walking tours to be done with the app. Read more
Driving stinks if you're unfamiliar with the layout of the city. With all of the tunnels, you'll easily lose signal and get sent the wrong way if you're using a GPS device. Prepare accordingly.
boston is the best city in the world. there is always something new to do, and the most history lives here. go check it out as soon as possible. its a must
Out with of the hundreds of pizza places in the north end Pushcart Pizzeria is the best. It's pretty hard to go wrong with any other pizza place in the north end though.
Love this city but it's really expensive. Better to live in Worcester and take the train in. Case in point my 2 bedroom 900 sq foot condo in Boston = 6900 sq foot mansion in Worcester. True Story.
James Michael Curley was the first mayor of Boston to have an automobile. The plate number was "576" - the number of letters in "James Michael Curley."