June 12, 2024 We just got back from two travel days and four actual experience days in Boston. It was a really friendly city–but we didn’t have a car to experience the aggravation of other drivers. Drivers honk continually. Stop lights/signs are suggested, but not obeyed, roads are very beaten up, and parking??? But we had a great time using our $22.50/7 day Charlie Cards on BMTA. We used all five modes of travel; bus, trolley train, subway, commuter train and water taxi. The Charlie Card was a real bargain!! The weather was lovely with 75-85 degree days in the last week of May. We walked the Freedom Trail, went aboard Old Ironsides, toured the magnificent Boston Fine Arts Museum, and enjoyed my first lox on a seeded bagel in Boston Common! We also took a day trip to Plymouth and really enjoyed the Plimoth Patuxet Museum. Beware, the local bus runs early morning and late afternoon to the Kingston Station–don’t get abandoned there.

There’s *so* much to see and do in Boston! I barely scratched the surface there, too. I can’t wait to go back. I hope you get to sometime soon, too!

Oh I’m so glad my things to do in Boston post helped, Shelley! I’m legit obsessed with the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. It should be at the top of your list!

Oh fun! I bet you have suggestions to add for off the beaten path Boston too!

YES! The courtyard in the Gardner is one of the most beautiful spots in Boston.

You’re welcome Patti. I hope you make it to Boston soon!

You’ll love both places! Just make sure to pay attention to tour times at the Mapparium. When I went, they were closing at 4 (which feels early to me) and I barely made the final tour of the day.