Here are some of our favorite places in Boston, if you're looking for an activity or meal during your visit.
Activities
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
25 Evans Way, Boston, MA 02115, USA
(617) 566-1401
Our favorite museum in Boston. The site of the biggest art heist in history.
New England Aquarium
1 Central Wharf, Boston, MA 02110, USA
(617) 973-5206
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
465 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA
(617) 267-9300
A huge museum with an impressive collection of Egyptian artefacts. Conveniently located a short walk from the Gardner museum.
Freedom Trail
Freedom Trl, Boston, MA 02108, USA
A self-guided walk through historic Boston.
The Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
(617) 495-3045
Houses a collection of lifelike, hand-made glass flowers crafted by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka. Fun fact: Cornell's Comstock Hall contains a collection of the Blaschkas' invertebrate models.
Museum of Science
1 Science Pk, Boston, MA 02114, USA
(617) 723-2500
Paddle Boston: Cambridge, Kendall Square
15 Broad Canal Way, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
(617) 965-5110
Kayak on the Charles. Consider a stop at Night Shift Brewing on the Esplanade afterwards!
MEM Tea Imports
196 Elm St, Cambridge, MA 02140, USA
(617) 627-9500
If you're a tea drinker, this is a must-visit.
Restaurants
Broadsheet Coffee Roasters
100 Kirkland St, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
(617) 945-2867
Ethan's favorite coffee shop. Good breakfast sandwiches.
Jamie's Ice Cream Co.
88 Kirkland St, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
(857) 706-1122
This is the closest substitute for the Cornell Dairy Bar that we've found so far! Has ice cream flights!
La Summa
30 Fleet St, Boston, MA 02113, USA
(617) 523-9503
Great Italian food in the North End. Reservations recommended.
Neptune Oyster
63 Salem St # 1, Boston, MA 02113, USA
(617) 742-3474
Great seafood. Very popular, but doesn't take reservations.