Boston, the historic capital of Massachusetts, brims with heritage and tourist attractions. But some aspects of the city make it truly stand out.
Baseball
The other US sports lag way behind the ball game in Boston’s affections. Baseball diamonds can be found all over the city, but Fenway Park – the idiosyncratic, determinedly old-fashioned home of the Boston Red Sox – is the high temple.
It’s open for tours and, if you’re very lucky, match tickets. http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/bos/ballpark
Seafood
With plenty of coastline nearby, it’s no surprise that the likes of cod, clam chowder and anything else fishy Bostonians can get their hands on feature heavily on restaurant menus.
JFK
The 35th president was born and raised in Boston, with both his birthplace and his absorbingly excellent presidential library open to visitors. Several other spots – from restaurants JFK frequented to Harvard where he studied – gleefully lay claim to their slice of the Kennedy legend too.
Revolutionary history
The Boston Tea Party kicked off the American War of Independence, and the Greater Boston area is studded with key sites from the lead-up and aftermath. Many are along the Freedom Trail, a 2.5 mile walking route that weaves through the more historic parts of the city.
Nearby Lexington and Concord were where the first battles of the war were fort, and boy do they milk this.
Food trucks
Boston has whole-heartedly embraced the food truck phenomenon, and the trucks are offering up increasingly diverse cuisine. Key spots for finding an affordable, tasty lunch include the Rose Kennedy Greenway, Boston Common and just outside the Harvard Science Center in Cambridge.
More Boston travel
Boston tours and activities worth considering include small group walking tours along the Freedom Trail, whale-watching cruises and North End food tours.
Other Boston travel articles on Planet Whitley include:
- Learning the legends of Harvard on a campus tour.
- Discovering the story of baseball, starting at Fenway Park.
- A first time visitor’s guide to Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- Why visit the Back Bay neighbourhood in Boston?
- Review of the JFK Presidential Library and Museum.
