If you are visiting Boston with family, here are our top attractions to visit and do in this beautiful historic city.
The Boston Tea Party Museum Ships and Museum is a great place to start your journey in Boston, where you will be guided with an interactive tour of the museum that takes approximately an hour. It may not be fun for little kiddos, but it certainly is a great attraction to learn about the history of the Boston Tea Party that plays a significant role of the American Revolution. You can buy the ticket online (few dollars cheaper) or at the location. If available You can also redeem your Chase Ultimate reward point (cheaper) through Chase portal.
Across from the Boston Tea Party Museum is the Boston Children's Museum. Check out the Free Fun Fridays calendar sponsored by Highland Street Foundation. They offer free admission to certain attractions from the end of June to the end of August and the Children's Museum was on the Friday that we were there. Hooray!
As always, anything free, expect a large crowd. The crowd was so much that we hardly had any place to walk. We got there 10 minutes after the door opens and waited for about half an hour before we got in to the museum.
Boston Duck Tours is another one of the highly rated attraction in Boston. This excursion goes on both land and water for approximately 80 minutes long. It drives along a good number of Boston's famous destinations and into the water on the same ride. It was a great experience for adult and kids. We enjoyed it. You can purchase the ticket through their website. The ticket is not cheap. They do offer family package. We bought ours through Chase portal for slightly cheaper price.
Boston Public Garden located in the central downtown. The garden is designed in the style of an English landscape garden with a pond for a long history swan boats ride.
Next to it is the Boston Common, the oldest city park in United States. There's a playground and water area for children. This is a nice park where many locals and visitors enjoy the greens and walks in the heart of the city.
The Freedom Trail plays a significant role in the American history. It runs about 2.5 miles long with historic sites along the path. It started from Boston Common information center and end at USS Constitution Museum. We picked a small portion of it and managed to walk for few blocks and stopped for gelato treat on our way.
Head to the free trail site for map and attractions along the path.
Statue of Paul Revere. Behind the statue is the Old North Church.
Strolling on the Freedom Trail in North End. This neighborhood has a distinction of the city oldest residential community. Enjoy the viewing of historical buildings and get some delicious Italian foods.
Did you know that one of the oldest municipal public library was founded in 1848 in Boston? It houses approximately 23 million items. Inside the library, there's a cafe and a street across from the side of the library was our dinner for one night, Luke's Lobster Back Bay. The lobster bisque was so delicious as they are very generous by having big chunks of lobster in the soup.
Looking for something price reasonable to munch on? Quincy Market is it. Inside the building, you'll find all ethnicity food at a decent price. Make your stomach happy.
A quick note on the transportation in Boston. The public transportation is quite convenience and accessible through MBTA subways. Checkout their map and schedule. Some hotels also offer shuttle to the subway stations. If you decide to drive, you could possily avoid hotel parking fees by parking outside the city like Medford. Be mindful that it is not easy to find parking in the city. We also found Uber to be quite convenience and price reasonable if you just want to get to the destination directly and fast.
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