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FEATUREThursday 26 November 2015
Essentials: Wicked cool stuff, old and new, to do in Boston
WILLIAM J. KOLE iconic Boston Marathon. the Rose Kennedy Green- a leisurely walk through Bos- Catch a game in season
Associated Press It’s a great place to find way, one of the nation’s ton Common and the ad- and consider an hour-long
BOSTON (AP) — No bucket someone to share a run premier showcases for un- jacent Boston Public Gar- walking tour and a selfie
list is complete without at along the nearby Charles usual open-air art instal- den, the heart and lungs of atop the ballpark’s signa-
least one trip to Boston, a River, or simply to learn lations. There’s abstract the city. ture Big Green Monster
city that’s forever coming more about the rich lore of sculpture, a labyrinth and You can’t truthfully say wall.
up with new ways to entice the 119-year-old marathon, more. you’ve done Boston with- By now, you’ll be raven-
visitors to return. America’s most storied Coming in spring 2016: out following the Freedom ous. Head to the North End,
Sure, there’s always Fen- footrace. http://www.bos- the Boston Wax Museum. Trail, a 2.5-mile route that a warren of narrow streets
lined with Italian restau-
rants. Slake your thirst with a
tour of the Samuel Adams
Brewery.
TIPS
Pack an umbrella: Boston’s
weather is famously unpre-
dictable. If you’re planning
to visit in winter, keep in
mind that February tends
to be the region’s snowiest
month. (Last winter, Boston
got 9 feet of white stuff. Just
saying.)
Taxis can be expensive and
elusive. If you’re not into
Uber or other ride-sharing
services, MBTA public tran-
sit — known simply as the
T — will get you virtually
everywhere, and it’s much
cheaper. You can buy
reloadable CharlieTicket
and CharlieCard passes
and save a bundle. http://
mbta.com .
Faneuil Hall, right, appears at night in downtown in Boston. Faneuil Hall is one of the historic sites on Boston’s Freedom Trail. HANGING OUT
(AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) Make like a local and get
out of town. No, really. Just
way Park, the Freedom Trail tonrunbase.com This won’t be just another takes in Old North Church, across the Charles is Cam-
and those zany duck boat Across town on the harbor, Madame Tussauds; Brazil- Paul Revere House, Bunker bridge, home to a certain
tours. But while you were check out the renovated based Dreams Entertain- Hill Monument and a dozen Ivy League college and
away, the Cradle of Lib- giant ocean tank at the ment Group says its U.S. de- other colonial sites:http:// its eponymous Harvard
erty sprouted some wicked New England Aquarium. It but venture will feature wax www.thefreedomtrail.org . Square. Fine, technically it’s
cool new stuff. got a $17.8 million remake likenesses of influential Bos- A raucous alternative is not Boston, but who’d quib-
Here’s your guide to Bean- in 2013, and 52 viewing tonians through the ages in a splashy ride on a duck ble when it’s replete with so
town, both on and off the bays now look out on a cor- politics, sports and enter- boat: a World War II-style many fabulous watering
beaten path: al reef teeming with more tainment. (Stay tuned.) amphibious vehicle that holes and seriously interest-
than 1,000 fish species. Un- rumbles past most of those ing indie bookstores? Pro
WHAT’S NEW leash your inner Cousteau CLASSIC ATTRACTIONS landmarks. tip: Don’t even try to pahk
If you’re a runner or a his- beneath the new reflective Non-negotiables: lunch Other must-sees: the highly the cah in Hahvahd Yahd;
tory buff, or both, you’ll ceiling dome, which gives and shopping at Faneuil interactive John F. Ken- just take the T (Red Line.)
be hot to trot for RunBase. the entire aquarium a shim- Hall Marketplace in the nedy Presidential Library & Visiting in summer? Grab a
Part interactive museum, mering undersea vibe. If heart of downtown, where Museum, devoted to the blanket and some munch-
clubhouse and retail outlet, you’re visiting with kids, this Samuel Adams and other 35th president and Massa- ies and catch a free open-
RunBase opened last spring is a must-see. patriots agitated for rebel- chusetts’ most favorite son. air concert on Boston’s
near the finish line of the Need some fresh air? Stroll lion against the British. Ditto Or, if high-end retail thera- riverside Esplanade park.
py is your thing, the fashion- The city’s beloved Boston
able salons and boutiques Pops orchestra has been
of Newbury Street. performing in the outdoor
For heaven’s sake, don’t go Hatch Shell for decades.
home without genuflect- End your trip by getting
ing before Fenway Park, high: Have a drink at Top
a shrine which deserves a of the Hub, a bar and res-
visit even if the Red Sox in- taurant 52 floors above
side aren’t always worthy. the Back Bay. It offers stun-
ning 360-degree panoram-
ic views of the city that
boasts it’s the “Hub of the
Universe.”q
