3 Days in Boston The Ultimate Weekend Itinerary
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BOSTON AT-A-
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WHERE TO STAY IN
BOSTON
Boston is not cheap. You unfortunately
won’t find many places that charge less
than $100 a night. Luckily, it is a very
walkable and public transportation-
friendly city, so no matter which
neighborhood you stay in, you’ll still be
within arm’s reach of everything.
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HOW TO GET TO
BOSTON
The northeast is well-connected (I have
always taken for granted just how easy it
is to transverse states and take easy
weekend trips outside of the city or
state, to destinations like New York,
Washington DC or Vermont), giving you
your choice of plane, train, or automobile
to get here! Fly into Logan International
Airport (and maybe pick up a Dunks
coffee), and from there you can catch
the free shuttle to the blue line (more on
the trains below), or take a Lyft to your
hotel. We recommend using Kayak for
price comparison on flights!
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3 DAYS IN BOSTON
ITINERARY
While I’d recommend staying in the city
as long as you can, 3 days in Boston is
definitely enough to see the main
highlights and some of the favorite local
spots, too! In this post, I’ve combined
some of Boston’s most iconic attractions
with a few local favorites into a nice, neat
little 3 day Boston itinerary.
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BREAKFAST AT
NEIGHBORHOODS COFFEE
AND CREPES
My sister introduced me to this place,
Neighborhoods Coffee and Crepes,
which is literally her neighborhood crepe
place. I fell in love immediately. The name
gives away everything it is, that is, a quiet
spot for locals to come in, enjoy a freshly
made crepe, and have a cup of joe.
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MUSEUM HOPPING
Boston is home to an insane number of
museums in and around the area, like the
Museum of Bad Art in Somerville, but
two that shouldn’t be missed on your
first trip are the Museum of Fine Arts
(MFA) and the Isabella Stewart Gardner
Museum. Whiling away hours in either or
both of these marvels is unavoidable,
and given that they’re so close to one
another, too easy.
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DINNER IN FENWAY
Depending on where you’re staying, hop
on the green T line or take a Lyft out to
the Fenway neighborhood, where hidden
gems are kept as guarded as by a
dragon.
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HISTORY TOUR OF
BOSTON
If the weather is nice, follow the red brick
road around Boston’s iconic landmarks.
This self-guided tour is called the
Freedom Trail. There are a number of
tours, like the Freedom Trail Tour, which
lasts 90 minutes and stops at 11 of the
trail’s 16 spots. You’ll get to hear the
story of the Boston Massacre at the
site, pause in the Old South Meeting
House, and admire the Massachusetts
State House while standing beside the
Massachusetts 54th Infantry
Memorial (Where are you Glory fans?).
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AFTERNOON OPTION 1:
CYCLE ALONG THE
ESPLANADE
If the weather is nice, rent a bike and ride
along the scenic Charles River
Esplanade, neighboring the Public
Gardens. You can rent from Blue Bikes
(first download the app) or Urban
Adventours. At the latter company, you
make things totally romantic and rent a
tandem bike. If you would prefer a
guided tour you can book one here.
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AFTERNOON OPTION 2:
PRE-DINNER COMEDY
SHOW AT IMPROV ASYLUM
On Saturday nights at 5 PM, 7 PM, 10
PM, and 11:59 PM, nearby Improv
Asylum will work out the abs for a knee-
slapping good time. Improv Asylum
opened its doors as a Boston comedy
staple since 1998, and they now have
shows 7 days per week!
DINNER AT GIACOMO’S
Boston’s North End is famed for
remaining a largely Italian neighborhood
with family-owned restaurants and
specialty food shops galore. It
perpetually smells like pizza, and is
seriously adorable. Charm emanates
from every twisting street that deposits
you onto a similar lane of brick buildings
and 19th century exteriors, of flower
beds and neighbors meandering down
the street, of trucks unloading their
wines or bakery goods for the day.
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DESSERT AT MODERN
PASTRY
Boston’s best cannoli is not-so-secretly
homemade and sold at Modern Pastry.
Do NOT, I repeat, do NOT follow the trail
of people carrying Mike’s Pastry boxes,
because you will confuse your senses
and play a mental game of tug of war and
there’s no need to pause in your tracks
when another bakery’s logo is in sight.
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GET SPOOKED ON A
GHOST TOUR
Does anyone else make it a point to go
searching for ghosts in new places? Your
best chance in Boston is on a tour with
Haunted Boston. This nighttime tour is
led by lantern light (cute AF) and dares
to cross into the peculiar, humorous, and
downright creepy phantoms that roam
the city.
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