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heyyy guys, I would be coming to boston for summer school. This is the first time I visit the city, 2nd time to the States, so any advice is welcomed Like where to eat, where to shop, what places should worth a visit etc. just any tips u can think of lol. Btw, I am just a student, so something less expensive would be preferred. Thanks guys

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Take a Duck Tour...that's all I have to say (that's 19 years of city living talking too )

Thanks. I will look that up.

I know they run out of the Prudential center mall, I live near there so that's how I know that. There's tons of places in the city to see.

You defiantly have to go to the North End for the best Italian food and to see the stuff from the American Revolution.

Going to the top of the Prudential Center is also fun and if you're a baseball fan there's no better park then Fenway.

Faneuil hall, is also a great place to shop, eat and spend money.

That's all I can think of for now. What school you going to?

StEPh_KG wrote:heyyy guys, I would be coming to boston for summer school. This is the first time I visit the city, 2nd time to the States, so any advice is welcomed Like where to eat, where to shop, what places should worth a visit etc. just any tips u can think of lol. Btw, I am just a student, so something less expensive would be preferred. Thanks guys

I am rootiing for KG always, so GOOOO CELTICS!

Where are you from?

I am from Hong Kong, gonna take 2 summer courses in harvard. After that, I may travel to Texas to visit one of my frds and probably just drive around sightseeing

just set aside a couple days to walk the city. Cambridge, Downtown, The Charles, North End etc etc. just dont go past South End, nothing good to see unless you drive a few towns out. maybe Plymouth plantation?? Gloucester? The Cape foe sure if your coming in the summer.

downtown is a must!!! Northend is a must. but if you have transportation you should take a trip up to NH. Despite what people think there is a lot of stuff to do. Cheap food? Well its Bsoton, but Pizza Regina has greta pizza imo, and anywhere downtown is fairly cheap. You may wanna swing through chinatown too (one of my favorite spots) they have good resturants and bakeries over there..In the northeend there is a place called Monica's which is a bit pricey but has the best home made itilain food. If you do go there ask for "patrick" he will treat you well!
good luck

As you know, there's a lot of US Revolutionary History in Boston.

1. Boston tourism authorities did a good job several decades ago (around the time of the nation's Bicentennial in 1976) of organizing the various historical tourist attractions into a walking tour called the "Freedom Trail". No one attraction is a big deal, but taken together it's nice. I imagine the Duck Tours duplicate that heavily.

2. Unfortunately, the best place near the city center to learn about this history was at the top of the Hancock Tower, and they used security concerns after 9/11 as a pretext for closing that exhibit. The other good one is out in the town of Concord, which also is nice to visit. It's not that easy to get to without a car, but if you take one difficult bus ride for tourist reasons, I'd recommend that. There's much more there than in the equally famous (and closer) Lexington.

3. Harvard is a fun campus. A lot going on, even to some extent in the summer. I don't know about MIT in the summer.

4. The two major museums, both easy to get to by public transportation or foot, are the Museum of Fine Arts and the Museum of Science. Neither ranks in the top of the world of its kind. On the other hand, I'd strain to name 10 art museums or 5 science museums that are CLEARLY better.

5. Harvard's Museum of Natural History is outstanding. In particular, it's geology exhibit is my second-favorite in the world, if you like rocks.

6. The John F. Kennedy museum has merit too.

7. One tip for understanding that history stuff -- Boston's topography is not the same as it used to be. Huge amounts of land were added in the 19th Century by landfill, and the highest hills were reduced in size to create that fill.

Since I am a new resident, I have to tout the North End!!

There's a place called La Famiglia Giorgio on Salem St., which has really good food and very large portions. And if you show your student I.D., you get something like 20% off the entries. One time I was there with a big group, and they gave us free cannolis.

Antico Forno, which is also on Salem St. is another really good place to eat. It's a little more expensive and much smaller than Giorgio's, but their chicken parm is defiantly worth it.

Also, if you're in the North End, you MUST go to Modern Pastry. IMO, Modern is way better than Mike's, and they fill the cannoli right when you order.

And if you're looking for sweets late at night, another bakery of note is defiantly Bova's, which is open 24 hours, and is extremely unfortunate for me since I live right down the street.

The other restaurant I really like is Figs, which is over in Beacon Hill. If you're into unique dishes, you have to try their fig pizza. Hope this helped a little, and enjoy your trip!

Ahh. Just reread and saw you're going to be at Harvard Summer School.

OK. First of all, the Natural History Museum is a must. The Fogg and the other art museums are so convenient you might want to stop in too.

Harvard Square doesn't have as many truly cheap places to eat as it used to, but you'll find some. Charlie's Kitchen if nothing else ...

There used to be major program for dance students. Not only did this bring young, pretty women to campus, but the performances were pretty good as well.

Generally, any performance in Sanders Theatre or the Agassiz is apt to be pretty good, and pretty inexpensive.

The Kennedy School of Government (part of Harvard) sometimes has fascinating people (e.g., heads of state of interesting countries) come by and talk in the evenings.

For decades, there was a tradition of cool "midnight movies" on weekends at both the Harvard Square cinema and the Brattle Street Cinema. Check 'em out. Check out the Brattle in general.

The best "nice houses" direction to walk from Harvard Square is probably up Brattle Street. Wave at my old dorm at Ash & Brattle St. as you go by.

One note -- the Charles River is VERY curvy. If you try to orient yourself by "parallel to the river" and "perpendicular to the river", you'll just get confused. The same actually goes for Massachusetts Avenue (universally known as Mass Ave).

bunker hill monument, scenic Quincy(lol), Aquarium is a blast, Allston/Brighton for some artsy folks and how did i forget takin in a Religious experience at Fenway

Thanks guys! Sounds like lots of good place to go. Haha great, really looking forward to the trip.

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