{"id":28303,"date":"2025-04-30T20:10:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T00:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/?p=28303"},"modified":"2025-05-02T10:17:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T14:17:27","slug":"what-are-some-must-go-or-must-do-in-boston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/2025\/04\/30\/what-are-some-must-go-or-must-do-in-boston\/","title":{"rendered":"What are some must go or must do in Boston?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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What are some must go or must do in Boston?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I don\u2019t get around much, so I asked my library helpers to make suggestions. Here they are, with numbers of multiple recommendations in parentheses:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: Thursday evening hours are fun! And bonus points for going in late March\/early April to see the hanging nasturtiums! (3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The Mapparium (2)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • I recommend going to the Museum of Fine Arts! MFA Late Nites — food, crafts, and special gallery tours\/lectures that you won’t get during daytime hours (2)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Whale watching tour (2)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Historic walking trails: both the Black Heritage Train and the Freedom Trail (2), as well as less formal walking tours covering various bits of Boston’s history<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • North End: Cafe Vittoria. Get an affogato!<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Mass Audubon’s Boston Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Pastries from Bova in the North End!<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Aquarium! Go see the penguins!<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Walk around Castle Island<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Walk around the quieter back streets of Beacon Hill<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Hidden gem of Mass General: the Paul S. Russell, MD Museum of Medical History and Innovation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Wander around the Boston Public Garden<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Visit the BPL central library in Copley and look at the murals!<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Catch a show at The Paradise, MGM Music Hall, or Roadrunner, or smaller clubs like Lizard Lounge or Plough & Stars, or an Irish Session at The Burren in Somerville<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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