liamsaunt
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I live just outside Boston. Top five things to do within one hour of my house:
1. Visit Boston! It is walkable, historic, safe, and beautiful. If you don't feel like walking, take a duck tour. There are some great restaurants, the Museum of Fine Arts is terrific (and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum), and for all of you Star Wars fans, the Museum of Science has a terrific Star Wars exhibit through March. Visit Fenway Park, the most beautiful and historic park in baseball (maybe tied with Wrigley). I'm sure we'll get a shortstop one of these days...Walk the freedom trail and learn about the path to the Revolution.
2. Foxboro Stadium! Well, next year anyway. The Pats did not make it all the way this year, but we have to give someone else a chance, right?
Gillette Stadium has great sightlines for the game, the security is top notch so the fans are well-behaved, and the beer selection is not bad. Go Pats! (next year!)
3. Cape Cod. If you can brave the traffic, you'll be rewarded with beautiful sand dune beaches, water you 'might' be able to swim in for a half hour or so, depending on the hardiness of your constitution, and beautiful New England cottages. Try Captain Frosty's for fried clams. Yum!
4. Well, it's a bit further than an hour, but I am still including Tanglewood. Located in Lenox, MA, Tanglewood is the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. You can bring a picnic and lounge on the lawn, listening to classical music, or have a seat in the music shed. Other things to see in this area: the Norman Rockwell Museum, historic Stockbridge, Edith Wharton's mansion. There is also a Canyon Ranch spa here if that's your thing. Personal favorite: dark chocolate dipped raspberries at Catherine's Chocolates in Great Barrington.
5. Concord, MA. Concord is home to Walden Pond, made famous by Henry David Thoreau in his lovely book Walden: Or Life in the Woods. Hiking trails and good swimming can be found here. You can also rent a canoe in Concord and make your way down the Charles River. You can visit the Old North Bridge in Minuteman National Park--made famous by "the shot heard round the world." Louisa May Alcott's house is here also, and open for tours. The New England architecture in Concord is truly spectacular.
1. Visit Boston! It is walkable, historic, safe, and beautiful. If you don't feel like walking, take a duck tour. There are some great restaurants, the Museum of Fine Arts is terrific (and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum), and for all of you Star Wars fans, the Museum of Science has a terrific Star Wars exhibit through March. Visit Fenway Park, the most beautiful and historic park in baseball (maybe tied with Wrigley). I'm sure we'll get a shortstop one of these days...Walk the freedom trail and learn about the path to the Revolution.
2. Foxboro Stadium! Well, next year anyway. The Pats did not make it all the way this year, but we have to give someone else a chance, right?
Gillette Stadium has great sightlines for the game, the security is top notch so the fans are well-behaved, and the beer selection is not bad. Go Pats! (next year!)3. Cape Cod. If you can brave the traffic, you'll be rewarded with beautiful sand dune beaches, water you 'might' be able to swim in for a half hour or so, depending on the hardiness of your constitution, and beautiful New England cottages. Try Captain Frosty's for fried clams. Yum!
4. Well, it's a bit further than an hour, but I am still including Tanglewood. Located in Lenox, MA, Tanglewood is the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. You can bring a picnic and lounge on the lawn, listening to classical music, or have a seat in the music shed. Other things to see in this area: the Norman Rockwell Museum, historic Stockbridge, Edith Wharton's mansion. There is also a Canyon Ranch spa here if that's your thing. Personal favorite: dark chocolate dipped raspberries at Catherine's Chocolates in Great Barrington.
5. Concord, MA. Concord is home to Walden Pond, made famous by Henry David Thoreau in his lovely book Walden: Or Life in the Woods. Hiking trails and good swimming can be found here. You can also rent a canoe in Concord and make your way down the Charles River. You can visit the Old North Bridge in Minuteman National Park--made famous by "the shot heard round the world." Louisa May Alcott's house is here also, and open for tours. The New England architecture in Concord is truly spectacular.
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Lots of great places to eat also! I love Zilker park.
We could have had a Disney Theme Park - Disney's America
