Boston Holidays - Things to Do
Walk the freedom trail, a historical, 2 ½ mile walking tour that takes in 16 historical Boston sites over 2 or 3 hours. However, one can linger and browse, in order to spin out this wonderful tour’s offering over a few days, according to taste. The tour is marked out by a painted or red brick line that connects the various sites.
Take valuable time out on your Boston city break, at Faneuil Hall Marketplace and Quincy Market.
Faneuil Hall and Marketplace is home to many famously fantastic shopping and dining experiences, and is comprised of various venues where you can shop (over 100 shops) dine (over 40 eateries, including Sam’s Café at Cheers!), be entertained (events and festivals take place year round), and indulge in so many wonderful ways, on your Boston holiday.
Take a Swan Boats Ride round the public garden lagoon. This scenic and charming little tour is a great way to complement your Boston holiday, and to see a side of the city it could be easy to miss, in a relaxed and unusual way. This is certainly a trip to experience, and that will enhance your holiday in Boston, despite the unassuming nature of this little boat trip tour!
Visit the Boston Harbour Islands - a national park area. This fascinating collection of 34 islands is a wonderful source of natural beauty and wonder, full of legends and stories of pirates, ships and even ghosts! For history, legend, fun and fantasy, as well as a bit of something very individual, take your travels to Boston to these islands, and enjoy New England to the full. Another excellent Boston, Massachusetts activity, is to visit silversmith Paul Revere’s historic and fascinating home - downtown Boston’s oldest building. See this lovely and beautifully preserved house, dating back to 1680, and learn about the silversmith trade.
For the sporty types travelling to Boston, a Red Sox baseball game will be just the thing, to entertain, amuse and thrill! This is an authentic, not-to-be-missed New England experience. Boston takes great pride in its baseball team, and to experience a match is a fantastic way to spend some quality time on your Boston, Massachusetts holiday. Boston loves its baseball!
The Seasons in Boston, Massachusetts
The climate in Boston is famously changeable (Mark Twain alluded to this facet of New England’s ‘personality’ with the eminently quotable: “If you don’t like the weather in New England, just wait a few minutes.”).
Despite seasonal variations, the climate and weather in Boston, Massachusetts can vary day to day. The seasons you will experience while you travel in Boston on your American city break, are a glorious array of weather patterns. In general, the coast of New England is milder, and Northern areas cool throughout the year. Spring runs from April to June, with pleasant days and crisp evenings. Summer takes in June, July, August and September’s beginnings, and is warm and luscious, graced with plenty of festivals, carnivals and concerts in the streets of downtown Boston! From September to November, Autumn’s fabulous firework display of foliage explodes onto nature’s stage – this is a wonderful and popular time to take your travels to Boston. October can be very mild – but evenings are brisk. From December to March, winter is cold and biting, but the sparkling winter activities that light up Boston, and the natural winter wonderland that the region becomes, make Boston a superb choice of destination for a winter American city break.
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