While I grew up
near Worcester,
Massachusetts, my parents and I went to Boston regularly for
culcha. This is a work in progress, but here are some suggestions
for those who plan to visit Boston.
The gateway to
the Boston Globe
and Boston Online both
good sources of information. While there is the Museum of Fine
Arts, I enjoy a couple of smaller art museums. The Isabella Stewart Gardener Museum
is a jewel, notable for both its artwork and its home. The Fogg Art Museum is
small, and often has interesting shows.
For music, you
can try the Boston
Symphony Orchestra or the Pops.
During the school year, there are many offerings at area colleges and
universities, including the New England Conservatory
and the Harvard-Radcliffe Gilbert
& Sullivan Players.
On a fine day, you can visit the Arnold Arboretum, Mount Auburn Cemetery or visit
one of the many parks
run by the Commonwealth. You can also visit "Old Ironsides" or
take one of the Boston
Harbor Cuises.
I am a patient
person because I grew up a Boston
Redsox fan.
Hotels are
expensive in Boston. We've stayed in a number of
larger hotels, but The
Eliot Hotel
is a charming small place, located in Back Bay. The Newbury Guest
House is a very affordable bed and breakfast also located in Back
Bay. Their telephone number is 800-437-7668.
Favorite
restaurants (in no particular order). Restaurant names
in CAPITAL LETTERS
received highest ratings from Zagat's.
JULIEN
French
Downtown/Financial
District
250 Franklin
St. (bet. Oliver & Pearl Sts.) Boston, MA, 02110
(617) 451-1900
ELEPHANT WALK
French and
Cambodian
Fenway/Kenmore
Square,Porter Square
900 Beacon St.
(Park Dr.) Boston, MA, 02215 (617) 247-1500
2067 Mass. Ave.
(bet. Hadley & Russell Sts.) Cambridge, MA, 02140
(617) 492-6900
Copley's Grand
Café
American
Back Bay
138 St. James
Ave. (bet. Dartmouth St. & Trinity Pl.) Boston, MA,
02116 (617) 267-5300
Casa Romero
Mexican -
outdoor patio
Back Bay
30 Gloucester
St. (bet. Commonwealth Ave. & Newbury St.) Boston,
MA, 02115 (617) 536-4341
AQUITAINE
French Bistro
South End
569 Tremont St.
(bet. Clarendon & Dartmouth Sts.) Boston, MA, 02118
(617) 424-8577
Casablanca
Mediterranean
Harvard Square
40 Brattle St.
(Harvard Sq.) Cambridge, MA, 02138 (617) 876-0999
Harvest
New American
Harvard Square
44 Brattle St.
(Church St.) Cambridge, MA, 02138 (617) 868-2255
UpStairs on the
Square
(This was
Upstairs at the Pudding and was excellent)
Harvard Square
91 Winthrop St.
(JFK St.) Cambridge, MA, 02138 (617) 864-1933
Rosebud Diner
Hihowahya?
Somerville/Medford
381 Summer St.
(bet. Cutter & Elm Sts.) Somerville, MA, 02144 (617)
666-6015