Activities in Massachusetts
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Fenway Park
From April to September you can watch the Red Sox play at Fenway Park, the nation’s oldest and most storied ballpark. It is also the most expensive. Tickets in the bleachers are $25 to $30, while more comfortable grandstand seats are $50. Even at these prices tickets are hard to come by, but single seats and obstructed-view tickets are sometimes available on the website during the week leading up to a game. First-come, first-served standing-room-only tickets are sold on game day; head to the ticket windows at Gate C on Landsdowne St. Otherwise, you can always get tickets from scalpers around Kenmore Sq. If the Sox are doing well, expect to pay two times the face value.
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Boston Hop-on Hop-off Trolley Tour
1 day (Departs Boston, Massachusetts)
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Discover Boston at your leisure with a one-day ticket on the Hop-on Hop-off Trolley Tour. Create your own itinerary to see the most popular sights of Boston at …Not LP reviewed
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Boston National Historical Park Visitors Center
Guides dressed in Colonial garb - think Ben Franklin - lead Freedom Trail walking tours from the visitor bureau at Boston Common. Or join one of the free, ranger-led Freedom Trail tours provided by the Boston National Historical Park Visitors Center.
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ATA Cycle
The country roads around Concord are beautiful for biking – if you don’t mind battling a few tough hills. The roads around Walden Pond, in particular, boast picturesque countryside and a lack of car traffic. Rent bikes at ATA Cycle.
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Guided Tours
The Adams family sights are accessible by Guided Tours, which depart from the Adams National Historic Park Visitor Center. Every half-hour, trolleys travel to the John Adams and John Quincy Adams Birthplaces, the oldest presidential birthplaces in the United States. These two 17th-century saltbox houses stand side by side along the old Coast Rd, which connected Plymouth to Boston.
The houses are furnished as they would have been in the 18th century, so visitors can see where John Adams started his law career, started his family, and wrote the Massachusetts Constitution (which was later used as the basis for the US Constitution). From here, the trolley continues to The Old…
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Swan Boats
If the slow-going swan boats seem out of place in today’s fast-paced city setting, they are. The story of the swan boats goes back to 1877, when Robert Paget developed a catamaran with a paddlewheel that was propelled by pedal. Inspired by the opera Lohengrin, in which a heroic knight rides across a river in a swan-drawn boat, Paget designed a graceful swan to hide the boat captain. While today’s swan boats are larger than the 1877 original, they still utilize the same technology and they are still managed by Paget’s descendents. A relic of Boston’s bygone days, the swan boats present an image of serenity and contentment.
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Bartholomew’s Cobble
After an hour or two’s rest in small-town America, you might consider a hike in the hills. Ten miles south of Great Barrington along US 7 and MA 7A toward Ashley Falls is Bartholomew’s Cobble, a ‘cobble’ being a high, rocky knoll of limestone, marble or quartzite. The highly alkaline soil of this 329-acre reservation supports an unusual variety of trees, flowers, moss and especially ferns. Six miles of hiking trails provide routes for enjoying the cobble and the woods, which are set beneath a flyway used by over 200 species of birds. Try the Ledges Trail that weaves along the Housatonic River.
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Charles River Swimming Club
- Boston, USA
- Activities › Other
In the last decade the Charles River has undergone a massive cleanup effort, which has been lauded as successful. Indeed, now the Charles River Swimming Club hosts the annual Charles River One-Mile Swim, the first open-water swim in Boston’s beloved ‘dirty water’. But that does not mean that just anybody can swim in the Charles. The swimming club conducted countless tests, monitored the weather and water flows and made special arrangements for a safe swimming dock along the Esplanade. The club estimates that the river will not actually be open for public swimming for another 10 years.
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Gillette Stadium
The New England Patriots play football in the state-of-the-art Gillette Stadium, 32 miles south of Boston in Foxborough. The season runs from late August to late December. Again, it’s hard to get tickets, as most seats are sold to season ticket holders. Seats run from $65 to $169. From I-93, take I-95 south to Rte 1. Otherwise, direct trains go to Foxborough from South Station. The New England Revolution plays soccer here from mid-April to early October. The cheapest tickets are $20, but for $40 you can sit behind the team benches.
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Ashuwillticook Rail Trail
When Boston and Main Railroad gave up on the corridor between Lanesborough and Adams in 1990, citizens agitated to have it recast as a universally accessible walk/bike path, and thus the 11-mile Ashuwillticook Rail Trail was born. The trail closely follows the Hoosic River and the Cheshire Reservoir through glorious wetlands, with many benches along the way and a handful of rest facilities.
The southern access is by the Berkshire Mall at the intersection of MA 9 and MA 8 between Pittsfield and Dalton, and parking is available at both ends.
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Boston Whale Watching Cruise
3 hours (Departs Boston, Massachusetts)
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Boston Sunset Dinner Cruise with Buffet
2-3 hours (Departs Boston, Massachusetts)
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See Boston’s waterfront sights from the deck of a luxury sunset dinner cruise. Enjoy a fabulous fine-dining buffet with a carving station and hit the dance floo…Not LP reviewed
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Small-Group Historical Walking Tour of Boston’s North End
3 hours (Departs Boston, Massachusetts)
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Walk the same streets as Paul Revere and John Hancock on this three-hour small-group guided walking tour of Boston's historical North End neighborhood! Trace yo…Not LP reviewed
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Boston Duck Tour
90 minutes (Departs Boston, Massachusetts)
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Water is no barrier for a duck, why should it be for you? A Boston Duck Tour is a wonderful way to get a great look at Boston on land and water. See all the maj…Not LP reviewed
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Brookline Golf Club at Putterham
The Brookline Country Club is famous for hosting the 1999 Ryder Cup. You probably can’t get on that private course, but you can play next door at Putterham, a less famed but perfectly pleasant public course. Wide fairways and a lack of water hazards make this a suitable course for all levels. To get here, take Huntington Ave west out of the city. Continue on Boylston St (Rte 9) when it enters Brookline. Turn left on Hammond St, then turn on Newton St at the rotary.
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Wingaersheek Beach
Cape Ann has several excellent beaches that draw Boston-area sun-and-sea worshippers on any hot day in July and August. The biggest and best is Wingaersheek Beach, a wide swath of sand surrounded by Ipswich Bay and guarded by Annisquam Lighthouse.
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Good Harbor Beach
Cape Ann has several excellent beaches that draw Boston-area sun-and-sea worshippers on any hot day in July and August. East of East Gloucester on the way to Rockport, Good Harbor Beach is a spacious, sandy beach.
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Winter Island Maritime Park
Just south of Salem Willows Amusement Park (less than 2 miles northeast of Salem center) is Winter Island Maritime Park, the site of Fort Pickering and its lighthouse. It is now a public park with a campground and the tiny Waikiki Beach (don’t get too excited by the name: it’s really just wishful thinking). Two miles south of the town center, Forest River Park has two beaches, picnic areas and a saltwater swimming pool.
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Charles River Esplanade
- Boston, USA
- Activities › Park
The southern bank of the Charles River Basin is an enticing urban escape, with grassy knolls and cooling waterways, all designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. The park is dotted with public art, including an oversized bust of Arthur Fiedler, long-time conductor of the Boston Pops. Paths along the river are ideal for bicycling, jogging or walking. The Esplanade stretches almost 3 miles along the Boston shore of the Charles River, from the Museum of Science to BU Bridge.
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Blackstone River Bikeway
When it is finished in the next five years, the Blackstone River Bikeway will offer a mostly off-road bike trail from Union Station in Worcester to Providence, RI, 45 miles to the south. The trail laces through historic mill villages and farmland, following remnants of the historic Blackstone River Canal as well as a railroad right-of-way. Until the bikeway is complete, you can follow the trail on marked roads. Visit the website for updates and maps.
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Carson Beach
West of Castle Island, 3 miles of beaches offer opportunities for swimming in an urban setting. L and M St beaches are adjacent to each other along Day Blvd, while Carson Beach is further west. All the have nice harbor views, but it’s not the most pristine setting to soak. The HarborWalk connects Castle Island to Carson Beach and continues all the way to the John F Kennedy Library & Museum in Dorchester.
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Windy Hill Farm
If you hop in the car and drive out of Great Barrington, you’re bound to find several farms where you can pick seasonal produce at harvest times, which can be overwhelmingly beautiful in the fall. One spot is Windy Hill Farm, about 5 miles north of Great Barrington, where more than a score of apple varieties, from pucker-sour to candy-sweet, are yours for the autumn picking. Summer is blueberry season.
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Arcadian Shop
The Arcadian Shop rents high-end mountain, road and children’s bikes ($35 to 45), kayaks ($35), skis ($20) and snowshoes ($20). Rates are per day. Kennedy Park, just north of downtown Lenox on US 7, is popular with mountain bikers in the summer and cross-country skiers in the winter. You might also explore the Berkshires’ many miles of stunning back roads or paddle down the Housatonic River.
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Day Trip to Martha's Vineyard
12 hours (Departs Boston, Massachusetts)
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Take a day trip to Martha's Vineyard in the comfortable and convenient transportation of a mini coach. Leave the hassle of driving up to someone else as you rel…
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Milky Way
Though this subterranean bar acts more as a retro lounge and nightclub, it was originally a bowling alley back in the 1960s and six of the old lanes have been retained for your candlepin pleasure. The price is good for as many as six people to bowl, including shoe rental. And if you’ve got a buck, you know you want to play Super Chexx Hockey, the hottest game of 1983, which pits the USA against the USSR.
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