Ah, fall in the Boston area. No other region of the U.S. does it quite as beautifully.
The latest version of our seasonally adjusted rundown of the essential places to visit in the region takes this autumnal rep into consideration: The map (plotted west to east) emphasizes the great outdoors given how great those outdoors are during the fall in New England’s biggest metro area.
Thank you to all who have nominated particular sites since the last update. We'll update this for the winter, too, so feel free to drop us further suggestions at the always-discreet Curbed Boston Tipline. Here are Top 10 things to do in Boston today
1. Boston Common & Public Gardens
The Boston Common, one of the oldest public spaces in the nation, has a skating rink in winter. It was created in 1634 and consists of 50 acres (20.2 hectares). It’s part of the Emerald Necklace of parks in Boston. It was once owned by William Blaxton, the first European settler in Boston. The Commons were also used as a British Camp during the Revolutionary War. The Boston Common and Public Gardens, which is next to the Commons, are both listed on the National Landmark Registry. The garden, located in downtown Boston, became the first public botanical garden in 1837 and has a lagoon, ponds, and swan boats (only run from April to September). You can enjoy watching a graceful pair of swans during spring and summer, and if you visit in May, you may just see the parade that welcomes the pair back to the garden.
The Public Gardens is home to 80 species of plants and flowers planted twice each year, and around 750 varieties of trees and shrubs. There are also street performers in the area to watch. Monuments are on the Arlington Street-side of the park, providing a bit of history. Beacon Hill borders the park. The bronze statue Make Way for The Ducklings, from a popular children’s book by Robert McCloskey, is located in the park.
2. Bova Bakery
During the day you can tour the historic Freedom Trail, but at night, there’s the foodie trail. Many restaurants in Boston are open late at night, making eating out a perfect activity for your vacation if you can’t sleep. Start with a sweet treat at Bova Bakery, a family-owned business near Paul Revere’s House. They carry a variety of baked goods.
3. Barracuda Tavern and Max Brenner
The next stop is Barracuda Tavern near Boston Commons for dinner. The final stop is for dessert. Max Brenner in Back Bay has a chocolate bar and restaurant that specializes in desserts such as sugar crepes and chocolate flavored waffles.
4. House of Blues
If you are a music lover, then House of Blues is the place to be, it has a restaurant and bar inside and has concerts most nights of the week. They also have a VIP room. The House of Blues as been in Boston for 25 years. The first House of Blues opened in Cambridge, MA in 1992; it’s dedicated to educating and celebrating the history of Southern culture and African American artistic contributions to art and music.
5. Improv Asylum
If you want laughs, then head to Improv Asylum, an improvisational theater in the north end. They have shows Tuesday to Friday and on the weekends. Performances consist of improv students, main stage actors, and sometimes a surprise guest star. It’s a blend of sketch comedy and improvised scenes. Do be sure to check the descriptions before you go because the material is not always G-rated.
6. Mystery Cafe
If you want to watch a theater performance, head to Mystery Cafe for a Mystery Dinner, which features a variety of shows that’s sure to be a hit. Packages include drinks and a three course dinner with a performance. The performance runs at two restaurants and include four separate scenes and are around two hours. The audience gets to help figure out who committed the crime with the help of a clue packet with fake bribe money to give the actors for clues.
7. Eat and play at Jillian's Lucky Strike Lanes and Lounge
Jillian’s Lucky Strike Lanes and Lounge is a place to have some fun with friends and you can eat there too. The place is clean and if there’s a queue, there are games like pool you can play while you wait. Like any bowling alley, the staff are friendly, the fun stakes are high and the food is reasonable, even offering fruit for dieters.
If you take your own shoes, it’s cheaper than hiring. The place starts heaving in the evening after a game at Fenway Park. If you didn’t make the game, there’s plenty of sports on TVs on both floors.
8. Take a ghost tour and learn about Boston's dark history
The Evening Ghost Tour of Boston takes about 90 minutes. The tour will take you to places you maybe never went to before. Boston has a haunted history, what with the Boston Strangler and Boston Massacre.
You start the ghostly journey opposite the Bank Of America and walk the haunted streets, stopping as your guide shows and tells. They even boast some paranormal photographs have been taken, so take along your camera - you may get lucky.
The number of famous deaths and ghost stories will astound you. Your guides are knowledgeable and the evening is entertaining.
9. Arnold Arboretum
Located in Jamaica Plain, the Arboretum is a 281-acre oasis of trees, flowers, and parkland that Harvard University owns and maintains. As such, it positively brims with hiking trails, bike paths, and activities for the kiddos. It’s also a great place to take in the fall foliage.
10. Franklin Park Zoo
The 72-acre zoo in the northeast corner of Franklin Park—which itself is worth a visit during the fall—hosts more than 220 species, There are also thousands of educational and other engagement opportunities offered by Zoo New England, the zoo’s operator.
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