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A few years back, I had the pleasure of visiting a new city: Boston, Massachusetts, home of the Boston Red Sox, Mike’s Pastry, and the Freedom Trail. There is plenty to see and do in this historic New England city, but here are my top recommendations for your next trip.
- Mike’s Pastry
- Desserts are my guilty pleasure, so any time I can get my hands on an amazing local bakery, you’d better bet I’ll wait in line. Waiting in line is what you should expect when you visit Mike’s Pastry. This popular Boston bakery has lines at all times of the day, with most visitors coming for their famous cannoli.
- Fenway Park
- As an avid baseball watcher and long-time fan of the Tampa Bay Rays, the Boston Red Sox are the enemy, but I was not passing up the opportunity to visit the famous Fenway on my trip to Boston. It was my first stop after landing. I highly recommend catching a game, but if you do not visit in season, they offer tours where you can get a look at one of the country’s most historic ballparks.
- Faneuil Hall Marketplace and Quincy Market
- A great location for shopping and dining. I highly recommend this stop as it is also a historic landmark which served as a meeting place on the eve of the American Revolution.
- Harvard and the Cambridge Area
- Walking around the historic Harvard campus was actually a surprising highlight of my trip. From all the historic buildings to the quaint town of Cambridge, this is a perfect mini day trip to escape the city.
- The Freedom Trail
- I unfortunately did not get to visit the Freedom Trail on my trip because of limited time and not ideal weather (aka snow), but the Freedom Trail is a popular attraction for a great history lesson. “The Freedom trail is a unique collection of museums, churches, meeting houses, burying grounds, parks, a ship, and historic markers that tell the story of the American Revolution…”
