When I was planning our trip to Boston, the hardest part was figuring out where to start, and optimizing the time we had. Do a little bit of research before you leave but don’t get too tied down with it either. Bumping into locals or asking hotel concierge may change your plans. But restaurant reservations are a MUST. We went to 5 restaurants on a Saturday night and they were all full. A great app to download is the Trip Advisor app for Boston, maps are all downloaded so you don’t need to use data. Oh, and bring thick-soled, blister free walking shoes. It’s a beautiful city that’s not easy on your feet with all the cobble stone and brick roads.
So here’s a (hopefully) helpful 3 day guide to Boston!
Day 1:
Our flight arrived at 11am so we had somewhat of a full day. There was a free shuttle bus which took us from the hotel to downtown crossing where we were. I decided we were going to Harvard on Day 1 cause I wanted to get Harvard out of the way. We dropped off our bags at the hotel as I requested for an early check-in, grabbed a quick bite, a delicious chickpea fritter sandwich and rosemary fries at Clover food truck (located conveniently in front of South Station) and made our way to Harvard by subway.
I’m not a big fan of self-guided tours (which would make me a terrible backpacker), I like to hear about stories that I wouldn’t necessarily be able to read in books. So prior to leaving, I searched for Harvard tours. There’s unofficial Harvard tours – $10 per person with mixed reviews – and official Harvard tours for tourists and another for prospects – free! The official tour was great, you get to walk around the campus and hear stories from an actual Harvard student. She talked about admissions, tuition (surprisingly lots of financial aid), university life (freshmen must reside on campus first year) and of course, history. It was a massive group and they split us up in two groups to accommodate. Of course, after the tour we grabbed two Harvard t-shirts.
After the tour, we headed over to the Museum of Natural History. I’m usually not navigationally challenged (by foot anyways), but holy snizzle, the roads in Cambridge felt impossible to understand. We went in circles and took us forever to find it but we made it. We paid $10 admission since we still have our student ID from 3 years ago. The museum is much bigger than it seems with a wide range of artifacts.
Then we headed back to North End Boston to find something to eat. I read reviews on Yelp that North End Fish Market has really fresh sushi so we went to grab a sushi platter and clam chowder. While waiting, we kept walking and I found a pastry shop where I got a red velvet whoopie pie, and 2 cannolis. We took the food back to our hotel and devoured it. The sushi was fresh, thickly sliced and plentiful for two, the chowder on the other hand was just ok. The pastry was a little too sweet but delicious nonetheless.
Spending:
Subway round trip for two – $10 ($2.5 each)
Clover food truck – $9
Museum of Natural History – $20
Harvard t-shirts – $22
Sushi and chowder – $75
Pastry – $8
Many bottles of drinks for hydration – $6
Total: $150.00
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