See my post for full details & pictures.
Day 1 – Fly in
Late flight out to Boston
Day 2 – Boston
UBER / SUBWAY: To hotel (Blue line to State).
SITES. Freedom Trail. Walking distance. Tickets at the door.
- Old State House (opens 10a)
- Boston Massacre Memorial
- Faneuil Hall
Lunch: Bell in hand Tavern
SITES. Freedom Trail. Walking distance. Tickets at the door.
- Old Corner Bookstore – Exterior is historic. Walk by.
- Old South Meeting House
- Granary Burying Ground (closes @ 4p)
- King’s Chapel & Burying Ground
- Park Street Church (walk by)
- Massachusetts State House (walk by)
- Boston Common (walk through)
Walk down Acorn Street – We wanted to see the architecture
BREAK: Cheers
UBER to hotel
BAR: Sam Adams Taproom
SUBWAY: State station. Orange line to community college.
DINNER: Warren Tavern
SUBWAY: Orange line to State Station
Day 3 – Boston
SUBWAY: Blue line. State Station to Aquarium.
COFFEE: The Pink Carrot
SITES: Freedom Trail Sites. Walking distance. Tickets at the door.
- Copp’s Hill Burying Ground
- Old North Church (opens 10a)
- Paul Revere’s House
- Polcari’s Coffee
UBER: to USS Constitution
LUNCH: Uber to Russell House Tavern
CAMBRIDGE: Walking distance
- Harvard Art Museum – Tickets at the door
- Harvard yard & walk around Harvard
STOP: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Bag restriction 12” x 12”)
SUNSET CRUISE: Uber to Classic Harbor line
DINNER: Uber to Lolita Fort Point
UBER: to hotel
Day 4 – Salem
SUBWAY: State Station Orange to North Station. Transfer to purple train (Newburyport/Rockport) to Salem.
SITES: (walk around)
- Howard Street Cemetery (where Giles Corey was pressed to death)
- Downtown
LUNCH: Rockafellas
- The Witch house (12p-3:30p; $9 at door)
- Charter Street Cemetery / The burying site Cemetery & memorial (Judge John Hathorne, Cpt. Richard More – Mayflower passenger)
BAR: Village Tavern
- Witch Pix – yes, we did and we loved it!
7:30 SUBWAY: Purple line to Swamscott. Transfer to North State
Dinner – Union Oyster House / Green Dragon Tavern – The group split up for this dinner. The group at Green Dragon didn’t have a good experience.
Day 5 – Newport, RI
WALK/SUBWAY (State to Downtown to South Station)
AMTRAK: South Station to Kingston.
CAR: Limousines of Newport & Providence to Newport – best decision to hire a driver.
LUNCH: The Mooring Seafood & Kitchen Bar
SITES:
- Newport Mansions – Buy tickets at the door.
- Cliff walk
- Southern Coastal Drive
- Bowen’s wharf
- Castle hill lighthouse
DINNER: White Horse Tavern (business casual attire, which includes slacks, denim trousers, blazers, button down shirts, sweaters, dresses. no athletic wear)
CAR: to Kingston
AMTRAK: Kingston To South Station.
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