Latitude 34 Guide to Boston

Latitude 34 Guide to Boston

Marina and I have been lucky enough to travel to some pretty far flung corners of the world, so it is great to be able and explore some great cities a little closer to home. During our time in the states between our return from Thailand and our departure for Ireland, we spent a fun filled wild weekend in Boston and explored all we could in our short few days in the city.

Having never visited Boston before (seriously? I lived in DC for 18 years and never made it up there!), we both jumped at the chance to explore Boston. My younger sister lives almost inside of Fenway Park, and while we visited in January and no games we being played, between staying with her and our amazing stay at the Mandarin Oriental, we had the perfect launching pad for our adventures.

Boston has one of the richest histories in America and we had a list a mile long of places we wanted to visit. While we unfortunately didn’t get to them all, we sure did manage to squeeze a lot into our long weekend, so we wanted to give you our complete guide to Boston!

Ride the “T” – Major cities all over the world have complex and world renowned public transportation and while most have hear of the Underground in London or the L in Chicago, none are steeped in quite as much history as the T in Boston. Public transportation first launched in 1631 throughout Boston and while the T didn’t come until a bit later, quite a few of the original stops are still in daily use. A ride will only cost you about $2 and will get you to any stop on any line. The T is a perfect way to get around the city and is very cheap as well.

“We were taught the 4 phases when sampling our beers and each given seemingly endless samples of 3 of their current beers on tap, the first of course being the world famous Boston Lager…”

Visit the Prudential Center – The Prudential Center is one of the tallest buildings in all of Boston and while the base is home to one quite impressive mall, spend the $15 to take the elevator to the 50th floor for an amazing 360 degree view of the city. From the top we easily spotted Fenway Park, the vast curves of the Charles River and both MIT and Harvard. If you are in Boston on a clear day, make a bee line to the “Pru” and head to the top!

So there you have it! We had one wild weekend in Boston and took in as much as we could. Surely one of America’s most interesting cities, there is a seemingly endless list of things to experience in the city. Have you been to Boston and think we left something off our list? Remember, we visited in the winter months so feel free to comment below with anything we missed and we wish you a wonderful time if you ever find yourself in Boston in the future!