48 Hours in Boston

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After New York City, Boston is probably the next most popular city on the East Coast. It’s a lively city with a ton of history and a pretty long list of things to do and see. We also decided to visit Salem (which is about 40 minutes away) and is known for the witch trials held there in the late 1600s. Boston is only about a 5 hour drive from New York City making it perfect for that much needed weekend getaway.

Where to Stay

We stayed at an Airbnb in Cambridge which is about 20 minutes from the heart of Boston. Cambridge is the college town where Harvard, MIT, and Boston University campuses are. Because it’s a college town, there are a lot of young people around and a bunch of trendy things to do. We loved staying in Cambridge but it was very hard to park our car there. Learn from our mistakes and if you do a road trip to Boston make sure the place you’re staying at has parking!

Best Things to Do - Boston

  • Walk the Freedom Trail

  • Explore Faneuil Hall

  • Walk around the 2 adjacent parks, Boston Common & Boston Public Garden

  • Walk around Boston Public Market

  • Visit Mapparium

  • Go shopping on Newbury Street

  • Drink some beers at Harpoon Brewery

  • Watch a baseball game at Fenway Park

Where to Eat & Drink - Boston

  • Life Alive Cafe

  • Hokkaido Santouka Ramen

  • Stephanie’s on Newbury

  • J.P. Licks (Gabi’s legit favorite ice cream place ever LOL)

  • Union Square Donuts

  • The Bell in Hand Tavern (the oldest tavern in America!)

Best Things to Do - Salem

  • The Salem Witch Museum

  • The Salem Witch Walk

  • The Witch House/Corwin House

  • Salem Witch Trials Memorial

  • Count Orlok’s Nightmare Gallery

  • The House of 7 Gables

  • Old Burying Point Cemetery

  • Walk down Chestnut Street

  • Walk into some shops on Essex & Washington Streets

Where to Eat & Drink - Salem

  • Flying Saucer Pizza Company

  • Howling Wolf Taqueria

A few days in Boston is all you need to see it all. We definitely want to see what it’s like in the Summer (since we visited in February) because there are a lot of harbor walks we would be able to do without freezing our butts off! Although, next time we’ll book an Airbnb with a parking spot haha.

Road tripping up to Boston

We road tripped from NYC to Boston (with a pit stop in Salem, obv)! Come see what adventures we got up to!

Shanna Sciaraboston, massachusetts, usa, salem, north americaComment