A week in Boston and Torronto. Things to do?

The_Gatsby · 03-05-2012 11:01pm #1

I'm 20 years and am going to Boston in June. I'm going with the parents and to be honest I plan to explore the city by myself. I was just wondering about things to do for somebody my age. I have been before so I've done the main attractions.

I will probably do the Segway tour just for the craic. My brother and I were also looking at 6 flags in Springfield. Apparently it's an 90 minutes away but I don't drive so I was wondering if anybody could send me to a site that does a sort of coach ride and ticket combo, I can't find anything on the Six Flags website.

We're also driving up to Toronto for a week so if anybody knows any fun things to do up there I'd be grateful

Thanks in advance, Luke

woodchuck · 04-05-2012 10:51pm

Salem is very close to Boston (~1hr by train or ferry) and I LOVED it there

Not everyone shares my enthusiasm though :P

Nemanja91 · 07-05-2012 1:47am

If your into sports take a tour of Fenway Park and TD Garden, the tours are only around 11 dollars. I also went to a baseball game over there which I loved, I paid 75 dollars for decent seats, there is also the freedom trail which is free if you are into history and you can complete it at your own pace. I'd also recommend going on the duck tours, it can be a fun way of finding out information.

The_Gatsby · 08-05-2012 1:49pm

Nemanja91 wrote: »

If your into sports take a tour of Fenway Park and TD Garden, the tours are only around 11 dollars. I also went to a baseball game over there which I loved, I paid 75 dollars for decent seats, there is also the freedom trail which is free if you are into history and you can complete it at your own pace. I'd also recommend going on the duck tours, it can be a fun way of finding out information.

yeah I love american football and was looking at tours of Foxborough but for some reason they don't do them? Might try Fenway park though

Thanks

Poppo4 · 08-05-2012 11:07pm

Make sure you get out to 6Flags! One of the best theme-parks I've been to in the world! They have some awesome rollarcoasters but by far the best thing about the park is that it also has a Waterpark! So during the midday heat you can jump on one of the slides to cool down!

It is well worth the drive out! I think we paid like $27 for tickets!

S_Snail · 14-05-2012 11:09am

To get to Springfield you get the Peter Pan bus from South Station www.peterpanbus.com

If you are driving to Toronto you will also most likely be going past Springfield

Also if you are driving up through western Mass. and need a break you could visit Old Sturbridge village or Stockbridge & the Norman Rockwell museum.

ProudDUB · 14-05-2012 5:12pm

The Boston harbour cruise is well the money imo. They give you lots of info about the city and the port that you don't get in guide books. There is also a half day trip that you can take to the outer banks where you can go whale watching. There are porpoises and dolphins out there too. However, it is not guaranteed that you will see them & they don't give refunds if you don't. It can get a bit rough too if the weather is bad, so probably best to avoid it if you get sea sick. The harbour cruise doesn't go out into open sea so you'd be grand on that even if your sea legs aren't the best.

A week in Boston and Torronto. Things to do?

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