What to do in Boston when all you have is a day and a half?

I went to Boston and back in under 24 hours and packed in Dane Cook’s Vicious Circle taping at Boston Garden, a museum, four restaurants and pretty much all of Harvard square. Your ass will be kicked by the end of it but it’s good stuff.

Go look at the big dig, grab some food at Fire & Ice an interesting bar & grill in Harvard Sq, wander the shops, see the aquarium, check out the duck boats or ride one, the big dig which looks like the biggest mess of all time and from what I understand kind of is, wander around on the T and you’ll have plenty of fun. And best of all, you’ll only need to spend maybe $40 if you feel like picking up some stuff.

Lunch in the North End, followed by cannoli’s at Mike’s. Walk the Freedom Trail. Tour an old church. I second @asmonet on the aquarium and the duck boats. You really can’t go wrong, just walking around is a great time in Boston. Have fun!

Boston Common, afternoon tea at the Ritz, Quincy Market, Isabella Stewart Gardiner Museum, aquarium, dinner at Durgin Park, Freedom Trail, duck boats…....It’s a great city!

For me, it would be music and museums both of which Boston has in spades. I seond the Gardner Museum. I love Cambridge and Harvard Square.

I am afraid I nust disagree with the lovely @asmonet. I am not fond of the Big Dig, which essentially is a giant overbudget construction project (bfd).

If you love history, consider The Old North Church and Paul Revere’s House (my childhood fascination with “One if by land, two if by sea.”)

If you plan to do any shopping hit Newbury Street, which is very quaint and full of fun shops.

If you like seafood try for some Boston scrod or bluefish.

Have a wonderful time.

@Marina: Oh, I just like seeing giant engineering projects, no matter how badly they turn out, it’s always fun to see what humans can come up with. :)

But, I know that one’s been a nightmare.

Allston is really not all that far from the major cites in Boston. Type your friend’s address into the mbta.com website in the section on travel planning or “service located nearby.” (Let me know if you have trouble using it. Feel free to PM me with the address and maybe I can help you our further.) Allston is part of Boston and Boston is not really all that big. I, too, recommend a trip to Harvard Square, which is just across the river from Boston. You can even walk right over the bridge from Allston to get there.

Go bar hopping in Fanuel Hall. Ride the swan boats in Boston Common. Eat dinner at an italian restaurant in the North End.

Cheers.

Oops, I meant “sights,” not “cites.”

Definitely do the duck tours—they are so much fun and you get so see a lot. Other than that, walk! Boston is such a walkable city. Stroll through some really historic neighborhoods like the North End, Back Bay and Beacon Hill. Also check out some of the newer, “hip” neighborhoods like Jamaica Plain and the South End.

When you’re done with Boston “proper”, cross the river into Cambridge and hit up Harvard Square.