Bumping this thread for some tips and insight. I am planning a family trip (kids are older 18 and 19 yr) for the summer of '22 that will consist of time in Boston and then onto Acadia NP in Maine. I am trying to figure out how much time to budget for Boston and some of the "must dos" while there. We have not been to Boston before. Interested in decent food, especially anything unique to Boston, historical sites, convenient place to stay. Is there a decent hotel within walking distance of main sites of interest? Trying to decide if we will fly in and then rent a car for the Maine leg of the journey or just drive the whole thing. Is it pretty easy to get around Boston without a car...walking, public transport or uber for 4?
Glancing through this thread, it looks like
@wilked suggested a couple of restaurants. Are these still viable 4 years later? Looks like the USS Constitution is a must. Which other sites along the Freedom Trail are worthy of time spent? We are thinking about taking in a Red Sox game at Fenway (at least 2 out of 4 of us are interested...lol). Looks like the Yankees are in town during one of the weeks we are looking at. Tough to get tickets for that series? I am an old fan of the Cheers TV series...any value to visiting the original or is it a big nothingburger?
2-3 days enough to take in the Boston basics?