Friday
- Evening
Mike's Pastry
Italian bakery · $ · North EndLand soft: Cannoli to go in the white-and-blue box — Boston rite of passage.
Why this pick- ·Light on the wallet without feeling cheap
- ·Dinner-grade kitchen worth lingering at
- ·Keeps you in North End — short walk from your other stops
Saturday
- MorningBoston Common & Public GardenOutdoors · Downtown
America's oldest public park + swan boats on the lagoon.
Why this pick- ·Light on the wallet without feeling cheap
- ·Best early — lighter crowds before noon
- ·Keeps you in Downtown — short walk from your other stops
- Lunch
Neptune Oyster
New England seafood · $$$ · North EndLobster roll (hot or cold?) — no reservations, 90-min wait.
Why this pick- ·Light on the wallet without feeling cheap
- ·Strong lunch option, quick enough to keep the day moving
- ·Keeps you in North End — short walk from your other stops
- AfternoonFenway ParkFamily · Fenway
Catch a Red Sox game inside the country's oldest big-league ballpark.
Why this pick- ·Light on the wallet without feeling cheap
- ·Holds up in the afternoon energy lull
- ·Keeps you in Fenway — short walk from your other stops
- Evening
Free night plan
Grab a bottle, walk to a viewpoint or waterfront, and watch the city light up. Costs nothing.
Sunday
- MorningCharles River EsplanadeOutdoors · Back Bay
Bike, sail or picnic with the Hatch Shell skyline view.
Why this pick- ·Light on the wallet without feeling cheap
- ·Best early — lighter crowds before noon
- ·Keeps you in Back Bay — short walk from your other stops
- AfternoonEscape RoomFamily · Downtown
60 minutes, one locked room, a story to crack — perfect group activity year-round.
Why this pick- ·Light on the wallet without feeling cheap
- ·Holds up in the afternoon energy lull
- ·Keeps you in Downtown — short walk from your other stops
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