✨ Classic 48 Hours · Balanced pace · 3 days
A weekend escape to Boston
The greatest hits — outdoors, food, culture and a night out.
Day 1
Friday
- Evening
Neptune Oyster
New England seafood · $$$ · North EndOpen the weekend here — Lobster roll (hot or cold?) — no reservations, 90-min wait.
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Day 2
Saturday
- MorningBoston Common & Public GardenOutdoors · Downtown
America's oldest public park + swan boats on the lagoon.
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Oleana
Mediterranean / Turkish · $$$ · CambridgeAna Sortun's mezze and back-garden patio.
Find on Google Maps - AfternoonFreedom TrailCulture · Downtown
2.5-mile red-brick line past 16 Revolutionary War sites.
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Toro
Spanish tapas · $$$ · South EndKen Oringer's grilled-corn classic and standing-room paella nights.
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Day 3
Sunday
- MorningIsabella Stewart Gardner MuseumCulture · Fenway
Venetian-style palace + the world's most famous unsolved art heist.
Find on Google Maps - AfternoonCharles River EsplanadeOutdoors · Back Bay
Bike, sail or picnic with the Hatch Shell skyline view.
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