Mother's Day Or Any Day In Boston, Massachusetts
Written: May 02 '03
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Pros: A great city with history, lots to do and a great transit system.
Cons: Some say the traffic....and driving....
The Bottom Line: Boston's my home and I consider it a terrific place to visit for a day or month.
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Rather than listing the usual places, I am going to go for the lesser known things to do, some of which are more known, some are unheard of! Boston on Mother’s Day or any day is a fantastic city.
What should I do here:
If you are reading this and Mother’s day is coming up and your mom passed away I understand. I deal with Father’s Day every year. Perhaps you have a favorite aunt, grandmother or are you the grandmother? If so honor your aunt, your Nana or the your daughter, the mother of your grandchildren. The important thing is to keep busy with other people and taking a trip to Boston with them is ideal!
If your relatives live in another country or are too far away to get there economically there are options. Contact Volunteer Solutions at the Boston University Community Service Center. Volunteer Solutions has a database of volunteer opportunities and a local events calendar geared among others to seniors in Boston who would love company. They can be reached at 775 Commonwealth Avenue - Room B-01- Boston or call (617)353-4710.
www.bu.edu/csc/volunteer/index.html
Let’s say you are a student who chose a college in Boston to be near your sister and your adorable nephews or nieces. You have a lot of choices. Obviously finances will play a part. An inexpensive gift of love would be to offer to babysit your nephews or nieces and add a couple of tickets to a movie at Copley Place Cinema 100 Huntington Avenue, Boston, (617)236-1300.
If you can swing it, throw in a gift certificate to
Legal Sea Foods at 225 State Long Wharf, (617)742-5300.
Also consider No Name Restaurant on the pier along Boston Harbor at 15 Fish Pier Street 617-338-7539. Another classic is Durgin Park Restaurant at 1 Faneuil Hall Market Place, (617)227-2038.
While you are looking at Boston Harbor why not take a tour of
Boston Harbor Islands State Park.
If you’d like to spend some one on one time with her, pack up a picnic lunch with her favorite foods and meet her on
the Boston Commons, which you will find on Beacon Hill between Beacon, Charles, and Tremont Streets. Don’t forget to take a swan boat ride.
You might find that your heart wants to send flowers or candy. Try Boston Rose Florist at 150 Huntington Avenue, Boston, (617)267-5900 or Au Chocolat at 35 High Street, Boston (617)737-1197.
My mom is coming to visit me for 3 weeks and I’d love to splurge on her, treat her to days of special treatment. Here are some of my choices. Let’s go on a little tour of some goodies I would suggest. If your mom likes to walk take her to the Esplanade. It is a wonderful boardwalk in the Old West End that abuts the Charles River. You'll find concerts in this area all summer.
Boston Public Garden in the Back Bay located across from the Boston Commons is the oldest botanical garden in the United States. It is free and a wonderful place in which to walk and sit.
If your mom likes museums, she certainly will like the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Kenmore Square, 280 The Fenway, Boston, (617)566-1401. Or try the
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Is your mom a sports fan like mine is?
Have a ball in the bleacher seats at
Fenway Park in Kenmore Square, 4 Yawkey Way, Boston, (617)267-1700 or try the box office at (617) 267-8661.
Is your mom athletic?
Rent at bike at Boston Bike Tours & Rentals 35 McCormach Station, Boston, (617)367-2345 or (617)367-3766.
If she has never been on a whale watch, put this on the list of must dos: a whale watch!
Try Beanatown Whale Watch Boat Cruise at 60 Rowes Wharf, Boston, (617)542-8000.
Does she like history?
Visit Faneuil Hall at 4 South Market, Boston and go to Quincy Market Place where you can treat her to lunch and some wonderful smelling candles and other one-of- a kind items. Or visit
New England Holocaust Memorial in Boston.
For a huge splurge she won’t forget for months to come treat her to a spa:
Giuliano Day Spa at 338 Newbury Street, Boston, (617)262-2220 or Isoci Salon at 8 Newbury Street Fl 3, Boston, (617) 867-9484.
Would she like a new hair do?
Try Liquid Hair Design at 640 Tremont Street ,Boston, (617)425-4848.
Do you want to go to the theater?
Find out what is at The Wang Center for the Performing Arts at 270 Tremont Street, Boston, (617)482-9393
Newbury Street is one of Boston’s most upscale areas. You’ll find Chanel and Armani along with Tower Records, art galleries, boutiques and clothing of all sorts including the famous Louis.
Downtown Crossing is closed to traffic and if you take her anywhere to shop it should be to the famous Filene’s Basement Store. You’ll also find the Boston Jewelry Exchange building where you can pick her up a nice piece of jewelry at reasonable prices.
One stop must be to buy a book. You can find
To My Daughter with Love, A Mother’s Memory Book by Donna Green at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 395 Washington St, Boston, (617)426-5184.
Boston has the nation's oldest and 4th largest transportation system, the MBTA. In my opinion it is one of the best transit systems I have encountered in the many cities to which I have been. (San Francisco is up there as well.) You can get literally all over the city and to the outskirts via our T. Most rides are $1.00 but there are so many branches of our T that if you are traveling here I urge you to go to www.mbta.com or e-mail me. The stops are clearly marked and large easy to read maps are at every stop.
Some little known places sites you may want to visit while in Boston:
~The Kendall Hotel is a Victorian Engine 7 Firehouse originally built in 1895. It stands today as the oldest building in Kendall Square. This is just outside Boston in Cambridge just steps from the Kendall Square/MIT red line stop and minutes from
Logan International Airport.
~The Harrison Gray Otis House (built in 1796) was once home to Harrison Gray Otis and his family. You'll see the high-style taste in Boston. Harrison Gray Otis developed Beacon Hill, served in Congress and later was Mayor of Boston. It is located at 141 Cambridge Street Boston.
~The African Meeting House is at 8 Smith Court. This was founded after the Revolutionary War as a way for African Americans to have their own churches. It currently is the oldest standing Black church building in the country.
~Museum of Dirt 36 Drydock Ave, Boston is a bit of a misnomer. Rather than a museum, some think of it more as a dirt gallery. It is located in the offices of a high tech marketing firm called Jack Morton Worldwide. The Museum was created by Glenn Johanson who got interested in dirt when he decided that his souvenir from Las Vegas would be some dirt from under a bush at the Liberace Museum in Las Vegas several years ago. You will find a collection of more than 300 vials of dirt from Aruba to the Beverly Hillbilly’s mansion and everywhere in-between on display on the shelves in the lobby and in the conference room. Arrangements made ahead of time are really encouraged because the Museum hours vary. Call (617)585-7000.
We’ve gone from a picnic on the Boston Commons to the very upscale Newbury Street. Whatever your pocketbook is or your mom’s taste you will find treats your mom or the woman in your life will treasure. Enjoy Boston and to you moms, Happy Mother’s Day.
Feel free to leave me a comment or question and if you are coming to visit feel free to e-mail me if you want more ideas.
P.S. I have no personal interests in any of the sites or stores mentioned above.
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