With the first day of spring upon us and Boston officially thawing out, it’s time to get out and do something! There are many things to do and sites to see right near home that I always find a way to procrastinate, some for several years running now. Here are ten things to do in metro-Boston that I’ve never done before that I would like to do between now and Thanksgiving.
- Finally visit The Museum of Bad Art in Dedham
- Tour an old house like the Loring-Greenough House in JP, the Gibson House Museum in Back Bay, the Nichols House Museum in North End, the Shirley Eustis House in Roxbury and/or the oldest of them all the James Blake House of Dorchester.
- Walk through the Mapparium at the Mary Baker Eddy Library.
- Check out the new Institute of Contemporary Art.
- Check out the view from the observation deck on the Customs House tower.
- Walk the African-American Heritage Trail.
- Get back to nature at the Boston Nature Center. (completed 5/25/09)
- Take in a vintage baseball game, preferably on Georges Island.
- Sample the beers at the Samuel Adams Brewery Tour.
- Commune with the fuzzy pigs at Drumlin Farm. (completed 8/26/09)
Of course, I’d like to get out of town and do some things outside of Boston as well. Here are five things in greater New England that I’ve never done before that I’d like to do in the same time period:
- Watch the second largest St. Patrick’s Parade in America in Holyoke, MA. (completed 3/22/09)
- Journey through a world of art and culture at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA
- Get my public transit geek on at the Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, ME (completed 6/21/09)
- Visit the literary landmarks of Hartford, CT: the Mark Twain & Harriet Beecher Stowe houses
- Stroll around historic Providence, RI and perhaps witness WaterFire.
If I do any of these things, I will of course blog about it here. Come join me if you want to do these things too!
Panorama of the Mountains 