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Non-obvious awesome things to do on holiday in northeast USA

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Edith:
When you're in DC you will be just a stone's throw from Gettysburg and also from the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia which has tons of history. I mean tons. Sometimes there is a lot of ice in and around DC that time of year, though, so it kind of depends on the weather if you'd want to do that.

redglasscurls:
Gettysburg is about a 2 hour drive from here, if you're into history enough for that. I think it's a bit more than a stone's throw- stone's chuck maybe? Stone's lob? It's best in fall, since there is no shade from the ungodly heat in the summer and not much protection from winter wind.

Allybee:
I live in newton, there are many t-stops! like, four, if you don't count chestnut hill! absolutely no need for a car or taxi. PM me if you have any questions about newton (there is not a whole lot to do here).

more things to do in boston! keep in mind that I'm a high school student so my friends and I like getting into museums for free and window shopping.

- go to the ICA! I have not been there yet and the permanent collection is supposedly subpar but the current exhibition (the works of tara donovan) is supposed to be awesome and the architecture of the building is beautiful (it is brand new). the MFA is worth a trip even if you go to the metropolitan because it has john singer sargent murals and it is the first museum I think of when I think about boston. you should also check out the galleries and studios in the south end if you like art, there's a really cool culture... but when you're in nyc definitely go to chelsea for the best galleries in the country (the world?).

- definitely go to the north end for italian food. mmmmn. eat some cannoli.

- the JFK museum is worth a look if you are really into American history (not my personal favorite, but again, I'm 17). you mentioned school trips which makes me think of the peabody essex museum. I haven't been in ages, I remember a lot of taxidermy and gemstones. skip the overpriced aquarium, the museum of science will also not interest you (it is aimed towards young children). huh, maybe save the museums for DC, where they are all free.

- just to reiterate what john said, I feel like most of boston can be taken in by wandering (I never quite figured out what tourists do here, besides the freedom trail). my friends and I wander harvard square pretty often (harvard students, record and clothing shops, street performers and musicians are enough to entertain us for an afternoon). we also "shop" on newbury street, but we never really buy anything. we also go to the garment district in cambridge when we actually want to buy clothing; it's a huuuge second hand clothing store. lately we've been frequenting inman square but I guess that makes us "filthy hippies" or something.

- super 88 is an asian market chain, but there is a really big one in allston on brighton avenue with an asian food court with every type of asian food (indian, vietnamese, chinese, thai, japanese...) that you could ever wish for. and it is delicious and cheap. I would give you more restaurant suggestions but this is basically the only place that I eat now when I'm not eating in my house. its accessible by the T but easy to miss - it's on the B branch of the green line. it's near urban renewals, another awesome second hand clothing store. but oh my god super 88 I think I'm going to go there tomorrow. also down the street is gitlo's, delicious delicious dimsum, but the restaurant is really small and if you can end up waiting a really long time so you might as well just go to super 88.

I'll try to think of more things that aren't the freedom trail. if someone tells you to go on a whale watch (do they even do those in january?) don't do it, it's a trap, you will vomit everywhere.

also, in DC, go to the national zoo and see the pandas so cuteeee.

ouch this was really poorly put together, sorry, I didn't mean for it to become a "this is what I do in boston" but... that's kind of what happened.

0bsessions:
Inman Square is lousy with filthy hippies, but S&S has the best steaks in metro Boston.

Ballard:
*writes down Super 88 for future reference*

Man, I know this probably seemed like a tourist trap to Boston locals but I was so sad when Marché closed. We had a tradition of going at least once every time we were in Boston and one time we went and they just weren't there anymore. The only remaining ones are in Canada.

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