Touring Boston

Now that Spring has arrived, many folks in the country are planning their vacations. I've had numerous requests about the best places to see in Boston. Here's my top 10 list

1. Boston Museum of Fine Arts - check out John White Alexander's "Isabella and the Pot of Basil" (the photo above) and explore the Japanese Temple Room
2. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum - check out John Singer Sargent's "El Jaleo" in the entryway. Stop for lunch at the Cafe.
3. The Institute for Contemporary Art - check out the Shepard Fairey exhibit
4. The New England Aquarium - check out the jellyfish
5. The Museum of Science - check out the Electrical wing
6. Harvard Square and the Harvard Museums - check out the glass flowers
7. Faneuil Hall Marketplace is a great site for walking. For shopping, check out Prudential Center/Copley Square or Newbury Street.
8. Take a walk in the Boston Common - check out the Granary Cemetery, the Freedom trail, the Boston Statehouse, and the Swan Boats. The Theater district is nearby - check out the Blue Man Group
9. Farther afield, check out Concord and Walden Pond to the West, Plymouth Rock to the South and Salem/Marblehead to the North.
10. I often stroll the many forested lands of the Audubon Society nature preserves. Also, the beaches in Ipswich, Manchester by the Sea, and Duxbury are wonderful spots.