What are the attractions in Boston? What is fun to do in Boston?

Summer vacation has begun, and some high school graduates are eagerly waiting for their admission letters at home. While waiting for the admission letters, you can consider taking a trip, take a look at what schools in other countries are like.

MIT

The first stop is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The weather is great. I just found out that the city where MIT is located is called Cambridge. Haha. Americans are so lacking in their ability to name things. A city name is often used in several cities.

Collier‘s cranes

MIT students and faculty folded 5,000 paper cranes to commemorate Officer Sean Collier, who died in April 2013 while protecting campus safety.

MIT’s arch-rival is Caltech, the California Institute of Technology. Both believe they are the number one technical institute in the world. The two sides often play tricks on each other. MIT once moved Caltech’s The Fleming Cannon from California to Boston. CalTech’s revenge was to distribute coffee cups that said MIT on them. When hot water was added, they would turn into “Caltech: The Hotter Institute of Technology.” And MIT cultural T-shirts with MIT written on the front and “After all, Caltech isn’t for everyone” on the back.

The bridge connecting MIT to downtown Boston is actually called Harvard Bridge. When it was named, people were considering Harvard Bridge or MIT Bridge. Harvard wrote a beautiful article praising the bridge. But MIT wrote a technical article carefully and rigorously outlining the design concepts and structural engineering flaws of the bridge, and they didn’t want such a bridge to be called MIT. So, it was finally named Harvard Bridge.

The first shot

The American Revolutionary War began here on April 19, 1775, and is known for firing the first shot. There is a statue commemorating the general, John Parker. At that time, British commander Thomas Gage led 700 men to Concord to search for hidden weapons. Lexington was a small town on the way. When the two sides clashed, although the orders from their superiors were to avoid clashes and not fire, they still went to war. Eight Americans were killed and ten injured, while one British soldier was injured.

Freedom Trail

A 2.5-mile route to learn about Boston’s history, with 17 official attractions along the way. But most of them are small attractions that only take 5 minutes.

Boston Common was established in 1634 and is the oldest park in the United States.

Massachusetts State House

The top was originally made of wood. In 1874, 23-karat gold leaf was used to gild the top. During World War II, it was painted gray to avoid being targeted. It was re-gilded in 1997 to its current appearance. I don’t know if it’s influenced by this building, but many buildings in Boston have gilded domes, which is a bit out of line with the city’s bookishness.

Granary Burying Ground

Many famous graves, including the parents of Benjamin Franklin and John Hancock.

King’s Chapel Burying Ground

It’s also a cemetery. There’s John Winthrop, the first governor of Massachusetts. Mary Chilton, the first woman to disembark from the Mayflower. I’m not taking pictures of the graves. It’s disrespectful.

Old state house

The old state government.

Portuguese festival, singing and dancing.

Buildings in Little Italy.

Quincy Market

It was named after Boston Mayor Josiah Quincy, who organized the establishment of the market. There are many small restaurants, especially a lot of lobster rolls and crab claws. It’s near the Freedom Trail, and we had lunch here after completing the Freedom Trail.

Harvard

The campus is quite beautiful, quiet and peaceful. The most famous is probably the bronze statue of John Harvard. It is said that his right foot, which brings good luck, has been touched so much that it is shiny gold. It is recommended that you wash your hands after touching it. Many Harvard students’ first act after graduation is to urinate on the golden right foot. Haha. It’s just that high. That’s why if you look closely at the base of the statue, you’ll see many dry watermarks.

The first programmable computer in the United States.

Mark I, 8 feet high, 3 feet wide, and 50 feet long. It was built by Harvard professor Howard Aiken, who also earned his Ph.D. from Harvard in 1939. The machine was made up of 765,299 parts and 530 miles of wire, making it the most complex electronic device at the time in 1944. Aiken worked with engineers from IBM to complete this behemoth. This further illustrates how government funding and industry support can advance academic research.

Public Library

The Boston Public Library was built in 1848. Mayor Quincy and businessman John Jacob Astor helped build the public library. The murals on the walls tell the story of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table.

Prudential Center

A large shopping mall. I didn’t take many pictures. There are a lot of stores, and it’s a good place to go shopping. There is an Italian supermarket called Eataly, which is a chain store, also in Chicago and NYC, and worth a visit. The gelato there is also very good, with a richer milk flavor than ordinary ice cream.

Museum of Fine Art

The glass design, the gradient of colors is very beautiful, the reflection makes the whole picture more full and interesting.

It’s interesting that the vase in the painting is right in front of you.

Monet loved Japanese culture. He carefully built a water lily pond and a Japanese bridge in his own home, and painted about 250 water lilies. Twenty years after Monet’s death, his paintings began to be appreciated. MOMA bought its first water lily painting in 1955, which launched the artist’s career. Water lilies are everywhere, so I’m not going to put them here. I’m going to put a special one.

This painting depicts Monet’s wife Camille dressed in a Japanese kimono. The colors of the fan hint at the French flag. The Japanese samurai on the kimono and Camille’s sweet smile hint at the clash of Japanese and French cultures.

The atrium of the art museum.

This painting depicts the exhibition hall where this painting is located, haha.

Shipyard Park

It’s a great place to watch sunsets and night views. Across the street is downtown, which is especially beautiful. There’s also a warship you can go inside and visit.

Museum of Science

There are a lot of teenagers, I would have been happy to buy an annual pass when I was a kid, to stay here all summer, it would have been so happy. Many things are very interesting. The dome theater is not to be missed, a great experience. It feels like a slightly elliptical movie. The even better experience is the semicircular movie theater at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, where you watch it lying down, and the whole sky is the screen. I was already blown away by the American Museum of Natural History, so this time I wasn’t as impressed, but it was still good. My friend was super happy to watch it. The picture is the projector.

Science Museum

The view from the window.

Science Museum

Duck boat

Boston has a special sightseeing vehicle, a duck boat, I think it’s called a duck tour. It’s an amphibious vehicle that takes you on a tour of the city, then goes into the water to cruise on the Charles River. It’s a local specialty, and it’s quite fun.

Food

Helmand

This is an Afghan restaurant, I don’t know what the Afghan people at the restaurant are thinking. But I was slightly surprised to be able to eat Afghan food in the United States, and I was worried all the time that I might get diarrhea or something when I went back. Could this be their revenge on Americans, and I’m just the unlucky Chinese who got caught in the crossfire? Okay, I’m overthinking things.

I don’t know if it’s authentic, this is the first time I’ve tried Afghan food. In terms of the number of diners, Americans love this restaurant, maybe it’s American-style Afghan food? But honestly, the lamb chops are really good, very fragrant, no mutton smell. The three sauces they come with: mint, chili, and white sauce, are all flavorful, I love the mint the most. The portions are large, I didn’t finish it.

It’s close to the Museum of Science.

CHARLIES KITCHEN

This is near Harvard, they have lobster rolls, the normal taste. I’ve eaten lobster rolls many times in Boston, and I’m happy every time, I love this combination, but my favorite is still legal seafood, it’s a chain, but the taste is really good.

Piattini

Italian restaurant, next to the prudential center. The mussels are delicious, with a very fragrant wine flavor. The pasta is just normal, nothing special.

Island Creek Oyster Bar

The oysters are very fresh and flavorful, I chose the sweet ones. The cocktail is average, I don’t like the wine flavor. This wine flavor is particularly heavy. The soft-shell crab is good. It’s very fragrant, the shape is amazing, it attracted the old couple next to me to ask me what it is. They are French, retired, the old grandpa who can speak English takes his grandma around the world, it’s so loving. The old grandpa was holding a thick stack of travel information.

Shabu Mein

Hot pot! The ingredients are very fresh, both meat and seafood have a great texture. The noodles are also very popular, except for us, the other tables were all ordering ramen.

I’ve eaten a lot of pasta, but they are all medium to high level, the one that really impressed me is the pasta with mushrooms and chicken that I ate at cheesecake factory this time, the mushroom flavor is very strong, paired with the sauce like a harmonious symphony. But my favorite pasta is still the seafood pasta I ate at Volare in Chicago, a mix of flavors from different seafood, refreshing and not greasy, fresh and fragrant.

This trip was a spontaneous one. I booked the hotel a week before departure. So, the accommodation was just a frenzy of looking for cheap ones.

Royal Sonesta: A very beautiful hotel, on the Charles River, first-rate service. I booked it for $150 on hotwire.com. By the way, I recommend hotwire.com, if you want to know what is cheaper than expedia, I think it’s hotwire.

Hyatt Regency Boston: The service is even better, I stayed here because I used my credit card points to redeem it. There was a small mistake in the middle, the manager’s service attitude was particularly good, and he quickly negotiated compensation with me. The hotel location is also excellent, within walking distance of Boston Common park, next door is Macys. If you booked it at the time, it would cost about $370.

The constitution inn: It’s a very cozy little inn, next to the airport. The rooms have a kitchen (of course we didn’t cook). There are various infused water with fruits on the first floor, the flavors change every day, very delicious. This inn is a bit broken, the toilet is also smaller, my friend said the blankets have a bit of a smell. The bed I slept in didn’t seem to have any… If you are a clean freak, I don’t recommend this place. It was the cheapest we could find at the time. $160. Other places, I don’t know why, but they were all $380+, no way for the poor to survive!