101 Things to do in Boston

1. Enjoy the interactive exhibits at the Boston Children's Museum

2. Visit the New England Aquarium and watch a movie at the Simons IMAX Theatre or go on the New England Aquarium Whale Watch tour.

3. Ride the Carousel, cool off in the spray pool , take a free yoga class Tuesday evenings in the summer or go ice skating in the winter at the Boston Common Frog Pond

4. Museum of Science

5. Take the Art and Architecture Tour, attend a movie or lecture or just check out a book at the Boston Public Library

6. Visit the Franklin Park Zoo, where kids can pet the animals

7. TD Bank Garden

8. Go shopping at Faneuil Hall Marketplace

9. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

10. Paradise Rock Club

11. USS Constitution Museum - where visitors can experience an 1800s sailors life

12. Institute of Contemporary Art

13. Follow the red brick line and take a self guided tour along the Freedom Trail

14. Museum of Fine Arts

15. Boston Convention & Exhibition Center

16. Harvard Museum of Natural History

17. Go shopping at the Shops at Prudential Center and get a great view of the Boston skyline from the Skywalk Observatory on the 50th floor

18. Agganis Arena

19. John Hancock Tower

20. Wibur Theatre

21. Watch a performance by the Boston Symphony Orchestra or the Boston Pops Orchestra at Symphony Hall

22. Improv Asylum

23. Attend an expo at the John B. Hynes Convention Center such as the Star Trek Convention or the Boston Tattoo Convention

24. Charles Playhouse

25. MIT Museum

26. Attend Harborfest in July

27. Watch a Boston Red Sox game, or take a tour of Fenway Park, the oldest actively used sports stadium in the U.S.

28. Harvard Club of Boston

29. Mugar Omni Theatre

30. Take a ride on a Swan Boat at the lagoon at the Boston Public Garden

31. Bunker Hill Monument

32. Take a tour of Paul Revere's House, a seventeenth century home located in North End Boston.

33. Boston Harbour

34. Boston Athenaeum

35. Castle Island

36. Visit Mapparium located in the Mary Baker Eddy Library

37. Watch a performance at the Colonial Theatre, Cutler Majestic Theatre or Orpheum Theatre

38. Harvard Arts Museum

39.  Boston Early Music Festival

40. The Printing Office of Edes & Gill

41. Beacon Hill

42. Old State House

43. New England Holocaust Memorial

44. Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum

45.  John F. Kennedy Presidential Museum & Library

46. Watch the Boston Ballet perform at the Boston Opera House

47. Take a glass blowing class at Diablo Glass School, take a painting class at The Urban Art Bar or take a woodworking, sewing or art class at Elliot School of Fine & Applied Arts.

48. Arnold Arboretum

49. Boston Arts Festival

50. Nicholas House Museum

51. Go walking, biking or jogging at Charles River Esplanade

52. George's Island

53. Go bowling at Kings Lanes, Lounge & Billiards or Boston Bowl. Or try Candle Pin Bowling at Central Park Lanes.

54. Buy some local produce and handmade goods at SOWA Farmer's market

55. Little Brewster Lighthouse and Island

56. Boston Nature Center

57. Let the kids burn off some energy at Stoneman Playground or Esplanade PlaySpace

58. Jump around at Sky Zone Boston Indoor Trampoline Park

59. Gibson House Museum

60. Watch a parade: St. Patrick`s Day Parade, Patriot`s Day Parade, Greek Independence Parade, Haitian Parade, Dorchester Parade, Bunker Hill Parade, Independence Day Parade, or the Puerto Rican Parade.

61. Take a tour: Boston Urban Adventures, Boston Movie Tour - and visit famous filming locations, GPS Tour or a Duck Tour

62. Take a helicopter ride and get a great view of the city with Helicopter Services Boston

63. Museum of African American History

64. Take a tour of Sam Adam's Brewery

65. Take a horse drawn carriage ride through downtown Boston with Elegant Touch Carriage Rides

66. Sports Museum of New England

67. Watch a Boston Celtics game at the Fleet Center

68. Take a 45 minute tour of the Massachusetts State House

69. Get a view of the stars with Boston University Astronomy Open Night, Wednesday evenings

70. Watch Free Friday Flicks at the Hatch Shell

71. Participate in or cheer on the runners in the Boston Marathon

72. Watch an amazing performance by the Blue Man Group

73. Visit more Boston Museums: The Beer Museum, Museum of Dirt, Boston Fire Museum, Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company Museum, Museum of the National Center of Afro American Artists, Nichols House Museum or The West End Museum

74. Commonwealth Museum

75. Watch the street performers put on a show at the Harvard Square

76. Climb the nearly 300 steps to the top of the Bunker Hill Monument for a spectacular view of the Boston skyline.

77. Get a book signed at the Harvard Book Store.

78. Check out artifacts and manuscripts at the Massachusetts Historical Society

79. Visit one of the 15 art galleries on Newbury Street

80. Visit the Old North Church where the two lanterns were hung that signaled Paul Revere`s famous ride and ultimately the revolution

81. Visit the Skinny House

82. Practise you swing at City Golf Boston with an indoor driving range and Full Swing Simulators

83. Take an in home cooking class from Culinary Breakdown

84. Cool off in one of the city`s splash pads  such as Rings Fountain on the Greenway, Charles Bank Playground and Wading Pool with Fountain, the Colonnade Rooftop Pool or Splash Fountain at Christian Science Plaza

85. Halloween Events: Attend Zoo Howl at the Franklin Park Zoo, take a Boston Ghost Tour, Beacon Hill with a Boo or Halloween on the Harbour.
 
86. Have a bite at Cheers Boston formerly known as the Bull and Finch Pub
 
87. Watch Shear Madness an interactive comedy/murder mystery at the Charles Playhouse Stage II

88. Little Brewster Island and Lighthouse

89. Bank of America Pavilion

90. Go shopping at Copley Place

91. Watch a Dinner Theatre at the Mystery Café or The Medieval Manor Theatre

92. Practise your swing at the batting cages at Boston Bowl or at Boston Athletic Club (where you can play tennis, squash or take an exercise class)

93. Lyric Stage Company of Boston

94. Go biking on the Minuteman Bikeway

95. Harrison Gray Otis Hall

96. Old City Hall
 
97. Christmas Events: Watch an annual performance by the Boston Pops, the Nutcracker by the Boston Ballet, the tree lighting at the Faneuil Hall Market Place, go shopping at the downtown crossing holiday market, the SOWA holiday market or the Harvard Square Holiday Craft Fairs.

98. Go golfing at William J. Devine Municipal Golf Course

99. Visit the Granary Burying Grounds where John Hancock, Paul Revere and Samuel Adams were buried.

100. Go swimming at Mirabella Pool, Mason Pool, or The Salvation Army Kroc Pool which also has an indoor water park.

101. Race go karts at F1 Boston